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The 2016 BlueSteps Job Outlook Report, just released by Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants, shows that global executive optimism has decreased 10.9 percentage points since 2014. Forty-one percent of respondents expect the number of senior management-level positions to remain sluggish as the number of professionals seeking a new opportunity continues to increase, reaching its highest point since 2010 - 90.2 percent.

The search for the apprentice team of the year is now underway as apprentices from across the country have entered the Brathay Apprentice Challenge 2016.

Brits more likely to take a job that offers flexible working, according to latest research from UC EXPO

With International Women’s Day fast approaching on Tuesday 8th March, a topic that remains top of the agenda for many discussions taking place is the equality of women in the workplace. It has been predicted by the World Economic Forum that it will take another 80 years for the global gender gap to close, meaning there’s potential for women to miss out on an entire lifetime of opportunities.

Jobseekers are facing fewer options in 2016, as falling vacancies and rising competition impact upon work prospects, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk.

Toby Conibear European Business Development Director, Bond International Software

Despite a rise in companies offering apprenticeships, research from Monster.co.uk revealed that there are still many misconceptions around what modern day apprenticeships consist of and the range of opportunities they offer.

Dillistone Systems, the global market leader in the supply of software and services to the Executive Search industry, is pleased to announce the launch of the latest iteration of the FileFinder Anywhere suite of products – FileFinder Anywhere Essentials (“FFA Essentials”).

Like everything in life, it’s the little things that count when it comes to candidate care.

Global professional services recruiter Morgan McKinley has revealed that London’s investment and corporates sector lost some of its appetite for creating new accounting and finance roles, according to its Accounting and Finance 2016 Salary Guide.

Financial Services booming while engineering falters

Internships provide the key to employee retention, as new research by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) reveals that graduates who were interns stay with a company longer than those who weren’t.

A new study from leading recruitment specialist Robert Half UK, reveals that almost two thirds (62%) of financial executives state they now have a formal succession plan in place. Only six per cent claim not to have any type of strategy in place.

Penna Plc, the global people management business, has been placed 87th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list. The accolade represents the eighth year that the company has entered and been placed on the Best Companies Index.

Clicks IT Recruitment’s 2016 Q1 IT Employment Confidence Index results are in. With over 500 Australian IT professionals responding, all indicators are positive, with sentiment about Australia’s current economic situation steady from last quarter, and up 24% from a year ago.