There are signs of improvement in the London financial services industry with new job numbers in June the highest this year, according to Morgan McKinley’s employment monitor.
The main findings of the monitor were:
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Two thirds (66%) of young people are seeking internships due to the recession, according to a poll by the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE).
The poll reveals that that two thirds (67%) feel exploited or undervalued by working unpaid, while 49% of respondents have worked unpaid for four weeks or more.
As the levels of swine flu cases increase, commercial recruiter Tate recommends having a contingency plan in place should absenteeism rise to critical levels.
Agreement over a long term financing deal between Hexagon Human Capital and its bankers is taking longer than anticipated, according to the company.
In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Hexagon says that while the board “had hoped these discussions would be concluded by 31 July 2009, this has not proved to be the case.”
Older workers are more flexible and fulfilled, according to a survey from people assessment firm Talent Q.
Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has topped the list in The Times top 100 Graduate Employers.
The top 10 graduate employers are:
1. PricewaterhouseCoopers
2. Deloitte
3. Aldi
4. Civil service
5. KPMG
6. NHS
7. Accenture
8. Teach First
August’s summer blip in retail sales is a prelude to a bumper Christmas, according to retail recruiters.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that retail sales volumes fell to 2.1% in August from 2.9% in July.
A major US IT recruiter has instructed a UK corporate finance company to identify potential acquisition targets among UK IT recruiters.
Mike Higgins, a partner and specialist in the recruitment sector at Fusion Corporate Finance, told Recruiter that the US client was “a major player in the States that wished to be supported round the world from a single source of supply”.
In response to Denise Walker’s letter on key performance indicators (KPIs) (Recruiter, 26 November), KPIs can have a role to play, there’s no doubt. For example, focusing the recruiter in their time management and providing a useful analysis of their overall performance.
In spite of the recession, around 10,000 apprenticeships are to be created, the government has announced.