March 9th, 2011 → 4:58 am @ marc
Research shows 74% of IT job seekers are confident they represent themselves better in person than on paper, while 23% of IT job seekers admit to getting someone else to write their CV for them.
February 22nd, 2011 → 10:25 pm @ marc
Almost a third (32%) of 194 UK employers surveyed claimed they spend one minute or less reviewing a CV, while 14% per cent spend 30 seconds or le
January 25th, 2011 → 6:08 am @ marc
In a global first for England the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) has announced that by 2012 all applicants for University teacher training courses will undergo psychometric assessment.
September 7th, 2010 → 2:10 am @ marc
At Kimberly-Clark, their UK recruitment adviser, Will Corder said that the company had been able to recruit only eight graduate trainees, fewer than in previous years. One candidate, when asked how he or she had developed leadership skills, answered:”At church Im [sic] in charge of some organisation”.
July 14th, 2010 → 4:44 am @ marc
High Flyers Research has produced its ‘end-of year’ update on graduate recruitment in 2010 amongst the top graduate employers. This shows the revised number of graduate vacancies by sector in 2010 and the number of applicants per vacancy.
Here is an excerpt from the research showing the applicants per vacancy
Accounting & professional services – [...]
