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Graduates want to be employed by companies that are honest with them about job opportunities.The Association of Graduate Recruiters announced the winners of its annual literature and Internet awards, where …
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Recruiters should turn to graduates from mid-league universities because they have the skills necessary for success in a “revolutionary” economy, the chief executive of the Industrial Society has claimed.Will Hutton …
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UK companies should be taking graduate recruitment as seriously as their counterparts in the US, a recruitment expert has claimed.Peter Johnston, associate partner at Andersen Consulting, criticised British companies for …
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This workshop, presented by Chris Phillips of GTI, looked at how to hook top graduates in an innovative way. Its key feature was the participation of students who have been …
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Employers who ignore conventional job applications and selection in favour of on-line job-hunters do so at their own risk, a recruitment expert warned delegates.Dr Robert McHenry, employment psychologist at Oxford …
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Public-sector call centres must provide training to help staff deal with attention-seekers who become addicted to helplines.Kathy Mulville, director of the Telephone Helplines Association, said attention seekers often plague staff …
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Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers was this week accused of backtracking on a pledge to meet employers to discuss progress on better regulation.Byers had agreed to a meeting with …
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The only way to get ahead in companies is by hard work, according to 2,000 personnel professionals across the globe.A worldwide survey by employment services giant Manpower revealed employers are …
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Scottish Power HR director Paul Pagliari has attacked incomprehensible jargon as an unnecessary obstacle that prevents personnel professionals from achieving their objectives.Pagliari singled out the term human capital as an …
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Age discrimination will only be taken seriously by all employers if it is made illegal, TVnetwork CNN’s HR manager said at a meeting with Age Concern’s director general last week.HR …
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The surge in voluntary union recognition deals could herald a new age of trade unionism, an employment relations expert has claimed.Dr Gregor Gall, senior lecturer in industrial relations at Stirling …
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The performance of the UK’s skills base is as disappointing as England’s performance in Euro 2000, according to the chairman of the National Training Organisation’s national council.Garry Hawkes called for …
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Measuring and assessing emotional intelligence can bring direct benefits to the bottom line, delegates at a major training conference heard.As part of a session which proved that EQ profiling – …
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A Halifax-based insurance company has been recognised as having the UK’s leading training team.The small claims training team at Provident Insurance was awarded the TD2000 Award at a ceremony held …
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Employees of supermarket giant Asda are set to receive a £3.5m share bonanza. The 6,000 staff are to be given shares worth about £600 each – double the amount paid …