IT applicants need to get their CVs right
Almost nine in 10 (88%) of recruiters see mistakes on IT job seekers’ CVs, according to research from IT recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk.
The research shows 74% of IT job seekers are confident they Continue Reading »
How not to complete your CV
Giving God as a reference heads the list of CV gaffes as revealed in a recent survey.
Other attempts to attract attention include Continue Reading »
Weeding out ‘unsuitable’ teaching applicants
Whilst it is not unusual for employers to ask prospective employees to undergo psychometric assessment as a tool to assist in their development it is rare, except for verbal and numeric reasoning, for it to be widely used as part of the recruitment process.
But, 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. Continue Reading »
‘barely literate’ graduates
A shortage of qualified university and school leavers is holding back economic recovery according to early findings by the Institute of Directors in a poll of members. “A surprising number have vacancies they are unable to fill”, said Mike Harris the institute’s head of skills. “They cite a lack of skills and bad attitude”.
Susie Young, the graduate recruitment manager at Waitrose, part of The John Lewis Partnership, said that Continue Reading »
Applicants per vacancy by industry sector
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 Continue Reading »
Candidates lie on their CVs
It’s about time that candidates realised that prospective employers will check the veracity of their CVs. Yet, according to background screening company PeopleChecking, part of NorthgateArinso candidates lie most often about degree-level educational qualifications. Continue Reading »
Ideas on recruitment practice
How many applicants does an employer need to interview before being able to decide to offer a job? We know from research that the UK Civil Service has 100 applicants for a “Fast Stream” role for every job offer. For major banks and financial services organisations Continue Reading »
Proctor & Gamble goes virtual
Proctor & Gamble is developing digital recruitment techniques as graduates make more use of digital space for their job search. Madalyn Brooks, P & G’s HR director says that they are trying to to get employee engagement earlier on, and in a very different place from that which P & G has been used to using.
Apart from conducting their first Continue Reading »
Honesty on your CV is the best policy
A senior NHS manager who lied on his CV has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence and told to carry out 200 hours of unpaid community work.
Hasan Tahsin, former head of estates and capital projects at Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, made fraudulent claims Continue Reading »
Attention to detail – who needs it?
I was talking to a senior executive today who works in the leisure industry. His company is one that has been chosen to provide services for the next Olympics to be held in London. Currently he is seeking to recruit staff who can gain experience within his company before the big event. He showed me an application that he had received from Continue Reading »