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Research Section: A Candidate’s Experience

18th April 2015
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How a candidate’s experience of your recruitment process can have long lasting consequences.  Why is this so important? Getting the candidate experience right is so important. Mystery Applicant research shows 48% of candidates said they had a poor or very poor time when seeking a new role. Where is it going wrong? The two main areas where businesses seem to get it wrong are in keeping candidates informed during…

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The Week in Numbers – 16th April 2015

17th April 2015
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0% – Rate of Inflation in the UK in March, according to the Office for National Statistics £10K – Annual allowance for savers earning more than £210,000, under plans outlined in the Conservative Manifesto £21K – Maximum government loan a person can receive under Help-To-Rent plans unveiled by the Liberal Democrats last week 42,200 – Number of PPI complaints that may have been rejected unfairly by Clydesdale Bank, according…

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Snap Shot Headlines 16th April 2015

16th April 2015
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“Just Retirement Offers Simplified Advice Service” aiming to provide a service for individuals who need advice on their retirement planning but have smaller pension pots. They will provide a telephone based advisory service which will include offering clients personal recommendations such as whether to keep their funds invested, take a lump sum or generate an income. According to Just Retirement Director, Stephen Lowe, the service is aimed individuals with…

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Telephone Interviews – A Serious Business

26th March 2015
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Recruiters reveal an alarming level of complacency by job applicants during important telephone interviews Distractions detract from telephone performance Going to the toilet, having a bath, eating a meal, walking a dog, breastfeeding a baby, arguing with a family member. These are all perfectly normal human activities; and they are all things that recruitment candidates have done during telephone interviews. A recent survey of nearly 800 recruitment and HR…

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Interview Tips…

18th February 2015
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Interviewing can be daunting for some and to do it with confidence requires preparation otherwise you can fall flat on your face! For those keen on giving a spectacular interview, here are a few helpful hints to make sure you give the best you can and get the job you want.   When you prepare for an interview, looking smart and having your CV is important but a few…

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Market News Feb 2015

10th February 2015
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UK wide there has been stronger growth of staff appointments… Permanent staff placements rose further in February. The rate of growth in appointments was marked and the fastest since last October…. …buoyed by improved demand for staff Vacancies available for people seeking employment continued to rise in February. Overall demand for staff rose at the strongest rate in four months, with both permanent and temporary workers seeing faster increases….

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Key Points from the January Employment Survey

15th January 2015
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Key points from the January survey: Permanent and temporary appointments rise, but rate of growth slows. Vacancies increase at stronger pace. Rate of decline in candidate availability moderates. Slower growth of staff appointments…   Permanent staff placements continued to rise in January, but the rate of expansion eased to a 20-month low. Temp billings growth moderated slightly to the least marked since October 2014. …despite accelerated rise in demand…

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Job Market Report For Dec 14

9th December 2014
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Key Points in Summary Growth of permanent placements eases to 18-month low Strong Salary Growth Further marked drop in staff availability Average earnings and Inflation, any improvement? In the world of staff appointments for November, the rate at which permanent roles are placed, rose at its slowest rate in 18 months. Several sources found they experienced a shortage of skilled candidates and slower client decision-making with this appearing worst…

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Key points from the October UK Labour market

16th October 2014
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Key points from the October UK labour market:   Permanent appointments growth still strong in October. Pay growth moderates Staff availability continues to decline markedly.   Growth of staff appointments eases… Permanent staff placements continued to rise in October, extending the current period of expansion to 25 months. However, the rate of expansion was the slowest since November 2013. Similarly, temporary/contract staff billings increased for an eighteenth successive month,…

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Slower growth of both placements and salaries in September

14th October 2014
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Permanent placements rise at slowest rate in ten months. Growth in starting salaries moderates to four-month low. Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG, said: “Buoyancy is back in British businesses, with low and falling unemployment evident today and the promise of lower corporation tax rates, tomorrow. Combine the two and it would be easy to assume that the only…

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