Statistics

  • Skills gap is forcing CEOs to change how they hire people - PwC report

    CEOs are more concerned about the impact of a skills shortage on their business than at any point in the last six years, according to research by PwC

  • UK employees less likely to have access to the latest technology at work

    Employees in the UK are less likely to be equipped with the latest tools and technology in the workplace than their European counterparts, according to new research released today by ADP, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions

  • Record number of students and graduates flock to prospects.ac.uk

    Prospects has reported record traffic of nearly 2.5 million monthly unique browsers in March 2015, as verified by the latest ABC figures

  • Short-term contracts increasing worldwide

    Only one quarter of workers worldwide have a permanent job according to the International Labour Organisation

  • Job Applications Soar in Manufacturing

    Manufacturing Sector Sees Strongest Growth in UK

  • Over half of employers have researched a job candidate on social media, finds CareerBuilder.co.uk survey

    What job seekers post on their social networking profiles can be both a blessing and a curse for their chances of finding employment, according to a recent survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk

  • 2015 pay deals stuck at 2%

    Companies' annual pay reviews are yielding a median 2% pay award for employees, the latest data from pay analysts at XpertHR reveals. Measured over the three months to the end of April 2015, this is the thirteenth consecutive rolling quarter in which 2% has been the going rate for pay awards

  • Skills shortage holding back recovery in three-fifths of UK cities

    April saw more vacancies than jobseekers in 32 of the top 50 UK cities, suggesting that large numbers of UK workers don’t have the skills to fill the positions required in the modern workforce, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk

  • One in Four UK Job-Hunters Admit to Lying on CVs

    A survey from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library (www.cv-library.co.uk), reveals how over a quarter (28.6%) of UK job-hunters lie on their CV, with over 9.2% of those admitting their fib was significant

  • Professional hiring up 16% as economic confidence grows

    Professional recruitment firms now have 16% more vacancies on their books than this time last year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)

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