Cautious optimism is still the watchword

Staffing businesses have had to cut costs, which has obviously had an impact on headcount, but things may be improving

Positive prospects for permanent hiring

Latest research reveals that senior executives have more confidence in the UK economy and plan to add to their workforces this year

Tightening reference checks by degrees

As banks and financial service organisations call for ever more stringent pre-employment checks, this trend points to the need to introduce a reference passport

Recruiters: room for optimism, for now

For the Southern countries of the troubled Eurozone all appears doom and gloom. Yet Colin Cottell discovered a more subtle situation

The trick to targeting teenage talent

With mounting debt putting students off university, Sam Burne James says firms are finding new ways to appeal to talented school leavers

The skills of a corporate entrepreneur

Sonja Stockton - Director of recruitment, PwC To kickstart Britain’s economy, future employees need to adopt a new set of skills and approaches in the workplace

A radical vision of recruitment (4.0)