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Almost half of SMEs struggle to find enthusiastic young candidates when hiring
The job market is more competitive than ever throughout the UK and new research has revealed that SMEs are struggling to find enthusiastic young candidates for roles, with many not even having any previous work experience.
London hiring confidence halves, report reveals
Against the backdrop of record employment and ongoing Brexit negotiations, employers in London are bearish about hiring, according to new research.
Recruiters expect hiring decrease in wake of Brexit vote
Some companies are likely to impose a hiring freeze following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, with firms likely to postpone decisions or opt for interims.
Flexible working should be a right, say MPs
All roles should be advertised as flexible unless there is a strong and continuing business reason otherwise, a committee of MPs has concluded in a report on the gender pay gap.
Oran Kiazim: Don’t let the wrong people into your business
The essence of good HR practice is to get the right people into the right roles and to create a healthy organisational culture where everyone can add real value to the business. Part of this involves ensuring that you do not hire the ‘wrong people’.
Dupsy Abiola: Internships should help broaden perspectives
Dupsy Abiola is a changemaker, a restless spirit, who sees problems and then attempts to solve them. After watching her sister struggle to find work after university, she quit her job in order to build Intern Avenue, a platform that assists entry level talent find jobs in business.
Microsoft’s diversity drive fails to pay dividends
Microsoft, the computer giant, has been trying for some time to diversify its workforce, however recent efforts have not got the company that far.
Professional hiring up again as economic forecasts improve
Professional recruitment companies are now offering six percent more vacancies to job seekers than this time last year, new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has found.
Interview nerves develop over final furlong
Job interviews are, for the most part, nerve jangling affairs that bring on feelings of nervousness, trepidation and in particularly bad cases, nausea.
Substantial pay increases ‘unlikely’ in the next 12 months, CIPD finds
Substantial wage rises are unlikely over the next 12 months as the majority of employers report they are having little problem hiring the staff they need, according to the latest CIPD Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey.
Lack of capacity could hold back UK firms
Ninety-four per cent of UK employers are operating with limited capacity to take on more work, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). With three quarters of employers (76 percent) signalling that economic conditions are improving, and almost half saying that confidence in hiring and investment decisions are ‘getting better’, businesses are actively looking to take on more staff.
Skills gap deepens as weak productivity looks set to threaten UK economic growth
UK employers are facing even greater skills shortages and rising wage pressures, according to a new report from Hays plc, the global professional recruiting group.
Employers confident prospect of another coalition government won’t impact their hiring decisions
Most employers feel confident about the prospect of another coalition government having little impact on their hiring and investment decisions.
Lack of communication skills poses problem for employers
A recent report has found that communication skills, resilience and team working are somewhat lacking in the younger workforce.