A recent study from TipTopJob.com of over 1000 jobseekers across the UK found that 18% of respondents apply to more than 20 jobs when looking for a new job. This huge statistic reflects the difficulty of finding a new job in the current marketplace and highlights that people, in their desperation to find work, apply [...]
How long does it take to decide if a candidate is suitable for a job? Under five minutes according to a study from CareerBuilder. Results from a survey of over 100 employers have shown that nearly a third of all employers reckon they know if the person in front of them is ‘the right fit’ [...]
Failing to smile at interview has been ranked third in UK employers’ top 10 turn-offs when hiring. According to research from CareerBuilder.co.uk, when asked to choose the biggest body language turn-offs in job interviews, employers went for: Failure to make eye contact 83% Weak handshake 54% Failure to smile 48% Crossing your arms [...]
he UK manufacturing sector is likely to turn to temporary recruitment due to poor visibility on how the sector is likely to fare, according to Chris Williamson, director and chief economist at Markit. The latest data from Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)/Markit shows UK industrial production was down 1.5% in the last quarter [...]
More than one in 10 senior executives at UK firms are planning to add permanent, professional-level staff in H2 2011, according to Robert Half’s latest Professional Hiring Index. The Index also reveals four in 10 executives say that they are ‘more confident’ about the prospects facing their companies in the second half of 2011, than they [...]
Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce into businesses in the county found trade has risen and jobs were safer.
The demand for sales professionals in the UK is continuing to increase as companies boost their hiring intentions, the latest industry report has claimed. Reed’s Job Index for June, which measures the number of job opportunities across different sectors in the UK, now stands at 125, which is a four-point improvement on May. However, the index [...]
