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Eight out of ten employers (79 per cent) are using agency workers to provide short-term access to strategic skills, according to the JobsOutlook report published today by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)

Barclays bounces back to reclaim top spot in annual ranking from RateMyPlacement.co.uk

Nearly half (48%) of UK finance professionals believe that the vote on Scottish independence has damaged confidence in the strength of the UK’s economy, according to a new survey by specialist accountancy and finance recruiter Marks Sattin*

We asked 500 people 5 questions about what they think of the recruitment industry, and here’s what they said

Employers continue to turn to social networking sites to find additional information on potential candidates – and they’re not entirely impressed with what they’re seeing. A new survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk found that 55 per cent of employers who research job candidates on social media said they’ve found content that caused them to not hire the candidate

Research shows great need for optimised mobile job and career sites as 62 percent of respondents use mobile devices to search for jobs

The UK recruitment industry is in good shape and ready to meet the demands of a rejuvenated economy and job market, according to new analysis from Creditsafe, the world’s most used provider of company credit reports

Scotland’s labour market continued to go from strength to strength in August, with the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs indicating further marked gains in placements during the month, as well as strong pay growth amid rising demand for staff

Over three-quarters of teachers surveyed (76%) are using technology in all or most of their lessons but only 15% are “totally computer savvy”, according to research for Virgin Media Business

In a recent survey asking over 1000 responders, TipTopJob found that 80% had never told a white lie on their CV or Resume

The recovery in the jobs market stalled in August, with 3% fewer new vacancies available than in July, according new figures released by reed.co.uk

A strong UK labour market and low unemployment is tipping the balance of power back to candidates, with over a third (38 per cent) confident they will get a job within the next two months, according to comprehensive new research by totaljobs.com. This is a five per cent jump in candidate confidence levels since 2013

According to recruitment software provider, Recruitive, August saw the highest ever number of jobs advertised without salary information

Your chances of securing a job in the areas of culture, media, or sport are much better if you look in the right boroughs of London, according to a recently produced list by CareerBuilder UK and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI)

Job prospects for young people are picking up with two thirds (64%) of employers having hired a young person in the last year, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)