Unemployment is rising across Scandinavia, according to latest data.
Finland’s unemployment rate now stands at 9.3%, up 0.6% on the same period last year, the latest Finnish Labour Force Survey shows.
In neighbouring country Sweden, the official unemployment rate is now 9.8%, up 80,000 year-on-year.
London is the 17th most expensive city to live in Europe, according to the latest Cost of Living Surveyfrom Mercer.
Specialist insurance, financial and professional recruiter Eames Consulting Group has recorded a “strong performance” in its H1 results.
Revenues reached £3.9m in the first half of 2010 (H1 2009 £1.6m).
More than nine in 10 of PricewaterhouseCoopers 2009 talent academy interns have been offered full-time work upon graduation, according to the firm.
Tesco is set to increase its graduate intake this September.
The supermarket predicts at least a 10% increase on 2009’s intake.
Online candidate delivery system morethanacv.co.uk is to launch.
The system aims to streamline recruitment through using video and audio by reducing time to hire and delivering greater insight into prospective employees.
This new online service is set to launch end of the month.
A director of the Big Four accountancy firm carrying out independent audits of prospective members of the FCSA (Freelancer & Contractor Services Association) says existing members have been “pleasantly surprised” by how much the audits “got under the skin of their businesses”.
Recruiters can showcase hidden skills to prospective employers that the young people do not know they have, according to Jayne Mee, group people and customer experience director at Barratt Developments.
Web developers dominate a list of most in-demand IT jobs of 2010 compiled by IT recruiter IntaPeople.
The research took into account the most frequently advertised IT positions for the first six months of the year. The top 10 roles are:
1. C# / ASP.NET developer
2. Java J2EE developer
3. PHP developer
4. Business analyst
Budget hotel chain Travelodge is on the look-out for 140 new staff following its recent acquisition of 52 Innkeeper’s Lodges.
Travelodge is now recruiting for 40 hotel managers and 100 entry level staff, such as receptionists, guest room cleaners and night porters.