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Lands of opportunity? Recruiters’ role in emerging markets

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

If the Commonwealth Games has taught us anything over the last few weeks, it’s that there’s a lot more countries (and a lot more economies), than meets the eye. OK, so the island nation of Niue (population 1,600) or its Pacific neighbour, Tuvalu might not exactly be the hotbed of growth, but their place on […]

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Via @HarvardBiz on Twitter

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  Your Voice  /  No Comments

What leadership skills do we need the most? No matter your level, the answer is the same.

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Finding leaders to cope with uncertain times

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  RA Now Opinion  /  No Comments

There’s no argument that businesses face a very different climate to the one they did a decade ago, but do the leaders of those businesses have the right skills to cope with these new challenges? Research from recruitment process outsourcing company Cielo this week outlined the four key skills HR and recruiters should be looking […]

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Flexible employment holds the keys to growth

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  Industry Insider  /  No Comments

Keith Faulkner CBE explains why temporary working is important to economic growth. Talking to family, friends and colleagues will usually reveal that temporary work has touched many of them at key points in their careers and demonstrates in a very practical way that flexible labour is a powerful force for both growth in our economy […]

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Government cracks down on migrant workers

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

The Government has announced it will halve the amount of time EU migrants can claim benefits if they do not have realistic job prospects. From November, migrant workers with no employment in the pipeline will only be able to claim benefits in the UK for three months, down from the current limit of six. Prime […]

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Recruiters “discriminating against obese applicants”

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

Recruiters are discriminating against obese job applicants, using their weight as a marker of work ethic and personality, according to employment law firm Thomas Mansfield. The firm’s research, looking into prejudice at the recruitment stage, found that more than half of HR and recruitment professionals admitted to finding obesity undesirable, judging these candidates as having […]

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All female shortlists deemed unlawful

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

An attempt by business secretary Vince Cable to bring in all-female shortlists for top executive roles has been ruled unlawful by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). He had asked the EHRC to advise him on the legality of excluding men when drawing up roles in FTSE-listed companies, as part of an effort to […]

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Demand for HR professionals rises as climate improves

By   /  July 31, 2014  /  News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

The number of vacancies advertised for HR professionals has risen a healthy 5% year-on-year, according to figures from the Robert Walters UK Jobs Index. The index shows that the flow of HR jobs also increased between the first and second quarters of 2014, by 4%, reflecting the improving climate for hiring and business growth. According […]

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Skills gaps won’t disappear overnight

By   /  July 24, 2014  /  RA Now Opinion  /  No Comments

Once again research this week revealed how the gap between expectations and reality could hamper the UK’s ability to grow. A survey by the Management Consultancies Association found that two-thirds of management consultants felt that developments in digital could offer the biggest opportunity for British business since the industrial revolution. But because this sector of […]

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Via @venn_group on Twitter

By   /  July 24, 2014  /  Uncategorized, Your Voice  /  No Comments

Job news from all the regions and both the public and private sector can be found in the Venn Index http://fb.me/3mbriwMeL

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