9Sharp, an online platform for users to create their digital identity into one customisable, multilingual profile, has announced a number of upgraded features to enable professionals to network and showcase their work.
Hunting for a job is not always easy, but with the internet, it is certainly much easier today than it ever used to be. However, a new survey has found that employers and HR professionals still rely on traditional methods of finding and attracting talent.
The recent high-profile and tragic case of teenager Hannah Smith – who took her own life as a result of abusive messages she received via Ask.fm – illustrates just how harmful online abuse can be. As social networking sites play an increasingly central role within business, the risk of employees being exposed to online abuse by…
jobandtalent (www.jobandtalent.com) – the platform that matches candidates to jobs from across the web using its innovative linguistics-based algorithm – has launched a free iOS app that aims to revolutionise the mobile recruitment space. By delivering relevant and targeted job opportunities directly to users’ mobile devices, as well offering the option to apply for positions…
A new Online Careers Fair concept has been announced today, designed to help colleges and employers connect with young people as they embark on their careers. The first ever Online Careers Fair in Further Education is open to all colleges in the East of England and is the brainchild of the 157 Group. The Fair…
The National Apprenticeship Service has released new data showing the continued popularity of Apprenticeships. Figures from November 2012 – January 2013 (Q2 2012/13) show there were over a quarter of a million Apprenticeship applications submitted online. This is an increase of 41% on the same period last year. Meanwhile, nearly 25,400 vacancies were advertised online…
The median training budget per employee has decreased by 20 per cent from 2011, according to a survey of employers and learning and development (L&D) professionals conducted earlier this year*. In response, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a set of new online products designed to provide practitioners with a cost-effective…
Video Arts, the learning content specialist, is providing 14 e-learning courses to Friends Life, a leading provider of pensions, investments and insurance. The 14 courses cover leadership, management, customer service, communication, managing change and project management. They will be used as part of a new online learning library which Friends Life has created to improve…
Interactive resource provides structured 360° feedback and development support for less than one tenth of the cost of face-to-face coaching A new online coaching tool, which helps individuals understand their 360° feedback data and create an action plan for development has been launched by Talent Innovations, the 360° feedback specialist. Called the Interactive 360° Workbook,…
A four-point monthly rise in Monster’s UK Employment Index to 140 saw a return to 1% year-on-year growth following last month’s 3% decline. However a four-point drop in the European index to 138 marked a first annual fall since April 2010. In the UK, it was interesting to note that the public sector recorded the…
The benefits the digital age has brought to the recruitment industry are self-evident. As a recruiter, you are looking for clients and candidates but the reverse is also true, so a strong online brand that can be easily found is essential to stand out from the crowd. Online job postings are available 24/7 to a…
Online identity verification service, miiCard, today revealed that Firefish will be the first recruitment site to allow candidates to validate their true identities entirely on the web, in real time, as part of the recruitment process. This will allow recruiters to prioritise candidates at an early stage of an application as well as reducing the…
July 2012 Index Highlights: The Monster Employment Index Europe demonstrates two percent growth year-over-year in July, relatively consistent with June’s one percent rise Germany continues to lead all regions at 13 percent growth, while Sweden remains flat The Netherlands, France, Italy, Belgium and UK all report reduced demand in online recruitment activity year-over-year Environment, architecture,…
Hundreds of thousands of people have been using the internet to find jobs in the civil service against a backdrop of rising unemployment and cuts to the public sector, analysts have said. According to Hydra, a provider of software-as-a-service (Saas), searches for the term ‘civil service jobs’ saw an 80 per cent surge from December…