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Textkernel introduces Extract! 4.0 – the first fully AI-powered CV parsing solution – at the Recruitment Agency Expo in London on 31 January and 1 February.

Despite minus 60C temperatures and 212 miles per hour speeds

Today’s labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), based on data from September-November 2017, show that the number of vacancies has reached a record high for the fourth month in a row whilst real wage growth is still falling. Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chief executive Kevin Green comments:

By David Clift, HR Director, totaljobs:

From 30th September 2018, all members of The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s largest independent trade association for professional employment services, must be fully accredited members.

Optimism amongst students and recent graduates to secure a job in 2018 has significantly fallen from 2017. Magnet.me, UK’s biggest student and graduate careers site, finds1 that Brexit and UK economic uncertainty are two biggest factors causing concern.

The first pay awards of 2018 are worth a median 2.5%, according to analysis from pay experts at XpertHR. This is half a percentage point higher than the 2% median wage increase seen throughout 2017, and the highest level recorded for almost four years.

Financially savvy speakers of Chinese are best placed to bag the top salary packages available in the British financial sector, according to recent research by job search engine, Adzuna.co.uk.

Pernod Ricard has selected Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) for the management of its human resources.

New service will offer tailored support to help clients achieve compliance and optimise their data ahead of the May 2018 GDPR deadline

CFOs remain confident about growth prospects with 89% making investments to manage change

Carerix, supplier of recruitment and outsourcing solutions for in-house and recruitment agencies, has reinforced its long-term partnership with technology partner Textkernel.

Over 1,300 audio books futher enhance the depth and breadth of Skillsoft’s award winning content library

Best Employers Eastern Region returns for 2018 and founders Pure are encouraging organisations across the region to attend the launch event on 27 February.

CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn has today given a speech on what will make a good Brexit. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) endorses their call for a “jobs-first transition deal to be nailed down in the next 70 days”. Commenting, REC chief executive Kevin Green says: