UK Job Market Report August – Main Findings: Permanent placements and temporary billings return to growth, substantial increase in candidate availability and starting pay continues to fall. Every month we receive the latest figures on the employment market in the South and the UK. The Job Market Report UK for August is kindly provided by
You may have seen on the news, or heard through the grapevine, that there is a new Job Retention Bonus planned to be given to companies who keep their previously furloughed staff on until January 2021. But what are the details? Well look no further! Here is the key information that you need to know.
Are lower starting salaries leading to demotivated staff? You may have heard that lower starting salaries are evident in the job market at the moment. On LinkedIn this week, I spotted a post that frustrated me to say the least. A recruiter was speaking about his candidate who had gone to an interview and was
When we were all busy planning our holidays at the beginning of the year, little did we know those plans were most likely going to be wiped from the calendar! Who would have know we would have had to think about holiday entitlement and coronavirus. What about all the bank holidays during lockdown? Can managers
UK Job Market June Report – Main Findings: Softer falls in permanent placements and temporary billings, quickest rise in staff supply since the start of 2009, & starting pay continues to fall as vacancies decline further. Every month we receive the latest figures on the employment market in the South and the UK. The UK
We live in a society where multitasking is king. We can’t seem to do anything without trying to do something else at the same time. In a world of juggling our responsibilities, we type whilst chatting on the phone, walk or jog on the phone, watch TV at the gym, read while listening to music,
UK Job Market Report’s main findings: Permanent placements and temp billings decline further amid recruitment freezes, availability of workers rises at quickest rate since July 2009, & weak demand for staff leads to downward pressure on pay. Every month we receive the latest figures on the employment market in the South and the UK. The
What a few months it has been! I’m sure like us, for you a lot has changed, whether it be switching to remote working, part time hours, or unfortunately losing your job. Not to mention the personal – lack of ‘normal routine’, not seeing friends and family, working from home WITH the kids, the new
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“I truly believe that onboarding is an art. Each new employee brings with them a potential to achieve and succeed. To lose the energy of a new hire through poor onboarding is an opportunity lost.” Sarah Wetzel – Director of Human Resources at engage: BDR You’ve gone through the recruitment process while in lockdown. You’ve chosen
So, you’ve got a shortlist of candidates that you’re due to interview for a key job role in the company. You might even be used to interviewing and before remote working, have had it down to a T. But now you’re faced with a new challenge – interviewing via phone and you find yourself wondering
While it’s not nearly as much as a danger as COVID-19, the World Health Organization has recently called ‘burnout syndrome’ a pandemic. More and more people year on year are suffering within business and leadership teams. So today we will look at how to reduce burnout across your teams. With remote working becoming more common,
UK Job Market Report’s main findings: Permanent placements and temporary billings fall at the sharpest rate sine the Global Financial Crisis but candidate availability falls at the slowest rate since June 2013. Every month we receive the latest figures on the employment market in the South and the UK. The UK Job Market report is
Telephone Interview Tips: Advice for Clients It is normal for candidates to be nervous in an interview; this can sometimes cause the candidate to cause fatal interview errors. Not only has the candidate missed out on securing what could potentially be their dream job, you may have missed out on an excellent candidate. This is
Bloopers Reel In need of a giggle? We have put together the bloopers from all of our job of the week videos for your enjoyment! Have a watch and a good laugh as we all get tongue tied. :0) Related Dovetail articles: Music for Motivation + Mind How (NOT) to Work From Home The Dovetail
With a lot of uncertainty in the market at the moment, it’s likely that recruiting and offering a permanent job to someone is going to be unrealistic. Temporary contracts may look like a good option at the moment, but why not look at something in between – fixed term contracts (or FTCs). Here are a
