April Employment Survey News

Key points from the April survey: Strongest increase in permanent staff appointments in eight months Acceleration of pay growth for permanent and temporary staff Candidate availability deteriorated further   The main findings for April are: Permanent placements growth accelerates… The number of people placed in permanent jobs by recruitment consultants continued to rise in April. In fact, the rate of expansion quickened to an eight-month high. This reflected a…

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Research Section: A Candidate’s Experience

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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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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