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Carried out in April and May 2024, the survey polled 625 UK hiring managers to uncover their expectations of job seekers on CVs and cover letters, including topics such as formatting, specific CV sections, skills, and red flags.

Consistent demand for workers has led the UK jobs market to settle at around 1.7 million job adverts, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.

UK unemployment has reached 4.4 per cent, with a cooling labour market and high wage growth set to plague the incoming government, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

CIPD urges employers to focus on line management training and address underlying causes of conflict in the workplace

Demand for agency workers is set to grow as staff seek greater flexibility and employers back the fresh thinking and specialised skills that temps offer. As we head into an election, policymakers need to work with this trend to grow their economies, says the REC.

In a sign of continuing employer demand, the number of active job adverts remained above 1.7m, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.

The CIPD is calling on employers to focus on upskilling existing staff and development opportunities, as job moves slow to pre-pandemic levels

New data from global job matching and hiring platform, Indeed, revealed that people surveyed now consider working in jobs that positively impact society (57%) and the environment (55%) more important than they did when they started their careers.

The ONS has published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry, said:

A cooler labour market may lessen the focus on inactivity and ill-health, but policymakers and employers must continue to help people get into and stay in work

... but 9 in 10 feel confident to adapt

Despite falling activity across the winter, the job market is reacting to more positive signals on growth this spring, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.

Commenting on Resolution Foundation research finding Britain is in the midst of the longest sustained rise in sickness-related inactivity since the 1990s, Shazia Ejaz, REC’s Director of Campaigns and Research, said:

Employers will need to balance tightening purse strings with employee expectations for higher pay as cost-of-living crisis continues, the CIPD warns