Digital careers advice – where’s it all going wrong?
Amy Edwards looks at why so few careers advisors and parents recommend the digital sector to students As recruiters in the digital space will attest, business is booming at the moment. Companies of all shapes and sizes, including household names like Virgin Media, Bupa, AgeUK and House of Fraser, are really starting to invest in […]
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James Passingham looks at recent advances in communications technology. With the UK employment market on the way back up, many recruitment agencies will be looking at how modern communications technology can help them compete even more effectively – attracting employers and good candidates while also enhancing the productivity of their consultants. Because technology has advanced […]
Read More →Stressed out workers won’t help the recovery
The optimism about the recovering economy, not to mention a much healthier jobs market, should be a cause to relax; perhaps even an opportunity to take the foot of the gas for a bit because there’s less pressure to perform. But according to research from recruitment company Morgan McKinley, almost three quarters of UK professionals […]
Read More →Government proposes restrictions on overseas job adverts
The Government has begun a consultation into its plans to ban employment firms from advertising UK-based jobs exclusively in other European Economic Area countries. The Department for Business Innovation & Skills says current recruitment sector legislation does not regulate where job vacancies are advertised. It is therefore seeking views on a proposal to amend the […]
Read More →Three quarters of professionals work unpaid overtime
Nearly three quarters of UK professionals are working longer than their contracted hours, according to new research. A survey by global recruitment firm Morgan McKinley shows that 73.4% are working unpaid overtime, and about three quarters of those people said the situation was impacting on their work-life balance. Furthermore, two-thirds of all those who responded […]
Read More →Employers favour graduates with communication skills
Employers consider a positive attitude to be a much more desirable quality among graduates than technical knowledge, a survey by professional services training company Kaplan has found. The study, Graduate Recruitment, Learning and Development, found that technical knowledge ranked 24th in a list of 30 competencies required or desired by UK employers at the recruitment […]
Read More →‘More action needed’ over workplace health risks
July 31 was the 40th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 coming into force. To mark the occasion, the British Safety Council has praised the Act’s role in helping to improve the regulation and management of workplace health and safety – but has said even more could be done to protect […]
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