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Over three quarters (76 percent) of small businesses concerned about economic prospects facing UK in next six months

The recently launched online recruitment system, GradWeb2.0, from GradWeb now offers a further extension to its functionality with the ability to integrate with Microsoft Outlook Calendars

Leading UK job board, reed.co.uk, has launched a major summer advertising campaign

Kenexa, a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced it is delivering a leadership program to help 65 senior managers at Vodafoneís operating company in Qatar to lead more effectively by minimising misunderstandings and cultural conflict

Exec2Exec have today announced their integration with the top multi posting sites, Broadbean, Idibu and Logic Melon

Following a complete market review, adidas confirms its choice of Jobpartnersí ActiveRecruiter solution to help standardise its global recruitment processes and cut recruitment costs

In figures just released, GatenbySanderson, the UKís leading public sector executive search and selection consultancy, confirmed that sales for 2009 increased by 5% to reach £22.8m

Hays, the worldís leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, has raised a grand total of £120,000 in the first year of its corporate charity partnership with Action for Children, one of the UK's largest children's charities

In response to the rise in unemployment figures released from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), Edward Winterton, Bibby Financial Services recruitment finance specialist said

Following a complete market review, adidas confirms its choice of Jobpartnersí ActiveRecruiter solution to help standardise its global recruitment processes and cut recruitment costs

Online is the way forward in finding candidates, but what role do the traditional High Street agencies play in todayís recruitment landscape?

A recent survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that although the proportion of firms planning to implement a recruitment freeze in 2010 has almost halved since last year (22% compared to 42% in 2009), over two-thirds of UK companies are still experiencing recruitment difficulties that, in many cases, are caused by a reductions in their resourcing budget

Yesterdayís Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures showed a small increase of 23,000 (0.1%) in the unemployment rate for the three months to the end of April 2010, but more up to date data from Reed Specialist Recruitment reveals the UK employment market is in fact in a much healthier position

Martin Hesketh, managing director of Brookson, one of the leading providers of accountancy, tax advice and support services to self-employed professionals, gives his initial reactions following the Emergency Budget announcement.

This is the most aggressive budget I have witnessed in my lifetime. At £ 155billion, or 11% of GDP the UK faces the highest budget deficit of the G20 leading economies. It is essential that the deficit is tackled as quickly as possible.