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Theme : recruitment
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I know what you did last summer
As useful as Google is, I think it might have some interesting effects on the recruitment decisions of the future – something we are looking at here.
from : duncanoleary
1st December 2006
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RecruiterMagazine.co.uk - Promotion more important than pay
Promotion and moving up the career ladder are the most important factors when searching for a job, according to a survey by recruitment agency Brook Street.
Pay and benefits, the people you work with and location, also scored highly. However, surprisingly few said the company profile was an important aspect when job seeking.
from : duncanoleary
25th October 2006
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RecruiterMagazine.co.uk - 60% of employees seek new role
Around 60% of employees are actively looking for new positions according to research by online learning provider SkillSoft.
It found 59% of employees confess to checking job listings and job websites while at work and 19% have their details registered with a recruitment agency, headhunter or online job service. It found 41% already have an up-to-date CV ready to go.
from : duncanoleary
25th October 2006
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Guardian Technology | Can Britain produce a success like YouTube?
Aticle describing new recruitment site Zubka.com:
It 'gives people the chance to earn a recruitment fee for placing their contacts into new jobs. Users are offered thousands of pounds for successful referrals, and the founders hope it will revolutionise job hunting in the same way Lastminute.com changed the travel business'
from : duncanoleary
23rd October 2006
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BBC NEWS: Ofsted promises ethnic diversity
England's education watchdog is looking to recruit more inspectors from ethnic minority groups.
Currently 9% of Ofsted's staff are from ethnic minorities, compared with 8% for the civil service as a whole.
The Racial equality scheme has been revised and published following a review and assessment of Ofsted’s functions and their relevance to the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
from : duncanoleary
11th September 2006
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Employer engagement and the London labour market (DWP Commissioned)
Finds that the single largest method through which people secture employment in London is word of mouth.
from : duncanoleary
5th September 2006
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Network Logic: Who governs in an interconnected world?
Demos collection on the hidden power of networks. Includes an article by Helen McCarthy which argues that 'Women’s networks
represent a force
for change and
social agency with
the potential to
tackle persistent
workplace
inequalities . . .'
from : duncanoleary
24th August 2006
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Escaping poverty: Fom safety nets to networks of opportunity
Perri 6 on the importance of networks in either offering/denying opportunity to individuals.
from : duncanoleary
24th August 2006
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Want better workers? Then offer better jobs
Argues that the ubiquity of poor jobs is leading to low aspirations in education:
'As the labour market offers more and more low-paid, low-skilled and insecure employment, there seems to be a corresponding tit-for-tat between employer and employee about who can offer the other the least. "It's only a temporary position I'm afraid, with no hope of advancement." "Great. Sounds perfect for me, because I'm surly and I can't read."'
from : duncanoleary
23rd August 2006
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ESRC Future of Wor: Diversity in Britain’s Labour Market
Focusses mainly on over 50s and women in the workforce - finding that there is an overall decline in job satisfaction for both both groups. Also argues that working practices in SMEs should be more of a concern for policymakers.
from : duncanoleary
21st August 2006
