Monster Worldwide reported total revenue of $531 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $430 million in the same period last year, a 23{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} increase. Monster Careers revenue increased 27{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} to $464 million compared with $366 million in the 2010 period. Internet Advertising &...

The RECs Institute of Professional Recruiters (IRP) is launching a new suite of qualifications which has been designed to develop and enhance professional capability in the £20 billion recruitment industry. These new qualifications represent a huge step-change for the recruitment sector. They will equip professional recruiters with all the...

Findings of survey suggest UK employees spend over 14 million working hours job hunting, costing employers more than £250 million* * Almost a quarter (23{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) of jobseekers surveyed carry out telephone interviews while at work * More than one in ten (12 per cent) have been caught by a...

A new survey from Lieberman Software Corporation, taken at the recent Infosecurity Europe 2011 event in London and mirrored at RSA Conference 2011 in San Francisco, shows that the relationship between many outsourcing companies and their clients is at a breaking point. According to the survey, an astonishing 77{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}...

A comprehensive study by the IT Recruitment specialist has found that permanent IT salaries in the UK have risen by 5{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} over the last 12 months, with the average salary for an IT professional now 38,946. The detailed survey of the IT Jobs market looked at a broad spectrum...

A regular global survey of hiring and firing trends covering over 14,400 organisations in 47 countries has found that the global recruitment market is steadying. The Global Snapshot project from the international recruitment firm, Antal, asked 14,465 companies in major markets such as western and eastern Europe, Africa, India,...

A recent survey, which questioned over 100 IT managers on their main focus of change for 2011, also exposed the enormity of this skills gap, with a further 15 per cent admitting that they need to address the lack of talent and skills by ensuring existing staff were educated...

As more depressing news is released this week on the state of the job market, what is in store for you and your job search in the New Year? Figures released this week are showing that unemployment has risen for the first time since April, an effect of the...

Job opportunities across the country fell steeply last month, dropping by seven Index points in December. The recent surge in demand from private sector employers reversed down to give a Reed Job Index reading of 104. However this mean year on year employer demand for new staff is up...

A report published today by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and Totaljobs.com reveals that 2.1 million job vacancies will need to be filled in the Public Sector by 2015/16. Exceeding the overall outflow of 400,000 redundancies outlined by the Government earlier this year, the positions are...

The search engine has published its year-end Zeitgeist, the tool which reveals what internet users are searching for. The most searched term for Google users in the UK was Facebook while the BBC came second and its iPlayer service was the fastest rising query. The list also reveals what...

The world’s largest student site – student room, specialising in student and graduate recruitment and enagagement, has signed a deal with it’s sales partner Educate Ltd to acquire four in-house Account Managers. The deal was signed on the 25th October 2010 between Chris Newson, MD of Acumen PI (The...

Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc. As part of this agreement, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser who download Sun’s Java technology platform...

Google denied an unofficial hiring freeze after a report by CNBC claimed the firm’s execs were told last month not to hire any new bodies and to fill all vacancies with internal candidates. CNBC hack David Faber reckoned that he had been told about the unofficial hiring freeze by...

Business confidence among UK firms has fallen to its lowest level since the depths of the recession, a survey suggests. The Business Trends optimism index from the accountants BDO fell to 91.6 last month, from 93.1 in August. BDO also called on the Bank of England to pump more...