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The British cosmetics sector is looking to recruit graduates with a solid science background and good sales skills, it has been reported.According to the Independent, the shop-face of the beauty indus...
The number one issue for British contact centres is the ongoing requirement for new recruits, according to new research.According to the UK Contact Centre Operational Review, conducted by ContactBabel...
Changes to planning laws are being proposed in order to avoid an "exodus" of areas when students leave university and find jobs.Housing minister Caroline Flint claims she wants to help towns find a co...
A new proposal by the Conservatives could see ex-soldiers being given free teacher training.The scheme would involve servicemen who take up post-graduate courses receiving funding of up to £9,000.Par...
The UK's secret intelligence service MI6 has started using social networking site Facebook to recruit future spies and informers.MI6's move to recruit through the popular online social site marks a sh...
Law graduates poor grasp of English grammar is "worrying", according to a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) director.SRA director of regulation standards Liz McAnulty said poor language skills amo...
The UK's biggest school is set to extend its opening hours and scrap homework, it has been reported.Nottingham East academy, which will be responsible for more than 3,500 pupils, claims it will be the...
Bristol-based law firm Beachcroft its set to review is graduate recruitment programme to ensure it picks the best possible candidates, it has been reported.According to the Lawyer, Beachcroft previous...
The economic downturn is causing bankers to reconsider their career path and re-train to become teachers, it has been reported.According to the BBC, research by the Training and Development Agency for...
Despite the current economic slowdown, companies should be wary about cutting back on their graduate recruitment programmes, it has been reported.According to the Times, while companies must focus on ...
Companies holding on to the best and brightest workers have a distinct competitive advantage, according to new research.The new study, carried out by PDI, found that the economic downturn has resulted...
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...
Businesses are fearful about missing out on ethnic minority graduate talent, according to the Independent.The paper claims many companies are pooling their resources in order to attract the brightest ...
Small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly looking to foreign nationals to fill vacancies that require more than one language, reports the Guardian.Leonard Orban, the EU commissioner for...
The number of complaints against recruitment firms has fallen by almost ten per cent, according to new research.In its yearly complaints report, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) foun...
Employers can benefit from re-training their workers, according to new research by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).The LSC claims that within the next ten years, two-thirds of jobs in the UK wil...
Some 85 per cent of British workers would head back to university this Autumn if they had the choice, according to new research.The UK was ahead of the global average in terms of the number of workers...
Teaching is the third most popular career path for graduates after investment banking and a job in the media, according to the Times.And according to a study carried by the Times, many graduates think...
Accountancy skills are more likely to be in demand during the current economic climate as opposed to skills in investment banking, according to the Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU).Charli...
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been named top graduate employer for the fifth year in a row by the Times.The City firm, which employs more than 146,000 people in 150 countries worldwide, was place top of ...
Students employed by the top graduate recruiters in the UK could have some of their university debt paid off, it has been claimed.Richard Lambert, director general of the Confederation of British Indu...
Supermarket chain Tesco said it is committed to its graduate recruitment program, it has been reported.Despite the economic downturn, the company said it had recruited 250 new graduates through its 15...
Financial advisor Deloitte has made it to second place in the Times' Top 100 Graduate Employers list.Deloitte has occupied the second-place position for three consecutive years, but this year the comp...
An industry expert has laid out his guide to getting on in the world of graduate advertising jobs.Ben Fennell told Brand Republic that those who have been employed in such roles should ensure they do ...
London is not the only centre of advertising open to graduates, it has emerged.In an interview with the Newcastle Journal, marketer Howard Tait explained how his company was a success in the advertisi...
Businesses risk damaging their reputations if they unlawfully monitor staff while they are at work, according to a professional support lawyer.Adam Rice, of Travers Smith, says there is a limit to how...
A Welsh university will start research into the causes and effects of workplace bullying tomorrow (September 20th).The new programme, which will be launched at the House of Lords, is the first of its ...
Oxford and Cambridge have launched fund raising campaigns so they can offer bursaries to the brightest students, according to a news report.Emulating rich American universities, the pair are planning ...
High staff turnover in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry is costing businesses £886 million a year, according to new research.The cost of staff turnover was announced at the Shine Awards 2...
London mayor Boris Johnson has said he will freeze recruitment at the Greater London Authority (GLA) except for essential posts.The move comes as the GLA reassess its budget and attempts to cut expend...
Recruitment has hit a 15 year low as the sharp economic downturn takes its toll on firms' recruitment policies, according to new research.The study by Manpower, which assessed the recruitment outlook ...
UK universities are failing to keep up with the rest of the world in terms of the number of students they admit, according to new research.A new study by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and ...
The Green Party unveiled a new report at its annual conference which claims a low-carbon economy could create a quarter of a million renewable energy jobs in the UK.Green Work, which points out the jo...
Somerset county council claims it has attracted more graduates than any other local authority.The councils received more than 200 applications since the start of the year and will welcomed 21 universi...
The world's only degree course in forensic art has created its first graduates.According to the BBC, the course at Dundee University teaches techniques of facial reconstruction often required by the p...
The value of degrees is being threatened by wider access to higher education, reports the Independent.According to the paper, the number of people starting university this year has increased by 9.1 pe...
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...
The number of graduates leaving university this summer with debt has topped 230,000, according to a financial comparison website.Research by the Fair Investment Company found that almost quarter-of-a-...
British youngsters want to live the Big Brother lifestyle, according to new research by Alliance and Leicester.The study by the high street bank found that one in seven 18 to 21-year-olds think being ...
Jobseekers looking for jobs in IT management need good interpersonal skills to get ahead, according to a recruitment firm.A study by Hays found that technical knowledge and IT experience are not enoug...
A British business coaching company has been rewarded for their innovative approach to training in the workplace.Meyler Campbell's Business Coach Programme, has won accreditation from the Worldwide As...
A top accountancy firm has used multimedia CVs to shortlist candidates in its latest graduate recruitment drive, reports Onrec.com.Barnes Roffe, which is a top 50 accountancy firm in the UK, sent pros...
Permanent placements in the UK job market are under pressure and are declining at a record rate, according to new research.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG's Report on Jobs ...
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...
The number of British workers unhappy with their current job has reached six million, according to a report published by YouGov and the Trade Unions Congress.What Workers Want, which includes data fro...
Sifting through email spam costs the average recruitment firm £392 a year in lost productivity - for every worker the company employs.According to new research from computer support specialists Ulyss...
Almost half of workers in the UK would change what they studied after finishing school if they could go back and choose again, according to new research.The study by global recruitment firm Kelly Serv...
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