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Artificial Intelligence helps to drive growth in creating new jobs in technology
Jun 27, 2017Recent research from indeed.com shows that one in ten new jobs in London is in the tech arena ... more or comment here
Apprenticeship employment boost for people with learning disabilities
Jun 27, 2017Mencap is welcoming the Government’s plans to ensure people with a learning disability have equal opportunities to take up an apprenticeship and employment. ... more or comment here
Who’s top of the class when it comes to social mobility?
Jun 23, 2017In what’s believed to be the world’s first social mobility employer index, we look at the top employers who are taking social mobility seriously ... more or comment here
Brexit talks begin, with citizens’ rights top of the agenda for HR
Jun 23, 2017It's been once year since the EU referendum. Nick Goldberg, CEO UK & Ireland of Lee Hecht Harrison | Penna shares his thoughts on what Brexit means for HR professionals ... more or comment here
The Ri5 Interview:
Dan Martin, Broadbean
Jun 22, 2017 Ri5 spoke with Broadbean Managing Director, Dan Martin, about how they're helping organisations make recruitment simple ... more or comment here
Google for Jobs partners with Madgex
Jun 22, 2017Madgex is partnering with Google to test and launch a new search experience ... more or comment here 1 comment
Jaguar Land Rover team up with Gorillaz to recruit engineering talent
Jun 21, 2017Jaguar Land Rover is working with Gorillaz to recruit more than 1,000, next generation electronic and software engineers. ... more or comment here
Agency Bites
Jun 21, 2017Even though summer is now officially in full swing, there seems to be little time to chill! Agencies across the nation are as busy as ever, so we’ve got a quick snapshot of what’s going on with whom and where ... ... more or comment here
Universities: Teaching Excellence Framework
Jun 22, 2017Results of The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) have been published. ... more or comment here
Young workers making 'snap' decisions about careers
Jun 22, 2017Snapchat beats LinkedIn as the social media channel that causes most career envy. ... more or comment here
Cyber security sector sees surge in applicants
Jun 22, 2017Driven by jobseeker interest and rising salaries, the UK’s cyber security skills gap has shrunk by one third over the last 2 years. ... more or comment here
UK’s job market remains staunchly London-centric
Jun 21, 2017Job-seeking respondents to a new poll by Jobrapido, claim that London remains their preferred relocation destination. ... more or comment here 1 comment
Businesses 'alarmed about recruitment' as Brexit negotiations begin
Jun 20, 2017Research conducted by CIPD and the NIESR, entitled ‘Facing the future: tackling labour and skills shortages post-Brexit’, has highlighted the need for a flexible, affordable and straightforward immigration system. ... more or comment here
The benefits of segmentation in student recruitment
Jun 19, 2017Jon Kirk, Account Director at SMRS, talks about how Birkbeck have had success via segmentation ... more or comment here 2 comments
Tender: University of Sussex
Jun 20, 2017The University is seeking a supplier to provide all online and offline advertising services for student recruitment marketing. ... more or comment here
Tender: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Jun 19, 2017The London Borough of Waltham Forest is seeking organisations to provide recruitment services for use by UK public sector bodies ... more or comment here
Net long-term international migration is down. Skills drain? Or a world of opportunity?
Jun 14, 2017Steve Playford, Global Director of Financial Times Careers Management, shares his thoughts on what Brexit could mean to the labour market ... more or comment here
Cambridgeshire County Council partners with Jobsgopublic in a drive to attract the best talent for future growth initiatives
Jun 14, 2017cambridgeshiregrowthjobs.co.uk is a joint initiative between Jobsgopublic, Cambridgeshire County Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and the Greater Cambridge City Deal to target specific and in-demand skills to support infrastructure projects across the county ... more or comment here
Inequality in pay. New data suggests it’s starting young...
Jun 15, 2017The Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset looks at the progress of higher education leavers into the labour market. The results are most revealing. ... more or comment here
Guardian announces new print format
Jun 14, 2017The Guardian and The Observer newspapers to adopt tabloid format from early 2018 ... more or comment here
The Month in HE
Jun 13, 2017Welcome to our round-up of the latest news and announcements from the world of graduate and early-years talent ... more or comment here
Financial Times & Lloyds Bank to give UK students free FT subscriptions
Jun 12, 2017From the start of the new academic term in September, students will have full access to award-winning journalism on FT.com. ... more or comment here
What’s going on in the labour market?
