Posts Tagged ‘Graduate Recruitment’


A teachers’ group has called on the government to boost British youngsters’ job prospects by helping them to learn skills which would give them an advantage in the competitive employment market.
With exam results coming thick and fast, Association of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary Mary Bousted expressed concern about the outlook for the 40 per [...]

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

New graduates concerned about their prospects in the highly competitive UK employment market should not view recruitment schemes as the be all and end all of job hunting, an expert has claimed.
Graduate Recruitment Bureau co-founder Dan Hawes acknowledged that finding work in the current climate can appear daunting, but suggested hype from certain sections of [...]

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Motor vehicle manufacturer Kia has revealed plans to expand its graduate recruitment by launching a new training scheme, in a bid to further boost the Korean firm’s recent growth.
The company is hoping to take advantage of the current excess of university leavers struggling to find work after obtaining degrees and will embark on a fresh [...]

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Britain’s coalition government has been urged to do more to boost the number of graduate recruitment opportunities available to students preparing to leave higher education.
NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates rejected suggestions that obtaining degrees is easier than it was in previous years and claimed graduates may have entered university on the understanding they would be [...]

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has today announced that, for the third year in succession, the company has been named as the Global Market Leader by HR and outsourcing magazine, HRO Today, in its annual ‘Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Survey’, an annual listing of the top recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) providers. The win reinforces Alexander Mann [...]

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Bosses could be accused of exploitation if they do not pay interns or offer them a job after several months, according to one expert.
Graduate Recruitment Bureau co-founder Dan Hawes reminded employers that it is illegal for them not to pay staff, with the exceptions of charity workers and people holding unpaid positions as part of [...]

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Less than One-in-Four UK Employers Plan to Hire Recent College Graduates in the Next 12 Months, according to the CareerBuilder Survey. To further confound the tough times for graduates, those lucky enough to get hired, are being increasingly criticised for lacking key communication skills, according to a survey released today.
The problem was the most [...]

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Recruitment specialist Poolia is advising businesses looking to reduce the impact of mass staff departures predicted by the recent GfK NOP survey to go back to basics and focus on three short-term steps: competitive salary and benefits, flexible working schedules, and a sensible tuition reimbursement plan.
“We are already finding more and more candidates looking to [...]

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

With Sir Richard Branson celebrating his 60th birthday last weekend, entrepreneurship has been the focus of political and media debates.
One of the REC’s messages to the incoming Government has been the importance of effective guidance and mentoring support to help budding business tycoons to become the employers of the future.
A key recommendation of the [...]

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

As graduates face the harshest job market conditions in a decade, 54 university students that are set to graduate in 2012/2013, have seen a glimpse of the real world of work at a summer boot camp for aspiring business people, organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).
Despite the rising levels of debt that graduates are facing, an [...]

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

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The departure of significant numbers of migrant workers would leave Britain with a deep skills gap, according to a member of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
A spokesman for the organisation claimed the arrival of immigrants is often an indicator of a strong economy and expressed concern over home secretary Theresa May's plans to introduce a [...]

In the build up to September’s Stress Prevention and Mental Wellbeing event and October’s Employee Wellbeing Forum, Helen Lockett, Director of Programmes, Centre for Mental Health, discusses the impact of mental ill health in the workplace.
At any one time, one worker in six will be experiencing a mental health condition, such as depression or anxiety. [...]

As part of the build up to September’s Employer Branding Summit, HRreview features a piece by Tim Bleszynski & Ebenezer Banful of New Brand Tribalism which – among other topics – considers how a brand can be a powerful tool in employee engagement and loyalty.
“Every business has a soul, a spirit, energy of its own [...]

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