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Graduate jobseekers increasingly turning to the web for first job

21/04/2008 17:18:20

Young jobseekers are increasingly turning to the net as their sole method of job hunting according to research from Reed Employment. 89 per cent of graduates surveyed by the recruitment firm claimed that they only ever search for jobs online; 18 per cent use specialist recruitment
agencies; 8 per cent apply in person and just 3 per cent regularly check newspaper job
sections.

The above article is taken from www.rec-con.co.uk

80 per cent of respondents also said they were avid users of social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

Worryingly for employers, younger jobseekers spend little time researching the role they
are applying for

PROMOTION BOARD ASSESSMENTS DO NOT FULLY REFLECT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY SENIOR OFFICERS

02/07/2007 14:02:26

• 73% of police assessment professionals cited Counter Terrorism as a major issue, but only 20% said their senior officer promotion assessments included an element designed to identify candidates best suited to meet this challenge
• 67% said Violent Crime was a major challenge, but only 20% addressed this in their promotion board assessments

A significant disparity between the major challenges faced by senior officers and the degree to which promotion assessments identify candidates best suited to meet them, was one of the major findings from a recent survey conducted among UK Police Services by Reed Consulting.

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VICTIM SUPPORT OFFERS STAFF OUTPLACEMENT SUPPORT

30/05/2007 10:47:59

Ahead of a major restructure that could see Victim Support merge its current, 89-strong member federation into a single body, the national charity which helps people affected by crime has entered into a three-year partnership with Reed Consulting for the provision of EAP outplacement services.

Roland Stainton-Williamson, head of human resources at Victim Support, explains: “Providing support is at the absolute heart of what our 2,000 employees and 10,000 volunteers do. By bringing in outplacement specialists Reed Consulting, we are providing our own people with expert advice and support during this period of consolidation for Victim Support.”

People on the move

22/05/2007 11:57:02

Employers have to take into consideration the requirement for flexible working hours that employees are increasingly demanding. This information is taken from a survey that Microsoft recently implemented among 1000 office workers. The generated results show that 73% of the surveyed regard the opportunity for self-determining their working time as essential when deciding to accept a new position. What is more, more than half of the employees maintain that flexibility will help them cope with work-related stress.

At the same time, only 16% of the companies being surveyed have flexible working hours policies and more than half of the employees admit

Breaking the Job Ad code

21/05/2007 11:10:10

Years ago, job advertisements were ways easier to decipher – their content was much simpler and it wasn’t hard to get the idea of what the suitable applicant should look like. Now, job seekers are challenged with a real jungle of different ad formats, content and sometimes incomprehensible means of expression. If you learn how to find your way through this jungle of “coded” information, your chances of finding and getting the job will inevitably improve.

There are several ways to handle job advertisements. Applicants can start by first narrowing the number of announcements to the ones that are of greatest

Research Into Role of Assessments in Modern Policing

02/05/2007 14:08:14

The role of assessment in modern policing will be the first topic debated by a new knowledge network formed to help UK police forces develop their resourcing strategies through comparison of methods and exploration of best practice.

Organised by assessment specialists Reed Consulting, the network's first event is a round table at Dali Universe, adjacent to The London Eye, on 22nd May.

Police Forces throughout the United Kingdom are sending key personnel responsible for assessment and selection to participate in this innovative forum, where attendees will discuss the findings of an extensive piece of research into current assessment practices across police

Networking Crucial To Career Progression

11/04/2007 14:48:24

Less than 25% of all vacancies are advertised, so for the vast majority of job seekers their success in finding a new role is determined by how well networked they are.

Based upon the latest job vacancy figures from the Office of National Statistics1, in February 2007 there were a whopping 465,000 job vacancies that were not advertised.

People who are good at networking have a significant advantage when it comes to taking the next step up their career ladder, as they will be able to choose from a much greater selection of job opportunities.

Networking skills can be taught

GRADdirect Launched To Address 55% Graduate Scheme Shortfall

04/04/2007 11:11:22

A new service has been launched to help recruiters meet their Graduate Scheme targets - in candidate quality and quantity terms - by enabling them to precisely target graduates whose skills match their requirements, from a 150,000-strong database.

4th April, 2007

55% GRADUATE SCHEME SHORTFALL ADDRESSED BY GRADdirect

Recent research1 revealed that 55% of Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) members were concerned about failing to hit their 2007 Graduate Scheme targets.

GRADdirect is an innovative suite of interactive tools launched by Reed Consulting to help recruiters accurately target up to 150,000 registered graduates on the UK's leading job site reed.co.uk.

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Employee market is booming, but…

04/04/2007 09:57:44

CIOs are desperate for IT professionals and project managers. This trend is due to the pressure to deliver projects on time and on budget. But the talent is in short supply or is just not good enough.

Blame it on…
What CIOs say that one of the reasons of not being able to find the suitable project management candidate is the lack of training, experience and business knowledge. Other managers are blaming the educational institutions, complaining that academia is failing to meet the needs of the businesses by not emphasizing project management skills.

A good project manager is…
Projects tend to come and

Put a spring in your step with some improvements to your results with new business software.

21/03/2007 14:43:18

Put the winter sales blues behind you and thrive with the spring. New recruitment software products come eagerly awaited to improve workflow, cut costs and grow better client relationships.

After a several-month cold winter and shivering sales, this spring will open new opportunities with only a slight chance of a shower. Snow begins to melt on the recruitment market, and clients and applicants are awakening for better results. Most professionals flourish this time of year, in a long hope for successful career realization.

What happens to your recruitment business in the spring of 2007? Keep on reading, this might be

Video resumes may actually be working.

12/03/2007 10:45:57

The only way an individual can brand themselves to potential employers is by creating a resume. We may embelish them from time to time or exaggerate our accomplishments a little bit but let’s face it: resumes are that boring document that lists the chronoligacal order of our working lives.

The Internet has made this procedure a little bit less dreadful with the advent of video resumes. If you open the YouTube and type “video resumes” you get several pages of them. The quality of the clips may not be great, made with cheap video cameras, but they are short, funny and

Can blogs be the ultimate marketing instrument?

29/01/2007 16:08:27

Blogs have always been considered as a place to lay down personal thoughts or just express an opinion behind the shield of the screen when you don’t have the guts to say it in public. As such, I would never label them as ultimate marketing tools especially when it comes to hiring. How I reached to this conclusion – just “google” a job position, for example, “a web developer in Brasil” and some of the results will come from blog content.
So, the best advice for any startup businesses, or those who cannot afford a lot of cash for traditional

Good and timely questions to ask during an interview

11/01/2007 11:50:24

An interview is a two-way street. It is always tricky, especially at the end of a job interview, when the interviewer has asked all pre-determined questions and now turns to you and says "Is there anything you'd like to ask me?" The employers should always provide such an opportunity for a change of roles. That is why, always plan of some specific questions to ask. Having nothing prepared sends the message that you don’t have an independent thought process. There is no greater turn-off than a candidate who says "No. I think you've answered all my questions." This shows a