One in four people would quit their job without securing a new post, according to research from assessment firm Psychtests.com.
The poll of 7,000 people also found 57% would change careers late in life, while 61% prefer working in a job environment where their work is constantly changing.
The coalition government’s National Insurance Contributions (NICs) ‘holiday’ does not go far enough to support business growth, according to Phil Handley, operations director at IT, engineering and legal recruiter IntaPeople.
Recruitment giant Hays will not renew contracts of job boards who do not channel all their candidates who apply for jobs posted by the agency directly to Hays.
Recruitment activity in the financial services sector fell by around 10% in August, according to data from Powerchex.
The research indicates the first month-on-month decrease so far this year.
Robin Clarke, director of international recruitment-to-recruitment firm JPA’s Asia Pacific office, is visiting the UK in October to advise UK recruitment consultants on moving to Australia.
Financial services recruiter Huxley Associates has opened two new international offices in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
International recruiter Randstad Staffing has launched a free job posting service for employers.
Employers can register on https://www.randstadstaffing.co.uk/dashboard/default.aspx, under the ‘my Randstad’ tab.
Jobs can be updated and edited online and will online for 28 days.
Two more regional job boards have just gone live as part of the Just Jobs network.
The future of recruitment is here - and it’s social, according to speakers at the conference.
Human capital consultancy True North has appointed Natalie O’Shaughnessy and Manuel Castro as principal consultants.
O’Shaughnessy will be leading the e-commerce search practice at True North with a focus on senior management hires, board level appointments and change-led recruitment solutions.
Castro heads the firm’s new media search practice, focusing on digital media roles.