2013 RMAs: shortlist revealed

May 15, 2013

Following the judging day of Tuesday 14th May, the shortlisted entries for this year’s CIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards have now been finalised ... more or comment here 4 comments

2013 RMAs: shortlist revealed

Building a winning graduate employment proposition

May 13, 2013

What kind of sector would you expect the graduate employer of the year to be in – investment banking, perhaps? Maybe professional services? Accountancy? Or law? If car rental doesn’t immediately spring to mind, don’t worry – it’s probably not every graduate’s first thought, either. Ri5 talked to Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s European talent acquisition manager, Ashley Hever, to learn more about the multi-award-winning company’s success ... more or comment here

TheLadders.co.uk in administration

May 15, 2013

TheLadders.co.uk has entered administration, as an insolvency notice on its website confirms ... more or comment here

New partners at 33

May 15, 2013

Following conversion to an LLP structure in 2012, ThirtyThree has made its first new partner appointments. Ben Nunn, Caroline Winder and Sue Redden in London, and Mark Beavan and Sandy Vossos in Bristol, have joined the Partnership from 5th April 2013. ... more or comment here 2 comments

Jobs growth set to continue through second quarter

May 13, 2013

The latest CIPD/Success Factors Labour Market Outlook report suggests that employment growth will continue during the second quarter of this year ... more or comment here

What makes an outstanding graduate employer?

May 14, 2013

Linked to its long-term sponsorship of the TARGETjobs National Graduate Employer of the Year award, people communications agency Hodes recently presented the results of some new research into what makes an outstanding graduate employer ... more or comment here

Conference update

May 14, 2013

With several key recruitment-related events (including high-profile CIPD and AGR conferences) due to take place in London and South Wales over the next couple of months, we report on the latest developments to date ... more or comment here

Slight rise in unemployment

May 15, 2013

ONS figures for the three months to the end of March reveal that the number of unemployed people in the UK rose by 15,000 ... more or comment here

Prospects’ unique users up by 12%

May 14, 2013

prospects.ac.uk has enjoyed a 12% increase in visitors since last October, reinforcing its position as the UK’s most-visited student and graduate careers and jobs site ... more or comment here

‘Graduate of the Year’ competition launches

May 13, 2013

Graduate careers site Milkround and classified search engine Adzuna have teamed up to launch the 2013 ‘Graduate of the Year’ competition ... more or comment here

Britain's underemployment crisis eases, study shows

May 14, 2013

Britain's “underemployment” problem of reluctant part-time workers is easing, new research has shown, as more full-time jobs were created for a seventh month running in April. By The Telegraph’s economics editor, Philip Aldrick. ... more or comment here

New awards initiative from Prospects

May 7, 2013

Graduate Prospects is launching a new initiative – the Prospects Postgraduate Awards – designed to recognise and reward those businesses and universities that demonstrate excellence and innovation in the postgraduate arena ... more or comment here

Career development boosts public sector’s appeal

May 8, 2013

According to new research from Totaljobs, the majority of job-seekers would prefer to work in the public sector ... more or comment here

Majority of graduates ‘optimistic’ about prospects

May 7, 2013

53% of graduates are feeling optimistic about their future career prospects, according to the latest annual Student and Graduate Career Confidence Report from Milkround ... more or comment here

London to drive UK jobs growth

May 8, 2013

A recent report from the City of London Corporation suggests that, over the next five years, a quarter of Britain’s new jobs will be created in the capital ... more or comment here

Hospitality awards: entries open

May 8, 2013

The 2013 Best Employers in Hospitality Awards are now open for entries. Free to enter, they’re based exclusively on confidential feedback from employees ... more or comment here

Graduate market ‘underutilised’ by SMEs

May 8, 2013

New research from Totaljobs suggests that small businesses are missing out on “a potential wealth of future talent” by failing to engage with graduates ... more or comment here

‘Underemployment’ on the rise

May 8, 2013

A new labour market index suggests that the incidence of ‘underemployment’ – where staff would like to work more hours than their employers can offer them – is rising sharply ... more or comment here

Focusing on the employability agenda

May 8, 2013

A conference held last month at Aston Villa FC sought to gain the views of all interested stakeholders on the employability agenda, and come up with a range of recommendations ... more or comment here

Social science graduates top ‘adaptability index’

May 7, 2013

New research from graduate-jobs.com reveals that graduates in social science disciplines are the most adaptable in terms of potential career choices ... more or comment here 2 comments

Apprenticeships ‘vital’ to workforce of future

May 7, 2013

According to a new report from learndirect and Cranfield School of Management, apprenticeships are seen as essential in helping with the building of a sustainable workforce and getting more people into employment ... more or comment here

Civil Service to ‘buy in’ missing skills

May 8, 2013

The Civil Service is planning to ‘buy in’ more people with the digital, project and commercial skills needed to deliver the government’s priorities ... more or comment here

2013 Recruiter Awards: all the winners

May 2, 2013

There was double success for Pink Squid at the 2013 Recruiter Awards for Excellence, along with a win for Work and a commendation for ThirtyThree, among the twenty-nine category awards presented at Grosvenor House on the night of Wednesday 1st May. ... more or comment here

Guardian sharpens focus on ‘progressives and professionals’

May 1, 2013

Some eighteen months on from launching The Guardian’s professional networks, the publication held an evening event at Kings Place focusing on the fast-developing media landscape, new ways of targeting talented professionals, and the strategic importance of the open platform ... more or comment here

No mystery to this successful start-up

May 1, 2013

Despite only launching at the beginning of last year, Mystery Applicant – currently the only online tool specifically designed to measure candidate experience – has already succeeded in attracting major global clients, picking up a $10,000 stateside prize for recruitment innovation on the way. Ri5 talked to founder Nick Price to find out more ... more or comment here 1 comment