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Frustrated by the limitations of traditional CVs and concerned about the spiralling number of disengaged employees, former recruitment software MD Tim Richards and business psychologist David Royston-Lee have today, (30th October) launched digital start-up Future Resume providing a revolutionary recruitment tool that allows companies to ‘discover’ the person behind their CV.

Many will be relieved that the government decided today not to extend the public sector IR35 rules to the private sector until April 2020.

WACL launches best practice guide for the industry, welcomed by NABS and the Ad Association

The rise of social enterprise* is creating seismic changes in the world of business and HR. That’s according to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2018 report. An extension of this, is the role human capital** plays in creating a true, fully-functioning and successful social enterprise.

Leeds Building Society has surpassed £100,000 raised for its national charity partner Samaritans, as part of its aim to raise £250,000 by March 2020.

Professional recruitment firms reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in September 2018 increased by 9% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

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It is no secret that there is a recruitment crisis within the social care sector and recent statistics suggest that one million new care workers are needed by 20251 to cope with the ageing population.

Tara O'Sullivan, CMO at Skillsoft:

Until the onset of the public sector IR35 rules, there was little tax or employment risk of dealing with a standard company contractor so long as the obvious tax avoidance models were avoided.

For the last couple of decades, and especially before the financial crisis of 2008, the UK’s best and brightest all tried to go into the banking sector. It offers some of the highest salaries and most exciting career opportunities for those with the talent to succeed.

Writing skills will always be needed. Man will always find application for his talents. Here for example blogging. A person who can write well will always find a way to attract the attention of the audience.

New research from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, has found that while over half (59%) of Brits worry about information from their CV being stolen, many are making simple mistakes which could leave them vulnerable to hackers.

We’re going to cheat here and give you the very short answer, very quickly; YES! Yes, yes, yes, yes it absolutely can and should.

With hundreds of thousands of young people graduating each year, millennials are embarking upon the beginning of their careers in the search for the ‘dream job’ in the ‘dream city’ where there is plenty of social life to compliment their new lives as young professionals.