Jun 15, 2017Here we review the quarterly updates for February to April 2017 for estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK ... more or comment here 1 comment
REC announces 'Future of Jobs commission'
Jun 15, 2017Just as UK businesses are considering the implications of the general election result, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) announce their ‘Future of Jobs Commission’, sponsored by Brookson Group. ... more or comment here
Tender: Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Jun 12, 2017Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is seeking a supplier to provide recruitment requirements for both staff and technicians. ... more or comment here
Tender: University of Bradford
Jun 13, 2017The University is looking to appoint a media buying agency ... more or comment here
Andrew McCreadie at Guardian Jobs talks about programmatic and recruitment
Jun 8, 2017Andrew McCreadie, head of advertising development at Guardian Jobs, shares his opinion on programmatic within the recruitment space ... more or comment here 2 comments
Amberjack drives digital disruption for Unilever
Jun 8, 2017In working with Unilever to redesign their global selection process for their Future Leaders programme ... more or comment here 1 comment
AGR Awards winners
Jun 8, 2017The winners of the 2017 Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) Awards were announced last night, at an awards ceremony hosted by comedian Hal Cruttenden as part of the AGR’s annual Student Recruitment Conference. ... more or comment here
Apprenticeships set to grow
Jun 6, 2017AGR's latest survey reveals employers are up-scaling their Apprenticeship programmes significantly. ... more or comment here
Volume of job vacancies jumps 17.7% in May
Jun 7, 2017Brighton top city for biggest increases in jobs, as business confidence remains strong. ... more or comment here
CIPD People Management Awards finalists
Jun 6, 2017The finalists have been announced for this year’s CIPD People Management Awards, which set out to recognise outstanding and innovative achievements in people management, learning and development. ... more or comment here
Employer Brand and the Gig Economy – making a connection: Mike Hoffman, SMRS
Jun 5, 2017Although the recent rise of the Gig Economy implies it’s a new phenomenon, it’s actually one of the oldest forms of contract employment: Piecework ... more or comment here
Brexit: Three quarters of HR professionals expect War for Talent to escalate
Jun 6, 2017New research indicates that almost three quarters of HR professionals believe the UK’s decision to leave the EU will increase competition for well-qualified individuals and heightens the need for organisations to be smarter about hiring. ... more or comment here
Workers' top concerns revealed
Jun 6, 2017According to new findings from Indeed, the world’s largest job site, workers in the UK are most concerned about the falling value of the pound, followed by jobs being lost in the process of automation. ... more or comment here
Tender: National Institute For Health And Care Excellence (NICE)
Jun 7, 2017The National Institute For Health And Care Excellence is seeking to appoint a supplier to attract and recruit apprentices ... more or comment here
Tender: Lancaster University
Jun 7, 2017Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a media buying agency to manage all advertising campaigns. ... more or comment here
Tender: The Open University
Jun 5, 2017The OU is looking to appoint an agency that can work with their in house digital teams to support the ongoing development and optimisation of the OU Homepage and current recruitment sites. ... more or comment here
New Creative Director for ThirtyThree
May 30, 2017ThirtyThree have announced Martin Rimmer has joined them in the role of Creative Director. ... more or comment here
The Ri5 profile: Simon Charles
May 30, 2017Simon is Advertising Agency Account Manager at CV-Library. He shares with us his dream job, Room 101 pet hate, and a habit inflicted on fellow passengers on the last train home from Waterloo ... ... more or comment here 1 comment
Prospects Survey: 1/3 students & grads want to work with SMEs
May 31, 2017A survey of students and graduates by the UK’s leading graduate careers expert, Prospects, reveals that 37% hope to work for a small to medium business. ... more or comment here
Graduate Brexit fears double
May 31, 2017New research from Magnet.me suggests that graduates are more fearful than ever about the impact of Brexit. ... more or comment here
CV-Library launches in Ireland
Jun 1, 2017CV-Library has today announced its launch of a brand new, dedicated Irish site. ... more or comment here
REC's 'manifesto for jobs'
May 31, 2017With the general election fast approaching, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has launched its ‘manifesto for jobs’ urging policy-makers to prioritise the continued success of the labour market. ... more or comment here
AllAboutSchoolLeavers awards recognise top employers for school leavers
May 26, 2017The UK’s top employers for school leavers have been revealed, following the 2017 AllAboutSchoolLeavers Top 100 Employers for School and College Leavers Awards. ... more or comment here
Breakfast News – Why are we not gender equal in 2017?
