If they’ve done an internship, then maybe. According to research released earlier this year involving 100 employers, one third of graduate vacancies will be taken by applicants who have already worked for their new employer as an undergraduate. The majority of these recruiters said it was unlikely that an...

Employers are failing to provide staff with employee rewards programmes – often an alternative to bonuses – according to new research by Pay & Benefits magazine. The survey of payroll and benefits professionals in the UK found that 59 per cent of those surveyed did not provide any form...

Majority believe action needed to boost freelance and flexible sector In a new ComRes survey released today by PCG and the REC, more than three quarters of the public (79{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) and more than two thirds of MPs (69{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) believe ‘the government should make it easier for companies to adopt...

Money is not a major motivator in spite of the fact that women in Interim Management command an average of £604 a day.  However, women see Interim Management as a way of gaining greater career flexibility and work life balance, and a means of gaining new skills and experience....

Employment experts say jobs in the construction and energy sectors will play a major role in helping to reduce unemployment across Britain in the coming months. The importance of the two sectors is highlighted in employment and skills experts Working Links’ quarterly labour market intelligence report, released today to...

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...

New figures on the current state of recruitment in the UK have shown that many companies are still cautious about taking on new staff, due to the still volatile economy. The statistics in the latest Report on Jobs, from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG, have shown...

The growth of small and medium business have changed the shape of the UK’s private sector, now counting for nearly a fifth of all employment. But are their doors closed for school-leavers and graduates? Research from the British Chambers of Commerce revealed a caution amongst micro-businesses, those with fewer...

Recruitment for jobs in the public sector is continuing to fall, according to the latest figures from the Monster Employment Index. The monthly measurement of online recruitment demand has shown that in July, public sector recruitment showed a 15 per cent year-on-year decline. This figure put it at the...

Official labour market statistics receives interesting comments from Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)… “Today’s jobs figures are very disappointing but not unexpected. After a few surprisingly upbeat quarters the UK jobs market has finally caught up with the reality...