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exec-appointments.com relaunches
The Financial Times has just announced the relaunch of its global executive job-board exec-appointments.com, which forms an integral part of Financial Times Recruitment Solutions ... more or comment here
Milkround Online launches new web resource
With confidence filtering back into the graduate recruitment market, Milkround Online has launched a new web resource for clients, recruiters and hiring managers ... more or comment here
Makeover for UCAS Media website
New development work has enhanced the UCAS Media website in order to provide customers and stakeholders with a clearer idea of the products and services available for targeting students (and their influencers) plus the range of bespoke marketing solutions on offer ... more or comment here
Online recruitment activity rebounds in February
Monster’s latest employment indices show UK online recruitment hitting its highest level since December 2008, with Europe also recording a strong uptick in activity ... more or comment here
AGR manifesto sets out ‘practical recommendations’ for graduate recruitment
With the general election fast approaching, the Association of Graduate Recruiters has launched its new manifesto for graduate recruitment – and the clarion call is “quality, not quantity” ... more or comment here
Exploring the changing nature of work
The Work Foundation has announced the launch of a wide-ranging investigation into the UK workplace ... more or comment here
US and UK employment outlooks diverge
A comparison of the employment outlooks for the United States and the United Kingdom shows them heading in opposite directions ... more or comment here
Another gaudy night
Following the success of its launch night, the Small Circle Midlands is arranging “yet another night of social networking, fun and frolics, and dancing away till the wee hours” ... more or comment here
PSD opts for TCS Media
Following an extensive competitive review, leading executive and management recruitment organisation PSD has appointed TCS Media Recruitment to handle its £600,000 media planning and buying account ... more or comment here 3 comments
TARGETjobs awards: counting down to the big night
TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2010 will be announced at London's Grosvenor House on Thursday 18th March. Nearly 90,000 student votes have been cast, making this the largest event of its type in the world. ... more or comment here
Lack of engagement could lead to loss of talent
A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has suggested that low levels of employee engagement could result in the loss of key talent when the economy starts to recover ... more or comment here
Job market ‘on road to recovery’
At last, some reasonably positive news. New research has revealed that February saw the biggest monthly rise in the number of people placed into permanent jobs for two and a half years ... more or comment here
The month in HE
Ri5’s latest regular round-up of facts and figures from the graduate marketplace ... more or comment here
Tender: Kent County Council
Kent County Council wants to complement its recruitment team. The services sought fit into three categories, with additional policy support required in building strategic approaches to resourcing and helping the council to become an employer of choice. ... more or comment here
New iPhone app from Jobsite
Jobsite has launched a new, free iPhone app – ‘Jobsite Jobs’ – as part of its strategy to make job-hunting as quick and easy as possible ... more or comment here 1 comment
Vodafone chooses Pink Squid
The pink champagne corks are popping in Covent Garden, where the nascent Pink Squid is celebrating its first big win. The start-up – less than three months old - has won the pitch for Vodafone's global careers website with some highly innovative creative work. ... more or comment here 13 comments
The first Ri Fiver of 2010 goes to …
What with post-Christmas blues, the harsh weather, and gloom-laden economy, it was perhaps unsurprising that judges Martin Flavin (Five by Five People) and Matthew Sinclair (SMRS) were not swamped with entries for the January Ri Fiver. Here is their verdict: ... more or comment here 3 comments
TARGETjobs
Breakfast News: realism and clarity will pay recruiting dividends
The Avenue restaurant in St James’s played host to the latest Breakfast News session from TARGETjobs, on Thursday, 25th February. ... more or comment here
Public or private? Jobseekers’ attitudes vary
A huge volume of statistics are published for or about the employment market and a fair proportion of them find their way onto Ri5. The hope is that some reasonably solid facts at least help to inform decisions, and at best contribute to the strategies of recruiters and those who advise them and provide services. ... more or comment here 4 comments
Take no corporate prisoners
Since the financial crisis hotted up and the war for talent cooled down, a new phenomenon has become apparent in organisations of all types: the corporate prisoner. Last night’s meeting of the Recruitment Society was treated to a thorough analysis of the breed and what to do about it. ... more or comment here
Tribal wins £3m public notices account
Following a review process, Tribal has been awarded the Insolvency Service’s public notices advertising account, estimated to be worth around £3m ... more or comment here 4 comments
Tender: Devon County Council (corporate communications)
The council intends to establish a framework agreement with up to five suppliers who will support the corporate communications unit in its work with all stakeholders, including members, citizens, staff, and partners. The framework, which will be for two years and has an estimated value of between £1 million and £6 million (exc. vat), ... more or comment here
Dig deeper for graduate website comparisons
Gradcracker, the careers site for engineering students, is urging media planners to look beyond topline “visitor numbers” when comparing graduate careers sites. The assertion is that visitor behaviour is a more relevant consideration. ... more or comment here 2 comments
Recruitment Society: news of Midlands launch and London graduate market events
The pace of the Recruitment Society’s national roll-out is evidently hotting up, with the Midlands regional launch event due to take place on Wednesday 24th March. Meanwhile in London the day before, the Society will present the findings of the AGR Graduate Recruitment Survey 2009 ... more or comment here
Profile: Nicola Scott
Nic is one of the founders of Pink Squid, the new digital recruitment communications shop in Covent Garden (full story here). Nic along with partners Manj and Tsz (Manjoor Azizul and Tsz Wu) have lots of business on their plates, and they’re preparing to judge the February Ri Fiver competition. Yet Nic still found time to be the latest subject in our Profiles series. ... more or comment here 18 comments
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The banking, insurance and financial services sector enjoys great popularity among students with a Chinese ethnic background: over two-fifths (41.3%) have career ambitions in this area. The popularity of this field is also high, although less dramatically so, among students from an Indian background, with 29.2% planning to enter the sector.