Jun 1, 2017The latest Breakfast News event took place last week, on the subject of ‘Why are we not gender equal in 2017?’, and saw a raft of speakers offer their insight to another full house of attendees. ... more or comment here 1 comment
ThirtyThree's Charity Quiz
Jun 1, 2017The inaugural ThirtyThree Charity Quiz night took place on Tuesday evening at The Easton, raising vital funds for Ronald McDonald House Charity. ... more or comment here
Julie Towers comments on Eversheds Sutherland research: The War for Talent
May 24, 2017It’s been 18 months since Eversheds Sutherland launched their HR 2020 report in association with Winmark. ... more or comment here
Jobsgopublic launches dedicated client site
May 25, 2017Jobsgopublic has announced the launch of a brand new, dedicated client portal. ... more or comment here
TMP on Google for jobs
May 23, 2017Google is the most popular search engine in the world, with 64% of searches being powered by it and a market share of mobile and tablet searches of 89%. ... more or comment here 1 comment
Bright Network D&I breakfast reveals valuable insight
May 25, 2017Bright Network’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Breakfast was held on the 18th May at Gordon Ramsay’s Heddon Street Kitchen. ... more or comment here
Mark Dickinson now TalkTalk’s Chief People Officer
May 25, 2017Formerly TalkTalk’s People Director, Mark Dickinson has been appointed the company’s new Chief People Officer. ... more or comment here
AGR: “One in six drop out of graduate programmes.”
May 23, 2017The Association of Graduate Recruiter’s 2017 Development Survey reveals that 20% of graduates leave in the first year of a graduate development programme, a figure that rises to 46% after 5 years in employment. ... more or comment here
XpertHR: Pay awards positive, median remains steadfast
May 25, 2017According to the latest data from pay analysts at XpertHR, pay awards in the three months to the end of May 2017 remain anchored at 2%. ... more or comment here
Tender: Devon County Council
May 23, 2017Devon County Council is seeking a supplier to provide a broad range of recruitment advertising and other resource related services, to recruit staff effectively. ... more or comment here
Ri5 Fantasy Football League – Back Again
May 22, 2017Congratulations go to Neel Patel of JobsGoPublic for winning the Ri5 Fantasy Football League season 2016/17 ... more or comment here
Double win for Jobsgopublic at 2017 PPMAs
May 15, 2017Jobsgopublic, the first online job board dedicated to the public and not-for-profit sectors, picked up two awards at this year’s PPMA Annual Conference and Awards. ... more or comment here
Blackbridge partners with Babcock International & Barchester Healthcare
May 18, 2017Blackbridge Communications recently announced two new considerable client wins, adding Babcock International Group and Barchester Healthcare to a roster which also includes BNP Paribas, KPMG, Lloyd’s of London and Clifford Chance. ... more or comment here
Ri5 Profile: Louis Halton Davies
May 16, 2017Louis is Crunch's Digital Consultant. When he's not throwing himself off of a cliff he works with clients; devising, delivering and optimising search and digital display advertising campaigns. ... more or comment here
RMAs: finalists revealed
May 15, 2017The finalists for the eighteen categories in the 2017 CIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards have now been revealed ... more or comment here
Apprenticeship opportunities suffer from gender prejudice
May 19, 2017School leavers and their parents are shunning apprenticeship opportunities because they mistakenly believe that they are divided into traditional gender-specific career routes. ... more or comment here
ThirtyThree go to Holland
May 17, 2017A team from ThirtyThree are raising funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities ... more or comment here
TUC General Secretary: "Britain needs a pay rise"
May 16, 2017The TUC has warned that if the next government doesn’t act, UK wage growth will remain at the bottom of the league. ... more or comment here
Are companies moving towards a longer-term hiring strategy at last?
