ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

Tom Castley, VP EMEA, Xactly

Almost nine-tenths of Britons have considered taking up their hobby as a full time job, according to new research.

Nearly one in seven over-65s are boosting their retirement income by working, earning around £296 in addition per week, MetLife’s analysis of pensioners’ income statistics* shows.

The walls are closing in on businesses that continue to offer poor levels of customer service. In this age of social media and instant communication, companies that fail to keep their customers happy will quickly earn a potentially damaging reputation.

A detailed survey of international HR managers around the challenges of recruiting globally and managing an international workforce, has found that nearly half of respondents (46%) struggle to find good global candidates with an international outlook.

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) is urging more women to apply for graduate schemes as its latest survey shows female graduates are less likely to apply but more likely to land a job than men.

By Ron Schneiderman, IEEE

Recruitment consultancy Macildowie has announced the appointment of a number of new members of staff following a rebrand and the launch of its ambitious growth strategy.

HRsoft, a leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) compensation planning software solutions, announced a partnership with PayScale to give HRsoft clients easy access to PayScale reports to help understand the current salary level for specific positions in their organization.

Prospects Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) has launched a free toolkit to help protect businesses from applicants who lie about their qualifications to land a job.

A record number of automotive job vacancies were advertised in June according to recruitment software provider, Recruitive.

Colorintech, the UK’s first diversity platform designed to connect talented new recruits from ethnic and gender minority backgrounds to the nation’s leading tech companies and start-ups, launches today in London.

OnePoll survey released by best-fit talent recruitment platform Meritocracy shows working environment and clear career paths are two vital areas of information needed by millennial job seekers

Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna comments:

Commenting on today’s publication of labour market statistics by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Recruitment & Employment Confederation Director of Policy Tom Hadley says: