While three in four British adults receive some vocational guidance, two thirds have deemed it not appropriate or useful, according to a survey by Home Learning College.
Consequently, two thirds would have taken a different career path if they’d benefited from the right intervention when they were younger.
International recruiter Hays’ performance has been “very encouraging” for the six months ended 31 December 2010, according to chief executive Alistair Cox.
UK employers are shifting from temporary to permanent recruitment, according to research from finance, accounting, HR, banking and financial services staffing firm Poolia.
Research shows that January 2011 permanent placements are up by almost 99%, while short-term opportunities are down by almost 10% on January last year.
Andy Hogarth
Buoyant demand for strong British brands in emerging markets is behind a surge in UK manufacturing jobs, according to Staffline’s chairman and CEO, Andy Hogarth.
Industrial, commercial and driving staffing specialist First4Staff has opened a new office in Telford.
The firm also has offices in Wolverhampton and Cannock.
International systems, applications and products (SAP) specialist Recruit 121 is to implement online recruitment software provider Bullhorn’s web-based software.
Recruit 121 has rolled out Bullhorn’s ATS and CRM system throughout their UK, Amsterdam and US offices.
IT recruiter RDL has chosen Optimal Internet to provide website design, development and optimisation services for all of the websites within the RDL organisation.
Optimal will provide bespoke designs for the firm’s corporate site as well as subsidiaries SEC Recruitment and M3 Europe.
More than nine in 10 recruiters believe current IR35 tax rules are ineffective and must be reformed, according to a survey from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Day rates for interim managers in the finance sector have risen by 12% this year, according to research from executive search firm Kinsey Allen.
Job board reed.co.uk has launched a new job sharing feature promoting vacancies via Twitter and LinkedIn.
The new service, free to all recruiters, provides the option to share vacancy details via Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, to further extend their online reach.