May 17, 2017Korn Ferry conducts a global survey of more than 1,100 talent acquisition and human resource professionals across several industries on the hiring landscape of the future. ... more or comment here
Pay expectations weaken. Demand for labour remains robust.
May 15, 2017The latest CIPD/The Adecco Group Labour Market Outlook survey findings reveal that employers anticipate subdued basic pay growth of just 1%. This, combined with rising inflation, is raising fears of a fall in living standards. ... more or comment here
EY ITEM Club: “UK unemployment rate to rise in 2018”
May 16, 2017A new report from the EY ITEM Club is predicting that unemployment is set to increase, fuelled by a decline in the growth of jobs and employers adapting to a tightening labour market by making greater use of existing staff. ... more or comment here
CIPD publishes 'Manifesto for Work' ahead of general election
May 11, 2017The CIPD’s new ‘Manifesto for Work’ urges the next Government to put ‘good work’ at the heart of its thinking, so creating the conditions for better ways of working that will improve the economy, and boost individual welfare and prosperity. ... more or comment here
Prospects launches GMT Special Apprenticeship Edition
May 11, 2017Launched on the 11th May, Prospects Apprenticeship Special Edition of Graduate Market Trends features expert views on the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy. ... more or comment here
Pace of permanent placement growth slows
May 11, 2017Published this week, the Markit/REC Report on Jobs uses original survey data from recruitment consultancies to provide comprehensive insight into the current UK labour market. ... more or comment here
The Month in HE
May 9, 2017Welcome to our round-up of the latest news and announcements from the world of graduate and early-years talent ... more or comment here
Ri5 Profile: Stacey-Rebekka Karlsson
May 8, 2017Stacey is the new Head of Partnerships at Guardian Jobs. If you're hoping to learn the Saxophone at Glastonbury, then Stacey may be able to help. ... more or comment here 1 comment
L'Oreal partners with Inspiring The Future to encourage science role models
May 11, 2017New research commissioned by L’Oréal has found that an average 55% of 16-18 year old, full time students are not studying science. ... more or comment here
Guardian UK 300 for 2017: results revealed
May 9, 2017GTI has published this year’s Guardian UK 300 rankings. ... more or comment here
School Leaver Awards 2017: finalists revealed
May 10, 2017AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk has unveiled the finalists for the 2017 School Leaver Awards, ... more or comment here
Dan Hawes: Tackling Diversity in Recruitment
May 11, 2017Dan Hawes, Co-Founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau (GRB) shares advice from the BBC’s Diversity and Inclusion Lead on tackling diversity in recruitment. ... more or comment here
AGR Conference: Awards shortlist and headline speakers announced
May 3, 2017The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed the speakers for the AGR Student Recruitment Conference 2017 and released the shortlist for its 2017 Awards. ... more or comment here
Apprentices vs. Graduates: Mike Hoffman, SMRS
May 2, 2017April saw the official launch of the most anticipated piece of employer legislation since the Minimum Wage: The Apprenticeship Levy. ... more or comment here
Baby boomers, Gen X and millennials – who’s searching for what jobs online?
May 4, 2017Indeed.com reveals research into the job seeker activity for baby boomers, Gen X and millenials. ... more or comment here 1 comment
Jobs4 Network launches Jobs4.com
May 3, 2017A leader in the UK job board market with an audience of 3.2 million users, the Jobs4Network has announced the launch of a ground breaking dot com site, www.jobs4.com ... more or comment here
2017 Recruiter Awards winners announced
May 4, 2017The winners of the 2017 Recruiter Awards have been announced, following a gala awards evening at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. ... more or comment here
Top postcodes for pay rise potential
May 4, 2017New data from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, reveals that not only is pay growth strong across the nation, but that the standout increases in salary offerings vary noticeably from location to location. ... more or comment here
Stacey-Rebekka Karlsson promoted to Head of partnerships at Guardian Jobs
May 3, 2017Guardian Jobs announces new senior role ... more or comment here 1 comment
Ri5 Profile: Fraser Chapman
May 2, 2017Fraser is the Commercial Director at Jobsgopublic, where he leads a team of field and telesales colleagues focused on delivering digital resourcing solutions ... more or comment here
Havas People announce next Talent Bites event
May 3, 2017Havas People has revealed that their next Talent Bites will take place in their HKX Building on the 15th of June. ... more or comment here
Dave vs Donal
May 3, 2017Next month sees Dave Jenkins of Wave, and Donal McLaughlin of Monster, take part in the All Nations Triathlon in Windsor. ... more or comment here
2017 PPMA Awards winners announced
Apr 28, 2017The Public Sector People Managers Association (PPMA) has handed out its Excellence in People Management Awards for 2017, which celebrate best practice in all areas of HR in the public sector. ... more or comment here
Brexit. Good news or bad news for Higher Education?
