The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has received almost 1,000 applications from Polish people in its latest recruitment campaign....
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Criminal Records Bureau checks still valid despite Home Office’s failure to update police database with foreign convictions
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe Home Office today insisted HR staff should have faith in the Criminal Records Bureau despite a blunder which meant...
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The rate of permanent staff placements for UK companies peaked at its highest level in 33 months in December 2006 and...
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The Army is facing a recruitment diversity crisis after failing to encourage Muslim recruits to sign up.The service launched a...
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The government has criticised health authorities that are spending huge sums of cash flying in foreign doctors for NHS work....
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Good HR professionals became incredibly hard to hold on to in 2006, research has revealed.Nine out of 10 firms had...
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CV horrors: How are employers coping with error-strewn job applications?
by Ross Wighamby Ross WighamAccurate spelling, the correct use of grammar and scrupulous checking used to be the hallmark of the quintessential English letter,...
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Government report sparks employer fears of US-style positive discrimination quotas
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherBusiness leaders fear that US-style mandatory positive discrimination is on its way to the UK in the wake of a...
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Guru was disgusted to read that B&Q has been asking potential employees to dance to legendary Jackson Five poptastic tune...
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The HR profession getsthe chance to voice its opinion on headline news each week via our barometer at PersonnelToday.com –...
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Q My company has to recruit 100-plus temporary call centre and data entry staff twice a year to cover busy,...
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Reckon your recruitment ads are legally sound and fair? Or do you get tripped up by discriminatory words and phrases? Try our quiz to find out how hot you are on what not to put in your ads. By James Baker, a solicitor at City law firm Macfarlanes.
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Army personnel chiefs are looking for both younger and older recruits as they face up to a staffing crisis.
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Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced that Anne Watts will take up the post of chair of the Appointments  Commission...
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Half of CVs sent to agencies have spelling mistakes or grammatical errors
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryHalf of all CVs received by recruitment firms contain grammatical and spelling errors, a survey of 266 firms found. The...