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  • New study reveals what graduates really think about recruitment practices

    Four specific aspects of corporate recruitment practices are infuriating graduates and damaging employer brands, claims a new study

  • Freedom of Information research finds councils spending on IT spiralling out of control

    A Freedom of Information investigation into the cost of designing and maintaining local government websites has found a wide discrepancy between what councils are paying. The investigation also found that in some cases the councils could have saved thousands of pounds if they’d outsourced the work.

  • More than half of new tech jobs created in 2013 have been filled by women

    According to Dice's analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than half of new tech jobs created in 2013 year-to-date have been filled by women.

  • Quarterly Labour Market Outlook report shows short-term employment confidence rising to record levels

    Employers planning for steady rather than spectacular job growth in the medium term, even if economic growth is sustained

  • Professional job opportunities increase by 18% in October 2013 compared to last month

    Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor - October 2013

  • Eight out of ten Brits keep salary secret from colleagues

    30% keep earnings completely private

  • Job seeking reaches a 2 year high with nearly 1 in 4 seeking new opportunities, finds CIPD

    Job seeking intentions are at their highest since spring 2011, according to a survey of nearly 3,000 employees published today by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, in partnership with Halogen

  • Number of UK Hospitality Jobs Up 38%

    Latest report from Caterer.com and People 1st finds number of jobs in hospitality sector up 38% from 2009 and 7% from last year

  • Demand for permanent staff rises at strongest since April 2011

    The latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs signalled a further marked rise in permanent placements in September. Although the rate of growth was slower than the record-highs in the previous two months, it reflected higher client demand, which rose to the greatest extent for almost two-and-a-half years

  • ‘Cautious optimism’ among businesses as study suggests a jump in advertised UK job vacancies

    Returning business confidence has generated an overall increase of 4% in the number of job vacancies advertised in the UK, according to the new Robert Walters European Job Index comparing the first and second quarters of 2013

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