Apr 27, 2017As we move towards exiting the EU, we explore what the Government is thinking about when it comes to Higher Education ... more or comment here
Agency Bites
Apr 25, 2017With the chocolate-fest that is Easter now just a distant bellyache and lots of us a little heavier after the short break, the industry continues to remain buoyant. Check out what agencies across the nation are up to in our round up of news, people moves and more... ... more or comment here
In these uncertain times, what’s happening to executive pay levels?
Apr 27, 2017The verdict’s in. Analysis by PwC of the first 40 FTSE 100 companies suggests pay levels are falling in real terms ... more or comment here 1 comment
Employer Brand Management Awards 2017 winners announced
Apr 26, 2017The winners of the 2017 Employer Brand Management Awards were announced last night, with Tonic taking home the evening’s Grand Prix of employer brand management. ... more or comment here
Brexit: UK business rejects need for major change to employment laws
Apr 26, 2017A survey by GQ Employment Law, recognised as a leader in the field by both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, has found that the majority of UK businesses reject the need for any major change to employment laws post-Brexit. ... more or comment here
Students should not have to worry about graduate employment while at university, outgoing head of UCAS says
Apr 25, 2017University students should not feel compelled to get a job until six months after graduating, the outgoing head of UCAS has said as she warned against the “obsession” with careers. ... more or comment here
TARGETjobs awards recognise the undergraduates of the year 2017
Apr 24, 2017TARGETjobs held its 2017 Undergraduate of the Year Awards last week at the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf, where 120 of the country’s outstanding students gathered to find out who had won awards across 12 categories. ... more or comment here
Number of UK tech jobs continues to grow
Apr 26, 2017New analysis carried out by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the global IT industry body, reveals that the UK technology jobs market got off to a strong start in 2017. ... more or comment here
Positive growth for UK job market in Q1
Apr 24, 2017CV Library’s job market report reveals total job applications, vacancies and average salaries all rose in the first quarter of 2017. ... more or comment here
Morgan McKinley: "the city of London is thriving"
Apr 25, 2017According to Morgan McKinley’s latest London Employment Monitor, and bucking post-Brexit expectations, the City of London is thriving. ... more or comment here
UK’s top five in demand "green" jobs
Apr 21, 2017According to data released today by Indeed, to coincide with Earth Day, three of the five most in demand ‘green’ jobs pay more than the average UK salary. ... more or comment here
Coking to retire
Apr 18, 2017After some 49 years working in the Recruitment Advertising industry, Ray Coking is to retire in June this year. ... more or comment here 25 comments
Milkround partners with UpRising to host event for graduates
Apr 20, 2017Milkround partnered with UpRising, a youth leadership development organisation, to host an employability event at their Southwark headquarters on 11th April, 2017. ... more or comment here
GEDC Airbus Diversity Award - call for entries
Apr 21, 2017Airbus, the leading aircraft manufacturer, and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), are calling for nominations for this year’s ‘Airbus Diversity Award’. ... more or comment here
Competition for candidates heats up
Apr 19, 2017According to the REC’s latest JobsOutlook survey, 42% of employers experiencing difficulty recruiting candidates have increased the salary on offer in order to compete. ... more or comment here
UK skills crisis under the CIPD spotlight
Apr 19, 2017New CIPD report lays bare the extent to which the UK is bottom of the class on key international measures, citing that the UK is sleepwalking into a low-value, low-skills economy post-Brexit. ... more or comment here
Survey suggests gig economy jobs not the future of the workforce
Apr 19, 2017Research by Glassdoor has found that while there has been a 14% increase in the number of gig-style roles, more than three quarters of the UK workforce would prefer permanent employment. ... more or comment here
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