Gap Year Job News

Permanent And Temporary Jobs On The Rise
On 12-Nov-2009 under GAP / Temp
There is some good news filtering out at the moment which indicates that the market for both permanent and temporary jobs may be picking up. The monthly Report on Jobs, produced by KPMG and th read more...

Thousands Of Temporary Jobs To Be Created By Nuclear Partnership
On 10-Nov-2009 under GAP / Temp
A new nuclear power partnership between Germany’s two largest utility companies will create over 11,000 new permanent and temporary jobs in the UK over the next decade and a half. E.ON and R read more...

Royal Mail Recruiting For 30,000 Temporary Jobs
On 19-Oct-2009 under GAP / Temp
Further to our recent article regarding Royal Mail creating 17,500 temporary jobs for Christmas, the company has now said it will actually be recruiting for 30,000 temporary jobs to help them thro read more...

Graduate Lands 50 Temporary Jobs In 50 US States In 50 Weeks
On 17-Oct-2009 under GAP / Temp
Do you ever hear people talking about how difficult it is to find a temporary job these days? Well, Dan Siddiqui, 27, a Californian economics graduate, has just found 50 temporary jobs in 50 w read more...

Royal Mail Will Create 17,500 Temporary Jobs For Christmas
On 24-Sep-2009 under GAP / Temp
Letters help you find a temporary job to earn a bit of cash for the Christmas holidays. Royal Mail is creating 17,500 temporary posts to help them sort their way through their busiest period. Okay read more...

Government To Fund Graduate Gap Years
On 02-Aug-2009 under GAP / Temp
If you are looking for a gap year job then you might be interested in a government graduate gap year scheme which will be launched next week. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has read more...

Gap Year Opportunities With CAFOD
On 05-May-2009 under GAP / Temp
CAFOD (the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) has announced gap year opportunities for 18-30 year olds. Named ‘Step into the Gap’, the gap year is in partnership with the Youth Ministry Tea read more...

Apprentice "you're hired!" - with Dorset County Council
On 28-Apr-2009 under GAP / Temp
Apprentice "you're hired!" The apprenticeship scheme within Dorset offers exciting opportunities and is the first step towards a career in the public services. Are you interested in an apprenticeship read more...

Gap Year Travel On The Increase Says American Express
On 25-Mar-2009 under GAP / Temp
Sales of gap year travel insurance have nearly doubled over the last year according to American Express Insurance. Although this statistic relates specifically to the 30 to 50 year old bracket, it read more...

Employers Predict Rise In Redundancy
On 01-Nov-2008 under GAP / Temp
This week saw the release of a survey report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development showing that employers are predicting a rise in redundancy. CIPD chief economist John Philpott sa read more...

'More students should study abroad'
On 30-Oct-2008 under GAP / Temp
More students should be encouraged to study abroad while at university, the higher education minister has said.David Lammy told an audience at a conference on the Bologna Process - which is designed t read more...

'Gap years could get more popular'
On 27-Oct-2008 under GAP / Temp
Post-university gap years could get more popular as the number of graduate jobs in London stops growing, employment experts have claimed.According to the Economist, the general consensus is that the g read more...

Students take gap year to avoid credit crunch
On 26-Sep-2008 under GAP / Temp
Large numbers of undergraduates are considering a gap year before starting work or furthering their studies, according to new research.The study by TMP Worldwide found more than one in ten final or pe read more...

American universities target British students
On 09-Sep-2008 under GAP / Temp
The marketing of American universities is getting more competitive as they try to attract more students, according to the Guardian.Visa restrictions that were put in place after the September 11th att read more...

Gap year costs soar to £4,000
On 04-Sep-2008 under GAP / Temp
Graduates looking to take a gap year after they qualify may be putting themselves under more financial pressure as costs rocket, according to new research.A study commissioned by the Fair Investment C read more...

Gap years 'are changing'
On 23-Aug-2008 under GAP / Temp
Gap year travel is changing as the credit crunch hits many students across the UK, according to latest reports.A poll commissioned by social networking site, Bebo, has revealed that students are cutti read more...

Gap years 'prove popular'
On 16-Aug-2008 under GAP / Temp
Gap years are a popular way of students' broadening their horizons and experiences, one expert is claiming.Margaret Noble, pro-vice chancellor of Greenwich University, maintains she has seen many post read more...

Firms warned over job cuts
On 06-Aug-2008 under GAP / Temp
Students working as temps in order to support their studies at university could be interested to hear business chiefs have been issued a stern warning not to use the current financial climate as an ex read more...

Rec: Minorities take to temping
On 22-Jul-2008 under GAP / Temp
A new government report highlights the gap between ethnic minorities and the general population in employment, one body claims.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Rec) revealed the House of read more...

Job market props up economy, says CIPD
On 18-Jul-2008 under GAP / Temp
Students working as temps in order to support their studies could be interested to hear latest statistics indicate the UK's labour market continues to prop up the nation's economy, according to one bo read more...