Recruitment Trends News

Graduates often take on unpaid jobs to take their first step into a career and in some industries this is a common practice, however in certain cases, this type of employment comes close to exploitation, an expert has said. Dan Hawes, co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau (GRB), said this is..

There has been a rise in the number of people with disabilities applying to a graduate employment scheme run by the Civil Service, it is reported. According to Personnel Today, an increase in the number of ethnic minorities applying for the Fast Stream training and development programme has also been..

Graduates jobs are on the rise now that companies are lifting recruitment freezes put in place to help them survive the recession, an expert has said. Following the latest employment trends survey by the Confederation of British Industry and Harvey Nash, which revealed that only six per cent of companies..

Women in top executive positions are often seen as better leaders than their male counterparts, it has been revealed. The Daily Mail reported research carried out at Duke University showed stereotypes of women in the workplace mean any who do rise to the top of their profession are often seen as more..

Instability in terms of job losses and pay freezes are likely to have a detrimental impact on the UK economy and on local businesses in particular, it has been claimed. Anne Mitchell, spokesperson for UNISON, said threats to UK jobs could result from the ongoing uncertainty about who will make up the..

The number of vacancies seen by recruitment professionals for both permanent and temporary jobs is likely to continue to increase over the coming months, one area expert has claimed. Cheryl Morgan, spokesperson for Jobsite, said the return of jobs to the market has been cautious in recent months, but..

It is likely that the rise in unemployment will outpace the number of new jobs coming to the market over the coming months, it has been claimed. Simon Kirby, economist for the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, said people are likely to continue to find it difficult to get new jobs,..

The UK private sector will help to support the jobs market in the months ahead, despite a predicted downturn in public sector positions. A report published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has shown that job cuts are widely expected in local government and other public..

Promoting the uptake of green jobs in the UK is important if environmental policies are to stick, it has been claimed. Tony Rooke, environmental manager for Logica, said the green agenda has been one which has played a key role in the political posturing in the run-up to the general election so far...

The government must take action to help small businesses stay afloat giving the present financial difficulties facing the economy, it has been stated. John Walker, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said there has been a 14 per cent increase in the number of small firms that..