Blackberries are ruining our holidays, our relationships and impacting work life balance according to research from Spring Technology. The specialists in streamlined IT recruitment polled 1000 workers on their attitudes to checking emails on holiday and outside work. We may still dream of a fortnight relaxing on a secluded...

WikiJob founder Ed Mellett is hopeful that graduate employment will return to pre-recession levels following the announcements by several Times Top 100 graduate employers that they will be taking on increased numbers of graduate recruits over the coming years. “Recent announcements by some of the UK’s leading employers of...

A poll conducted by Monster  shows the fickle nature of work friendships. Thankfully, most of us can depend on friends at work to lend a helping hand when it’s needed; over half of respondents (58 per cent) would step in if a friend was under-performing at work and they...

Many companies – particularly those involved in the media – are putting a premium on candidates with strong social media footprints when it comes to the recruitment of new staff. The case has been highlighted by the recent poaching of the BBC’s popular chief political correspondent – and avid...

The recruitment market for business analysts and online specialists is becoming frantic for many companies, who are experiencing a shortage of adequately qualified workers, according to new figures from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The figures, which were compiled by business information company, Markit, showed that...

More than two-thirds of UK workers believe access to social networking sites should be banned from the workplace, according to new research from leading UK job site, reed.co.uk. The survey of 4,245 workers across the UK revealed that just one-in-three employees accesses Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or other social networking...

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...