Since I started 1st Growth – Total Back Office Solution I have had to suffer very little bad debt, but when it does happen it hurts even a small amount. I expect that sometimes it cannot be helped and that directors/owners will do everything they can to keep a company going. However, what really gets [...]
No CommentsLondon job growth in the negative!
The Monster Employment Index (MEI) UK has revealed that the midlands is experiencing the strongest growth in jobs advertised online, while London is in negative territory for the first time since December 2009. The Midlands saw online opportunities up 15% year-on-year, with North England seeing 2% growth and East Anglia 1%, with the UK [...]
No CommentsTop Buzzwords in UK Job Ads
Job search website Adzuna.co.uk carried out a survey in March which analysed more than 500,000 UK job adverts. In total, 90% of job ads contain at least one of the 10 most commonly occurring ‘buzzwords’ identified by the survey. ‘Passionate’, ‘motivated’ and ‘communication skills’ appear in over half of UK job ads. The full [...]
No CommentsNine in Ten Recruiters Predict a Revenue Rise in 2012
A recent survey by recruitment software firm Bullhorn suggests that Recruiters across the EMEA region are optimistic about the year ahead. The study shows that 88% of those in the industry believe their firm’s revenue will increase in 2012, and roughly four out of five respondents were planning to increase their headcount this year. [...]
No CommentsHays releases top 10 list of skills demanded worldwide
Financial & budgetary, green skills and IT top the list of six hard and four soft skills identified by recruiter Hays as being at a shortage worldwide and therefore in high demand globally. Charles Logan, director at Hays, explains: “We operate in 32 countries and these skills are the ones that our clients globally [...]
No CommentsThe legal effects of AWR
The AWR have now been in force for over 6 months and so far it appears as though the significant preparatory steps my clients’ took have paid off as the practical issues they have faced arising out of the AWR have so far been limited. As predicted some clients have not wanted to engage [...]
No CommentsRecruitment increasing!
We were told this week that the UK economy may be experiencing a double-dip recession after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012, however, hiring activity is on the increase, according to the Reed Job Index. The number of new job opportunities available in April grew 7% year-on-year and the [...]
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