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Small businesses offer graduates balance
On 23-Jan-2008 under Recruiter Information
Smaller businesses could have a better chance of attracting graduates because they are considering work life balance to be increasingly important and it is small businesses which can offer them it, ac read more...

Employers encouraged to celebrate Christmas
On 21-Dec-2007 under Recruiter Information
Employers have been encouraged to celebrate Christmas at the workplace by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. There is a growing feeling that celebrating Christmas at work is not acceptable as read more...

Online and print best way to advertise
On 27-Nov-2007 under Recruiter Information
Companies looking to recruit graduates and other employees get the best results when they use online and newspaper advertising campaigns together, according to a report. The research, carried out by T read more...

Employees can benefit from 'proactivity'
On 15-Nov-2007 under Recruiter Information
Employee training outfit WiseUpAtWork has designed new ways to train workers to be proactive and confident, the company claims.By using innovative methods that can be delivered over broadband, employe read more...

Employee focus on work/life balance not shared by HR
On 14-Nov-2007 under Recruiter Information
There is a big gap between the perceptions of employees and of human resources departments of the importance of matters of work/life balance. While only half of HR professionals think that work/life b read more...

Firms should 'widen talent pool'
On 18-Oct-2007 under Recruiter Information
Law firms are advised to seek out job applicants with varied backgrounds.An industry expert has said that failing to do so could prevent companies from recruiting the top candidates.Anne Fairweather, read more...

Specialist recruitment agency advised for law graduates
On 12-Oct-2007 under Recruiter Information
Law graduates would do better to work with specialist recruiters who understand their needs, an expert has advised.Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) head of public policy Anne Fairweather read more...

Too many job adverts flout ageism laws
On 03-Oct-2007 under Recruiter Information
An alarmingly high proportion of job adverts are in breach of laws on ageism, a new survey has found. A study by law firm DWF found that 21 per cent of 200 examined could be construed as ageist. The E read more...

Young workers complement old, says study
On 27-Sep-2007 under Recruiter Information
A mix of ages in the workplace has beneficial effects on the skills base, according to new research.The Department of Work and Pensions poll revealed that younger employees pass on modern and sometime read more...

For recruiters: don't go back to the old days
On 09-Aug-2007 under Recruiter Information
Recruiters should not to return to 1970s style short-cut selection techniques, an expert has warned.Jonathan Fitchew, managing director of Pareto Law said told Recruiter Magazine that discarding asses read more...

NHS launches new careers service
On 25-Jun-2007 under Recruiter Information
The NHS is launching a new careers service for young people, with a view to inspiring them to work at the NHS.A free service will aim to engage unemployed youngsters and graduates by stimulating them read more...

Google rates as one of the top graduate employers
On 06-Jun-2007 under Recruiter Information
Internet giant Google has been voted as one of the most eligible graduate employers to work for after finishing higher education, according to a new survey. The Universum UK Graduate Survey 2007 polle read more...

Construction students look to Persimmon's apprentice scheme
On 06-Jun-2007 under Recruiter Information
Construction students will be pleased to hear of the re-launch of Persimmon Homes' Apprentice of the Year award scheme.It is the fifth year running the housing company has run the scheme, which aims t read more...

Recruiters want to be your internet friends
On 30-Apr-2007 under Graduate, Internship, GAP / Temp, Part time, Recruiter Information
Universities are battling to get the best undergraduates through their doors - and recruiters are now using social networking web sites as a means to do it.Some universities have put their profiles on read more...

"Soft skills" are essential, say employers
On 24-Apr-2007 under Graduate, Recruiter Information
Female students about to graduate are at an advantage, some experts suggest - because they possess the emotional skills employers want. Although there are more students graduating from UK universitie read more...

Accountancy firms compete for qualifying students
On 20-Apr-2007 under Graduate, Recruiter Information
If you're thinking about accountancy as a career, it seems that you're in luck: the UK's leading accountancy firms are keen to get you on board before you've even completed your training.A shortage of read more...

"The Apprentice" suggested as recruitment model
On 18-Apr-2007 under Job News and Info, Recruiter Information
A panel of students and graduates has suggested that the recruitment techniques used in BBC2's The Apprentice should be used by companies to test the skills of potential employees.The discussions conc read more...

Students make career progress with placements
On 17-Apr-2007 under Internship, Recruiter Information
Shell Step, the organisation which places hundreds of students in business project work placements, has launched its annual search for the most promising young businessmen and women in the UK.Now in i read more...

Facebook founder with a "bias toward building"
On 03-Apr-2007 under Recruiter Information
The founder of Facebook, the student-based community site which attracts campuses in their droves, is reportedly facing the dilemma of whether to sell or expand, according to reports.Facebook is expec read more...

Finance job market 'competitive'
On 19-Jan-2007 under Recruiter Information
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