Telephone Interviews – A Serious Business

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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Job Market Report For Dec 14

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

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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Vacancies Rise at Strongest Rate in Over 16 Years

Key points from the August survey:  Demand for staff increases at fastest pace since April 1998 Growth of staff appointments remains marked, despite easing Candidate shortages fuel strong pay growth. Growth of staff appointments eases but still marked… Permanent placements growth remained strong in August, although eased from the five-month high recorded in July. …supported by fastest rise in vacancies for over 16 years The number of available job…

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Recruitment in the UK rises at fastest rate in five months

Key points: Stronger growth of appointments Record decline in availability of candidates Starting salary growth close to June’s high The main market indicators for July are: Acceleration in growth of staff appointments… Greater numbers of people move into permanent and temporary roles during July, with rates of expansion accelerating to five- and seven-month highs respectively. …buoyed by strengthened demand from employers Latest data signaled that available job vacancies continued…

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