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Most employers now use social networking sites to screen candidates with almost half claming that what they had viewed on such sites had caused them to think twice about hiring a candidate, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk. Around 43% of employers said what they had seen on social networking sites had caused them not to hire the candidate.
Neutral vendor and workforce management company the Albany Group has apologised for any inconvenience or financial hardship to staffing companies and contractors after admitting that a £3m factoring facility for three of its UK companies has been withdrawn.
The number of resignations among UK workers has increased in the past year, according to data from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and employment law service XpertHR.
… for staff working in recruitment to get it wrong. The Daily Mail reports on recently discovered employment records on a certain Thomas Woodward, aka Tom Jones.
Adecco has launched an initiative to help Britain’s paralympic athletes make the transition to the workplace after their sport career ends.
Global technical recruitment company, NES Group, is advising candidates to refrain from giving details of their hobbies and interests in CVs.
Exceptional recruitment managers are needed in difficult times to attract the best people and reduce costs, whether they be in-house or working for recruitment providers on behalf of the company, according to speakers at a conference in London last month.
Tony Seager
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