The majority of private sector workers are opposed to public sector strike action and a significant proportion are virulently opposed, according to leading recruitment consultants Badenoch & Clark. The new research shows a distinct lack of sympathy for state workers’ disquiet at government reforms to their employment packages. Badenoch...

Two-thirds of students undertake some kind of work experience while studying, but almost half of internships are unpaid, reveals a survey by Graduate Prospects. The annual Real Prospects: Higher Education1 study published today (5 September 2011) asked 22,000 graduates if they gained any work experience while studying for their...

Only 9{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of graduates would choose to work in the public sector over the private and charity sectors, according to new research from totaljobs.com[1]. This is a surprising statistic considering 20{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of recent graduates state they have been looking for a job for over a year, with 31{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} declaring...

Competition to get a first job in the City is getting tougher, according to the latest survey from the leading global jobs site eFinancialCareers.com, with three quarters (75{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) of students surveyed saying they’d be prepared to work for free – up from just over half (63{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) last year. And...