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 ...
Hays, the world's leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, has reported that the construction sector is seeking flexible freelancers with a first-rate career history and experience in the public sector.
Ongoing investment in the public sector has generated a demand for experienced individuals to work on a range ...
Hays, the world's leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, has revealed that whilst it is premature to talk about a recovery in the legal market, signs are emerging that recruitment activity for certain niche skill sets has remained steady.
Hiring levels for transactional roles within private practice continue ...
Hays, the world's leading recruitment experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, has reported that despite difficult trading conditions, there has been a steady growth in demand for retail banking roles.
Signs are emerging that the market is starting to pick up, with organisations starting to prioritise recruitment. Tessa Hollingworth, Operations ...
Hays, the world's leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, is reporting that despite difficult trading conditions employers' confidence is improving with positive signs for recruitment activity in the building services sector, especially for candidates with specialist skills, such as sustainability and energy efficiency experience.
Recruitment activity for jobs ...
Hays, the world's leading recruitment experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, has reported that the acute shortages felt across the nursing sector in the UK has led to demand for professional staff from overseas.
The most affected areas for nursing jobs are in critical care (ITU), A&E, theatre, intensive care (ICU) ...
Hays Public Services has revealed the results of a new survey which shows that more than 80% of public sector organisations believe skills shortages in their organisation would be best filled by private sector workers.
Employers based across public services divisions including education, central and local government, housing, the NHS, charities ...
Hays Sales has revealed that the recession has underscored a shift in emphasis toward business development, as organisations seek to increase sales and grow market share.
"The demand for business development managers has remained buoyant, particularly in the service sector, in industries such as IT and utilities, but there are also ...
A recent Hays Education survey has shown that more than a fifth of teachers believe the increase in teaching applications is positive, because the so-called 'credit crunch teachers' are bringing new skills and experience with them.. However, current teachers have also questioned their motives and 33% are concerned that they ...
Hays, leading specialist recruiter, has stated that the government's plans to secure a brighter future for school leavers amid the rising tide of unemployment, has led to an increase in demand for support workers.
"We are experiencing a steady demand for social housing jobs, particularly for support workers to undertake varying assignments ...
According to Hays Purchasing & Supply, the leading specialist recruitment company, the implementation of efficiency and cost control drives within organisations has led to a sustained demand for experienced purchasing professionals.
"Many SMEs and smaller companies are being required to improve the supply chain to protect their profit margins, which calls ...
Hays Senior Finance has revealed that the current economic downturn has triggered a rise in the demand for professionals with corporate recovery and insolvency experience, to work on both permanent and temporary assignments.
The increase in demand for these specialist skills across a range of industry sectors comes as a direct ...
Hays Banking, specialist recruitment company, reports the need for companies to seek a financing facility and generate cash during the recession has helped to maintain demand for experienced invoice finance professionals.
Despite the problems encountered by the banking industry as a whole, invoice finance has remained fairly resilient, "Many providers are ...
Hays Information Technology, a leading specialist recruitment company, reports a number of specialist IT skill sets have come to the fore during the current climate, as organisations seek to maximise efficiencies.
Providing technical solutions in a structured and cost-effective manner remains a key priority, particularly for larger organisations and consequently this ...
Hays Social Care, specialist recruitment company, has reported that the recent government announcements to invest in the recruitment of social workers is likely to provide a temporary boost to the numbers employed in the industry, but a longer term action plan is needed to combat the skills shortages that are ...
Hays, the specialist recruitment company, highlights the demand for specialist treasury accounting and systems-based experience has increased over the past six months. The increasing focus on compliance has led to a stronger focus on individuals with regulatory experience.
"Employers are looking for accounting and systems based personnel, in contrast to the same ...
Hays Recruitment has reported that the current economic environment is likely to fuel further demand for senior contact centre jobs with the trend set to continue throughout 2009.
"As we see further company restructures, organisations will increasingly focus on process improvements and management of costs. Employers are looking for individuals who ...
Hays Telecoms has reported that employers are seeking specialist telecoms talent, with business and core networks, content and media, mobile and wireless, all experiencing steady recruitment activity.
High on the list of desirable skills is the demand for individuals with experience of transmission, provisioning and planning of fibre networks.
"People skills and ...
TalentScotland has announced the results of its latest survey of 2,602 global job hunters which reveals that Scotland would be their first choice to relocate to in the UK. TalentScotland.com, the website offering advice, support and vacancy information for people looking to relocate to Scotland has published these latest results which ...
February 12th 2009
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Jobs for life are virtually non-existent in today's labour market, with the current average lifespan of jobs in the UK being on average just three years, and even as short as 18 months for graduates.
While the majority of workers regularly change their jobs, this is not the case for people ...
