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Permanent placements increase at softest pace in four months

13th February 2017
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| Categories: Employment Market indicators, Financial Services News, Job

Key points from the January survey: Slower increases in permanent placement Demand for staff reaches 17-month high Availability of permanent candidates drops at faster pace   Employers are crying out for people to fill vacancies. Fewer candidates are available in all regions, and this is dampening jobs growth. If businesses can’t find the people they need they will outsource abroad, automate activity or shut up shop, resulting in fewer…

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Growth in permanent placements slows slightly in December

10th January 2017
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| Categories: Employment Market indicators, Financial Services News, Simon Bean

Key points from the December survey:   Slightly weaker rise in permanent placements…   Candidate availability declines at weakest pace for over three years   Growth in permanent staff placements softens slightly… A further increase in permanent staff placements during December, though the rate of growth softened slightly from November’s nine-month peak.   Softer decline in candidate availability The availability of candidates continued to decline at the end of…

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Demand for staff still on the rise.

9th December 2016
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| Categories: Employment Market indicators, Financial Services News, Recruitment, Simon Bean

Key points from the November survey: Permanent placements increase at fastest rate since February Sharper falls in the availability of both permanent and short-term staff The jobs market is ending the year on a high with appointments and vacancies at levels not seen since February. In all parts of the UK there is an increasing demand, so clearly businesses continue to seek growth in their workforces.  The main concern…

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Permanent placements see stronger growth in October

10th November 2016
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| Categories: Employment Market indicators, Financial Services News, Job, Statistics

Key points from the October survey: Permanent placements growth reaches eight-month high  Demand for permanent candidates at its highest since May Decline in staff availability Despite ongoing uncertainty the UK jobs market is thriving again in most areas of the UK. Job vacancies are back to levels not seen since April, and for the third consecutive month recruiters have reported an increase in the amount of people finding permanent…

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Appointments rise again in September

7th October 2016
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 Headlines Permanent placements and temp billings increase moderately Solid growth of permanent salaries but temp pay at 40-month low Slower decline in staff availability There is further evidence that UK employers have shrugged off the initial shock of the referendum result. Overall, permanent hiring is in growth for the second consecutive month. Even more encouraging is the growth in vacancies; consumer confidence and strong demand on businesses has ensured…

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August’s recruitment activity

8th September 2016
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Permanent placements return to pre-Brexit levels. Initial shock of the EU referendum result is likely to have subsided for employers However, employees remain concerned causing candidate availability to fall Permanent job placements have risen in August Positions that were put on hold during June and July, as businesses reacted to Brexit-triggered market volatility, have been confirmed in August. There is unlikely to be any big changes in the job market,…

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4 of the Most Common Mistakes Made on LinkedIn Profiles

6th September 2016
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| Categories: Recruitment, Tips

4 of the Most Common Mistakes Made on LinkedIn Profiles LinkedIn provides a brilliant platform for you to showcase your professionalism and credentials to recruiters, potential employers and clients alike. With greater reached than your business card, and better networking opportunities than twitter, you should really make sure your LinkedIn profile is working for you.   Here are the most common mistakes we see people make on LinkedIn: Using…

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Robo-advisors are changing wealth management

26th August 2016
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Robo-advisors are changing wealth management It’s here. The rise of the machine. Or perhaps a more appropriate phase would be the tsunami of robots, as technology sweeps across industries, disrupting the norm and throwing civilians jobs into question. First it was the industrial industry, now the tidal wave has reached the financial industry – with wealth management at the forefront of FinTech investment. Automated financial advisors, also known as…

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