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Marketers paid less than their professional counterparts
On 29-Aug-2008 under Graduate
New research by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) shows that marketing professionals are paid less than their counterparts in other industry sectors.The CIM said that marketers are paid less read more...

Out-sourcing could impact on graduate jobs
On 29-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Companies out-sourcing jobs to developing countries like India could be having a negative impact on the British graduate job market, reports Silicon India.As more and more low-level IT and marketing j read more...

London college overhauls recruitment process
On 29-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Birkbeck, part of the University of London, has replaced its paper-based recruitment process with an online resource which is expected to reduce the cost-per-hire by 43 per cent.Concerned by the amoun read more...

Job security woes 'bubble to the surface'
On 28-Aug-2008 under Graduate
More than three million workers are worried they will not be in their current job in a year's time, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Trades Union Congress.The figure amounts to 13 per ce read more...

'Perception of IT threatens economy'
On 28-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Students' perception of IT studies could threaten the British economy as fewer people take on IT courses at university.The sector skills council has called for changes to be made to IT education to su read more...

Changes to flexible working
On 26-Aug-2008 under Job News and Info
The government will explore new ways to allow businesses to deal more effectively with requests for flexible working, according to the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR).As read more...

Part-time jobs 'important for students'
On 23-Aug-2008 under Part time
Part-time jobs are important to students, with over 70 per cent claiming they work to cover basic living expenses.The suitable number of hours that students should work has been debated but the Nation 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...

IT staff 'fear for jobs'
On 22-Aug-2008 under Graduate
IT graduates who are looking to embark on their careers during the current economic downturn could be interested to hear that fears are rising over job security in the sector, it is being claimed.A re read more...

Entrepreneurs 'can learns from others' mistakes'
On 22-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Would-be entrepreneurs can learn from other people's mistakes if they seek entrepreneurial support, according to one expert.Students who are looking to go-it alone once they graduate will find this ki read more...

Unison: Public sector pay cuts are a disgrace
On 22-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students who work part-time for local authorities to support their studies could be interested to hear Unison has stated that it is a "disgrace" Scotland's public sector workers are having their pay c read more...

Flexible work 'to suffer'
On 21-Aug-2008 under Part time
Flexible working could be under threat due to the credit crunch, it has been reported.Students working for employers who promote flexible working part-time to support their studies could be interested read more...

New diplomas 'give choice'
On 21-Aug-2008 under Internship
New diplomas are about expanding choice, according to one careers advisor from Connexions.Maggie Cowan claims that for "far too long" students have had limited options and some people had failed to ac read more...

Busta gets voluntary work rolling
On 20-Aug-2008 under Part time
Busta Rhymes is inviting students to get involved in community work in exchange for a ticket to an exclusive London gig, it has been reported.The US rapper got his hands dirty in a community project i read more...

Team GB needs funding
On 20-Aug-2008 under Part time
Student athletes could be interested to hear the private sector is being approached to provide £100 million to fund potential Olympic Team GB athletes, it has been reported.Team GB is facing budget c read more...

Post-holiday blues hits 46%
On 19-Aug-2008 under Part time
Half of the UK's workforce considers walking out on their job after returning from a holiday, new research claims.A survey by Direct HolidayBookings.co.uk found 46 per cent of Brits get such a bad-cas 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...

Caterer to boost staff
On 16-Aug-2008 under Part time
Catering students who are looking for part-time jobs in order to support their studies could be interested to hear a major firm is to increase its HR team by nearly one third, it has been reported.Eli read more...

Berr aims to reduce firms costs
On 15-Aug-2008 under Recruiter Information
Employers could be interested to hear the government is aiming to reduce employment law costs for businesses.The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Berr) has launched a new cam read more...

NHS win in tribunal
On 15-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students working for part-time for the NHS in order to support their studies could be interested to hear that an NHS job-evaluation scheme can not determine equal pay claims, one court has ruled.The E read more...

TUC hits out at footwear rules
On 15-Aug-2008 under Part time
Female students who feel pressured to wear high heels to their part-time workplace due to their employer's dress code could be interested to hear one union is calling for such rules to be stamped out read more...

Mergers 'can bring pay disputes'
On 14-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students working part-time to support their studies could be interested to hear that organisations recruiting after a merger could face up to six years worth of unequal pay claims, according to one ex read more...

