ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

LinkedIn list reveals the most overused buzzwords amongst the UK’s recruitment professionals.

Professional network offers snapshot of breadth of talent on the network

Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna, comments:

The UK job market showed positive signs of recovery in 2015 according to recruitment software provider, Recruitive.

Penna finds that people stay longer at companies that recognise their potential, yet 77% of businesses are doing nothing or little about it

Marketing can be a dynamic and enjoyable career, but while big companies are used to fighting to hire top talent, if you’re coming in at the ground floor then you need to expect a lot of competition for every position you apply for.

The first pay awards to be made in 2016 indicate that employees are in for more of the same in 2016 when it comes to their annual pay review.

Alastair Da Costa has been appointed Chair of boutique search firm, Warren Partners, enabling founding Director, Joëlle Warren, to devote more time to her ambassadorial role and development of the firm’s board practice.

One area of recruitment that seems to have become increasingly important to HR leaders is the value of redeployment as a cost effective alternative to external recruitment.

By Chris Merrick, Business Development Director, Capita Resourcing

ONS figures published today (Wednesday 20 January) report the number of self-employed has risen by 98,000 in the three months leading up to November 2015, compared to the same period in 2014.

Adecco Group has welcomed the Government’s plans to invest in apprenticeships, as participants on the Group’s apprenticeship scheme visited Downing Street.

Commenting on today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics, Mark Beatson, Chief Economist at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, says:

The Open University says businesses and universities must work more closely to address skills shortages

90% of employees in SME companies have never raised concerns about their pay, according to new research carried out by Croner Reward on behalf of Peninsula Business Services, experts in employment law, HR and health & safety.