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Even as data from The Conference Board suggest that hiring is increasing modestly at best, findings from ExecuNet indicate that executive recruitersí three-month confidence levels regarding the executive job market is at a two-year high ó a phenomenon perhaps reflecting recent high turnover in the C-suite across several industries.

UKís First Twitter CV Competition Launched

The private sector has been hit hard over the last 2/3 years and some savvy recruiters have moved into the Public sector - specifically Locum/Teaching/Care and the Industrial sectors

The increase in job seekers seen since the economic downturn has led to extra expense for businesses as they struggle to manage an unprecedented rise in applications, according to research by SHL, the leader in talent assessment solutions

Ministers and senior civil servants need to find the courage to make greater use of performance related pay and bonuses in the public sector, not less, if they want to maximise value for the taxpayer while also driving through substantial public service reform

The good and bad thing about the recruitment business is it is very sensitive to changes in the economy

Monster launches campaign to ëBring Back Britainís Lunch Hourí

Index rises one point in May as employers continue to step-up hiring activity. Year-over-year growth rate climbs for the fourth consecutive month, and is now 14 percent (16 points)

Nearly two-fifths of small business owners are expecting an economic turnaround in 2010. Another 44 percent think a rebound will occur in 2011, and only 17 percent are unsure

Online recruitment firm remains in rankings for a third year in a row

An improving global economy has triggered a renewed sense of optimism in UK hiring plans over the next year. Thirty-nine per cent of UK employers reported they plan to hire full-time workers in the next 12 months

New graduates with degrees in business- or technical-related fields are most likely to have a job to go to following graduation, according to a new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

Whereís the job market headed? Just ask The Yardbirds, and they just might answer you with one of their greatest hits from the í60s, ìOver Under Sideways Downî

62% of women in the UK claim they can meet their career goals and still devote sufficient attention to their personal lives, according to research conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute, a division of Kenexa<br />(NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources

After a 61 percent increase in March, the number of planned job cuts announced by American employers fell sharply in April to 38,326, 43 percent fewer than the 67,611 layoffs the previous month