Eight out of ten employers (79 per cent) are using agency workers to provide short-term access to strategic skills, according to the JobsOutlook report published today by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
Nearly half (48%) of UK finance professionals believe that the vote on Scottish independence has damaged confidence in the strength of the UK’s economy, according to a new survey by specialist accountancy and finance recruiter Marks Sattin*
Employers continue to turn to social networking sites to find additional information on potential candidates – and they’re not entirely impressed with what they’re seeing. A new survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk found that 55 per cent of employers who research job candidates on social media said they’ve found content that caused them to not hire the candidate
The UK recruitment industry is in good shape and ready to meet the demands of a rejuvenated economy and job market, according to new analysis from Creditsafe, the world’s most used provider of company credit reports
Scotland’s labour market continued to go from strength to strength in August, with the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs indicating further marked gains in placements during the month, as well as strong pay growth amid rising demand for staff
Over three-quarters of teachers surveyed (76%) are using technology in all or most of their lessons but only 15% are “totally computer savvy”, according to research for Virgin Media Business
