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Candidates with excellent — and specialised — sales skills are highly sought after by recruiters looking to get one step ahead of the competition. Graham Simons reports

A salutary reminder from Monster that, despite being deluged with CVs, always advise your candidates to check them before sending them in.

- As security guard my jobis to pervert unauthorised people from coming onto the site
- My job involved processing clams
- My interests include cooking dogs and interesting people
- I was responsible for dissatisfied customers

Anecdotal evidence points towards an increase in the number of employmentrelated legal claims being brought against recruiters. Vanessa Townsend investigates

UK non-executive director fees have risen by an average of 10%, according to equity research firm AlphaValue.

Deloitte tax partner Brian White has called on HM Revenue & Customs to scrutinise travel and subsistence schemes for temporary workers and “stamp out those that are not operating within the law”. His comments follow recent guidance issued by HMRC. “The onus should be on HMRC to undertake a detailed review of all schemes and stamp out those that are not operating within the law.

In response to ‘Jobcentres aren’t working, says FSB’ (15 September)

Sandra Shepherd

For lazy employers, last week’s decision by the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General to stay the course with the compulsory retirement age was certainly cause for celebration.

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Vanessa

Congratulations Jeanette, an excellent letter (Recruiter, 4 February).

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