On the heels of the launch of JaneHasAJob.com, a career and lifestyle website directed towards young, driven women, Forbes Woman dubbed it a “10 Best” career website for women. JaneHasAJob.com offers a largely untapped demographic—single women just beginning their careers—job advice, relevant newsbytes, style guidance, and a community hub.
“We are honored that ...
New research from Hays, the leading recruiting expert, has found that both employers and employees in the UK are calling for career transition services, such as career guidance, CV or interview advice, to be a compulsory part of all redundancies.
Almost two thirds of employers go so far as to say ...
June 15th 2010
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Acas has offered advice to employers in order for them to get the best from their employees and avoid absences during the football World Cup this summer.
Acas has urged employers to start talking to employees early to manage their expectations and minimise the impact on workplace productivity.
One of the main ...
Cash may be cold while the banker is too hot to handle. Debrahlee Lorenzana, a successful and attractive New York City banker, is suddenly out of work and needs the help of a professional resume writer. Shimmering Resumes has offered to help her revive her career during these difficult economic times.
Ms. ...
The post-RDR IFA market is going to look considerably different. Will there be many of today’s IFAs here to witness the change?
Transitions taking place amongst small and medium-sized IFA firms, as a result of measures demanded by the FSA’s Retail Distribution Review (RDR), are now well underway. But feedback from ...
Launched this month, the Reed Carer of the Year Awards 2010 will recognise outstanding contributions made by exceptional individuals working in Care and Social Work.
Created in 2009 to recognise some of the fantastic contributions made by individuals working in these challenging areas, the Reed Carer of the Year Awards are ...
Mixed signals for the UK economy on brink of Election call as demand for top finance and business services staff rises 4%.
Demand from UK employers for new workers fell back overall in March, according to the Reed Job Index published today (Tuesday 6 April 2010).
The number of new job opportunities ...
FCA, the UK’s largest independent fostering agency, will be stepping up its foster carer recruitment drive with a range of activities organised throughout the UK during this year's Foster Care Fortnight (17th-30th May 2010).
Following the path of the FCA Cycle Challenge, which sees two members of the FCA team cycle ...
April 15th 2010
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Millions of Americans facing long-term joblessness may find greater success in finding a new career rather than trying to reclaim what was lost says Washington-based success coach Eva Jenkins. Jenkins, who is herself re-tooling due to the economic meltdown, suggests a path of self-reinvention modeled on the ultimate ‘quick change ...
Joslin Rowe has revealed that the recession has created demand among companies for a new class of employee known as Generation R, with 68% of City employers recognising Generation R as an emerging labour market force.
Generation R is a term coined to describe those professionals who were retained during the ...
April 10th 2010
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Acas, the employment relations service, has released new figures that reveal the number of businesses and employees which are trying to avoid employment tribunal claims continues to rise in recent months.
Monthly calls to the Acas helpline which, have resulted in being referred to the early conciliation service - pre-claim conciliation (PCC), ...
April 10th 2010
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Joe Kiedinger, founder and Brander-in-Chief of Prophit Marketing of Green Bay, believes that the number one killer of employee job satisfaction and workplace engagement is tension caused by unhealthy relationships and perpetual misunderstandings.
To help employers reduce tension and ultimately increase the level of employee satisfaction with their lives at both ...
As of February 5, 2010 The High Desert Region Green Jobs Initiative has a new Executive Director, Kenneth C. Collins, Sr. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Kenneth served as the Initiative's Green Building and Small Business Advisor.
Linda K. Jones, Co-Founder of the Initiative and its Executive Director since its launching ...
Foster Care Associates (FCA), the UK's leading Independent Fostering Agency (IFA), has launched a new carer-focussed website to step up its campaign to recruit new foster carers throughout the UK.
With a current shortage of up to 10,000 foster carers in the UK, FCA decided to enhance their online activity as ...
Winning a new role in today’s highly competitive job market requires a level of application that many part-qualified accountants may have thought was only required when preparing for their professional examinations.
Here are a few simple tips from recruitment experts Reed Accountancy to help you take your next step in finding ...
Having the appropriate accounting qualifications is essential as you seek to find your next accounting job, but employers take much more than proven technical aptitude into account when considering who to recruit and who to promote. And this broader approach isn’t limited to finance roles in the private sector: in the ...
Redundancies and pay freezes were commonplace in the HR profession last year, revealed the Reed Human Resources Salary Survey 2010. Although some sectors were affected more than others, overall there was a slight fall in the UK average salary for HR professionals of 3-6%. However, early indications of increased activity ...
Levels of optimism are much higher than six months ago among finance professionals and their employers, according to the 2010 Reed Accountancy & Reed Finance Salary and Benefits Guide - which polled over 200,000 jobseekers and 40,000 employers in a wide range of sectors across the UK.
With 59% of employers ...
Five years post-S.B. 899, this conference on March 11-12 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis will bring disparate players together to start fixing a broken workers’ comp system in California.
The Making Workers’ Comp Work Conference is FREE for employers, HR managers and claims professionals. Lawyers and doctors may attend for ...
February 16th 2010
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Acas, the employment relations service, is encouraging UK businesses to prepare for the potential economic up-turn by focusing on employee engagement.
In its new discussion paper Acas highlights the simple procedures that can increase employee engagement in the workplace, to improve staff retention, increase morale and encourage greater productivity.
It also indicates ...
