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Data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has revealed that more than a quarter of graduates were not in full time work three and half years after leaving university

The Institute of Recruiters (IOR) and insurance broker Lockton Companies LLP (Lockton) have launched ëAWR-Reactí - bespoke insurance that helps recruitment agencies cover the cost of defending a claim brought under the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) which become law on 1st October

Smarta.com and O2 have named online recruitment platform Hiring-Hub.com, which connects employers to a network of approved recruitment agencies and allows them to trade efficiently under one set of terms and conditions, as a winner of the 2011 Smarta 100 Awards: its collection of the UKís savviest, enterprising, innovative and most disruptive businesses

Boxwood expands into financial services and energy

Two-thirds of students undertake some kind of work experience while studying, but almost half of internships are unpaid, reveals a survey by Graduate Prospects

Global logistics companies, DSV Road and DSV Solutions, have just completed their first targeted sales recruitment programme in the UK, which has seen their sales team grow by 40 per cent

Graduate Prospects has secured a contract with the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) in Scotland to develop a Virtual Careers Fair

Behind the latest Economist Intelligence Unit Liveability Ranking, by report editor Jon Copestake

Blemain Group has further strengthened its HR approach with an investment in an integrated IT system, Cascade HR

Dyson, the pioneering electrical manufacturing firm, is being hindered in its latest recruitment drive by the government's migrant cap, according to a company spokesman

Competition to get a first job in the City is getting tougher, according to the latest survey from the leading global jobs site eFinancialCareers.com, with three quarters (75%) of students surveyed saying theyíd be prepared to work for free ñ up from just over half (63%) last year. And of those graduating this year currently looking for a job, only 16% have so far been offered a position

Kamanchi, the leading provider of IT services to the professional staffing sector, is now servicing its clients on a global scale, supporting recruitment businesses in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Australia

63% of employers site spelling and grammar mistakes as biggest CV turn off

Surveys which seek to identify a pay gap between genders do nothing to support the cause of women in business, one of Scotlandís leading recruitment firms said today

Commenting on todayís research from the Chartered Management Institute, Kay Senior, Operations Director, Banking & Financial Services at leading recruitment consultants, Badenoch & Clark said;