More than 25% of candidates that have used professional social networking sites have secured a new job through them, according to a survey from professional social networking site Viadeo.
The survey of more than 1,800 people across Italy, Spain, France and the UK also found that 40% had managed to secure a job interview using a professional social network such as LinkedIn and Viadeo.
The rate of UK business insolvencies fell to its lowest point since January 2010 in May, according to the latest Insolvency Index from information services company Experian.
Experian’s latest analysis reveals an 18% fall in the total number of business insolvencies during May compared to April, bringing the rate of insolvencies down to 0.08% from 0.10% in April.
Online IT recruitment specialist, The IT Job Board, has appointed DBD Media, the search engine marketing specialist, for a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign.
The PPC advertising campaign aims to drive IT professionals to The IT Job Board’s European network of IT recruitment websites in the UK, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
Randstad Managed Services, the MSP and RPO arm of the Randstad Group, has today announced the appointment of Sebastian O’Connell as director of sales.
Private sector pay settlements did not keep pace with inflation in May, according to data the Labour Research Department (LRD).
Employment in the manufacturing sector rose at its fastest pace for 15 years, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index.
The Index posted a reading of 57.5 in June, down from 58 in May.
The domestic market held up well in June, but growth in new exports fell sharply.
A migration gap could hit the UK’s ability to recruit the necessary IT talent, according specialist IT recruitment firm IntaPeople.
A new tool from Jobsite allows candidates to add links to their Twitter and LinkedIn profiles.
Multi-sector recruiter Time 4 Recruitment has expanded into the engineering construction industry.
The move follows the firm achieving membership of the ECIA - Engineering Construction Industry Association.
Recruitment services agency Net Natives has launched a new service that enables recruiters and job boards to recruit inside Facebook.
British Medical Jobs is one of the first clients to use the service, which brings jobs to members via fully functioning, multi-dimensional Facebook recruitment sites.
The Natives Facebook Service has three main strands: