Statistics

  • Majority of Brits would like to be an astronaut

    Research from the UKís only dedicated recruitment agency review website has found that the majority of Brits would like to be an astronaut if they could choose their ëdream jobí, closely followed by a doctor

  • Online video job applications could cut recruitment time by half

    Organisations looking for candidates to fill sales positions could find the costs and time spent finding the right person cut dramatically with the introduction of video-based applications via the web, according to salesprorecruitment.co.uk

  • Bonuses Are Back: But Harder To Earn

    A study by global management consultancy Hay Group today reveals that UK firms are putting more emphasis on bonuses as the economy emerges from the downturn

  • Two thirds of businesses think Emergency Budget will have a positive effect

    Nine out of ten businesses (93 per cent) feel that the Emergency Budget was tough but fair, with two thirds (62 per cent) believing that the measures outlined by George Osbourne last week will have a positive effect on their business

  • Cost savings in public sector redundancies could lead to lasting damage in the sector

    Andy Robling, Public Services Director at Hays, comments on the proposed legislation to cut the redundancy terms for 500,000 civil servants

  • Record number of students set to graduate in Yorkshire

    With a record number of university students in the Yorkshire and Humber region preparing to receive their exam results and graduate in the coming weeks, Graduates Yorkshire is urging students to consider their career options as soon as possible to beat the current challenging conditions

  • Modest Hiring Increases Offset by High Confidence in Executive Search

    Even as data from The Conference Board suggest that hiring is increasing modestly at best, findings from ExecuNet indicate that executive recruitersí three-month confidence levels regarding the executive job market is at a two-year high ó a phenomenon perhaps reflecting recent high turnover in the C-suite across several industries.

  • Twitter Users Top Of The Pile For Job Interviews

    UKís First Twitter CV Competition Launched

  • Will UK Recruiters leave the UK for a better return overseas?

    The private sector has been hit hard over the last 2/3 years and some savvy recruiters have moved into the Public sector - specifically Locum/Teaching/Care and the Industrial sectors

  • Recruitment costs rise due to increase in job seekers

    The increase in job seekers seen since the economic downturn has led to extra expense for businesses as they struggle to manage an unprecedented rise in applications, according to research by SHL, the leader in talent assessment solutions

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