Outsourcing 'will grow in recession'
On 14-Aug-2008 under Internship
IT students who are working one-year internships in the sector could be interested to hear one HR chief predict outsourcing will grow if the UK enters a recession, it has been reported.Barry Hoffman, read more...

Strike action impending
On 13-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students who work part-time for local authorities to support their studies could be interested to hear council staff in Scotland will walk out of their workplaces in just over a week.Members of the Un read more...

Firms considering grads, says Rec
On 13-Aug-2008 under Graduate
The number of graduate positions up for grabs is something companies will pay attention to during the summer months, one union has claimed.According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Re read more...

Open Source 'helps grads'
On 13-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Open Source 'helps grads' The increasing use of open-source software in higher education establishments such as schools and colleges helps graduate employees make a seamless transition over to the wor read more...

Survey: Students turn to part-time work
On 12-Aug-2008 under Part time
Almost half (48 per cent) of students turn to part-time employment in order to support their studies at university, new data suggests.Opinion panel Research conducted on behalf of Halifax also found t read more...

Unite: Banks shouldn't axe jobs
On 12-Aug-2008 under Internship
Students working as summer temps in the financial sector could be interested to hear one union is urging the industry's institutions not to make "knee-jerk" job cuts. Unite has told banks that even if read more...

Travelodge to create jobs
On 09-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students looking for part-time work to support their studies at university could be interested to hear the Travelodge has been applauded by a government minister for pledging to create hundreds of new read more...

Grads need experience, says REC
On 09-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Students need to think about the type of experience which will help them to stand out in the job graduate market, one expert claims.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is urging graduat read more...

750,000 students 'to work part-time'
On 08-Aug-2008 under Part time
Nearly half of the UK student population will be in part-time employment by the start of the 2008/09 academic year, it is claimed.The Natwest Student Living Index 2008 revealed three-quarters of a mil read more...

Study: Working can help rehabilitation
On 08-Aug-2008 under Internship
Students working on one-year internships in industry could be interested to hear that sickness absence could be reduced thanks to employers help through rehabilitation, it has been claimed. New govern read more...

Care work shortfall
On 08-Aug-2008 under Recruiter Information
Innovative graduate recruitment is vital to secure the future social care workforce, it is being claimed.Care South is concerned about the lack of young people opting for the sector, which it believes read more...

McJobs opens opportunities for students
On 07-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students who are looking for part-time work to support their studies at university could be interested to hear that fast-food giant McDonald's is set to create 4,000 jobs nationwide as it responds to read more...

Student interns impress at the Ritz
On 07-Aug-2008 under Internship
Two Yorkshire catering students have impressed bosses at the Ritz after dazzling them with their culinary skills while on a month placement at the prestigious hotel, it has been reported.Alberto Salas read more...

TUC blasts new govt H&S report
On 07-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students working part-time jobs to support their studies could be interested to hear the government's new report on improving health and safety in the workplace falls short, according to one union.The read more...

Job security confidence low in UK
On 06-Aug-2008 under Part time
Workers in the UK are increasingly worried about the security of their jobs, new research has found.Students who work part-time to support their studies at university could be interested to hear that 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...

'Shop around for best car insurance'
On 05-Aug-2008 under Car Insurance
Students who chose to drive while completing their studies should shop around for the best deals, advice from price comparison website suggests.According to Moneysupermarket.com, the cost of car insur read more...

More students 'taking part time work'
On 04-Aug-2008 under Part time
Increasing numbers of students are taking up part time work or holiday jobs as they complete their studies, it has been reported.A study by NatWest found record numbers of students are working through read more...

Games 'to drive mobile phones growth'
On 04-Aug-2008 under Mobile Phones
Mobile phones will be increasingly used to play games on, an industry member has claimed.Speaking at the Develop conference, Aki Jarvilehto, from Nokia, said innovative games developed with the latest read more...

Unusual careers increasing
On 01-Aug-2008 under Graduate
There has been an increase in the number of unusual jobs, which may be of interest to those planning unconventional graduate careers.Jobs such as badger consultants, dog psychologists, embalmers and f read more...

Police to bring in graduate programme
On 01-Aug-2008 under Graduate
The police are considering introducing a graduate programme which will fast track candidates to senior positions, it has been reported.According to Personneltoday.com, a green paper entitled 'From the read more...