Eight in 10 IT jobseekers have failed to find new roles using social networking sites, according to a survey from The IT Job Board.
The survey of 540 IT candidates found that while half of all respondents had used LinkedIn to search for jobs and almost a third of IT professionals (32%) would like to be headhunted through such sites, 80% had failed to land a new job.
Unemployment levels in Canada and Australia remained unchanged in March.
Canada’s unemployment rate remained stable at 8.2% in March, according to data from Statistics Canada.
The data shows that Canada added 17,900 jobs in the month and brings total job gains since July 2009 to 176,000. In February, 20,900 jobs were created, while 43,000 were added in January.
TEAM is urging its members to take advantage of the opportunities available to recruiters via the government’s flexible new deal for long-term unemployed.
The opportunities on the Department of Work and Pensions website are open to all recruiters and businesses, and there is no requirement to be a member of an organisation to apply.
Expats are more likely to land a new job in Saudi Arabia than in any other GCC country, according to the latest employment data from Middle East online recruitment firm GulfTalent.com.
The number of expatriate employees in Saudi Arabia increased by an estimated 2.4% in Q4 2009, followed by Qatar with a 2.2% increase. There was also a 0.3% rise in Oman.
Healthcare recruiter Mayday Healthcare has topped the Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
Mayday Healthcare, shortlisted in the best public sector recruitment agency category at last week’s Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Innovate CV, and ranked 4th in Recruiter’s Hot 100, was not the only recruiter to make the list.
International healthcare provider Bupa has appointed Denise Collis as its new group HR director.
Almost three in four Irish workers (72%) would consider moving abroad to get a job, according to a survey from Irish recruiter Grafton.
News website Inside Ireland reports that the poll of more that 1,000 individuals during March, revealed that the top destination for emigration would be Europe, followed by Australia, Great Britain and Canada.
The recession has proven no barrier to top professionals wanting to work aboard, according to a report from international staffing firm Hydrogen.
The study of 3,155 mid to senior-level professionals, shows that 94% are either already working internationally, or want to do so, while 60% of respondents said the recession has had ’no impact’ on their willingness to move abroad.
When Wm Morrisons Supermarkets joined forces with creative ad agency Jupiter Advertising to find general managers for its stores nationwide, they not only filled the roles, but the campaign ended up winning the Most Effective Recruitment Campaign award.
A team from Newcastle University has won the opportunity to represent the UK in a business game - Brandstorm - in Paris, used by international cosmetics company L’Oreal to find talented graduates.