Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Thu, 16/04/2015 - 10:04
New research1 from Robert Half UK reveals opportunities for flexible working are increasing dramatically in UK firms. In the last three years the prevalence of remote working has increased by over a third (37%) amongst UK companies
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Wed, 15/04/2015 - 10:06
Elevate, the UK based recruiting platform, designed to streamline companies hiring of contingent talent, is today pleased to announce a partnership with another London based start-up; HiredByMe
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Wed, 15/04/2015 - 10:02
Recruitment and Talent Management (TM) specialist, Rethink Group has acquired TM and RPO business, Consort Group, in a move which will significantly expand its capability. The combined business is expected to generate revenues in excess of £130M in 2015 and will employ over 200 people globally
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Wed, 15/04/2015 - 10:01
Businesses that take more than 24 hours to make a decision about interviewees are increasingly losing candidates to other vacancies. A sign of buoyant times and the skills shortage mean that the ‘availability cycle’ of a potential employee has fallen to just 24 hours rather than the 2-3 weeks that businesses have been used to during the recession. This is according to monitoring of current vacancies in the Midlands and South West, by consultants at the branches of Expectations! Recruitment Services
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Wed, 15/04/2015 - 09:59
One of the UK’s leading developers of HR and workforce management solutions, timeware (UK), has announced the launch of its new global channel partnership programme
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Tue, 14/04/2015 - 10:19
Recruitment software provider, Recruitive, has integrated its multi job posting solution, Jobmate, with recently launched job board, www.retailandfashionjobs.com
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Tue, 14/04/2015 - 10:03
Winners of the Deloitte Micro-Tyco Student Challenge are welcomed today at the firm’s London office to start one week’s work experience. During the UK-wide competition in February, students from 37 universities* were challenged to turn £1 into as much money as possible in just four weeks. Teams were partnered with a Deloitte ‘coach’ and encouraged to use their entrepreneurial skills to grow their seed capital, with 45 students from the top 10 teams going on to win the work experience
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Tue, 14/04/2015 - 10:01
New research from Barclays* has found that happiness in your job comes from being in the right environment. The new research, launched ahead of a Barclays debate on youth employability on 15 April – supplementing their wider commitment to helping young people increase their employability and find jobs – found the thing most likely (at 26%) to make people happy in their job was getting on well with colleagues. This was closely followed by having a good work-life balance (at 24%)
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Tue, 14/04/2015 - 09:59
Yesterday marked recruitment consultancy Austin Fraser’s 8th anniversary since being founded by Pete Hart and Derek Simpson in 2007. By differentiating themselves, they have grown to become an established, award winning consultancy in the IT, engineering and life sciences markets