Archive | November, 2010
When a specialism can be a weakness
It has been reported that Pearson, the north-east-based recruitment and marketing business, has gone into administration after failing to recover from a serious downturn.
Pearson suffered due to its public-sector specialism. The reduction in recruitment activity in the sector both… continue
Migrant worker cap – a good or bad thing?
Personnel Today reported yesterday that the Government will cap the number of non-EU skilled migrants permitted to work in the UK to 21,700 next year, down from 28,000.
The UK entry cap on skilled workers without a job offer (Tier One… continue
When retention gets extreme
Everybody knows Google does things differently. So it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to hear reports that the online giant has entered the realms of semi-ridiculousness with its latest attempts to monopolise the cream of techie talent.
Blogs and… continue
Grounds for confidence in the recruitment market
At Digby Morgan I’m pleased to say that we’re seeing plenty of evidence to support a continued feeling of optimism for the future. Despite the doom and gloom stories in the media almost willing on a double dip, the indicators… continue
The ‘non-grad grad recruitment programme’
We saw news today that advertising supremo Trevor Beattie (the man who brought you ‘Hello boys!’ and ‘FCUK’) has launched a new ‘non-graduate’ recruitment drive for his ad business BMB.
According to the Guardian, Beattie has relaxed the firm’s usual… continue
Temp workers in short supply?
We’ve seen news today that recruiters should prepare themselves for a dearth of temps in the run-up to the festive season, with the shortage expected to cause problems for a number of sectors.
There has been a reported rush in… continue
Legal changes could prompt ‘hopeless’ tribunals
Personnel Today has reported that proposed changes to the legal aid system could cause an increase in ‘hopeless’ tribunals, as employees could be denied access to legal help to help them determine whether their case is worth pursuing or not.
Experts have warned that… continue
Welfare to work – a blessing or a curse?
Today we heard a bit more detail of the Government’s proposed overhaul of the benefits system, aimed at encouraging benefits claimants into long-term work.
Of course, the main reason for this overhaul is to reduce the overall cost of the welfare bill.… continue
‘Rising to the challenge’?
The Hire Escape has learned of European research carried out by Lexmark, which found that almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of office managers are – in Lexmark’s words – ‘rising to the challenge’ by performing more menial tasks to try to… continue
Is the CV dead – again?
Here at the Hire Escape we’re constantly hearing about the next big thing in recruitment. And one of the areas that has repeatedly been a target for overhaul is the CV.
This traditional cornerstone of the recruitment process has been… continue
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