How to manage an exit interview
So a member of your team has decided to move on… It happens. No matter how great your organisation is to work for, and no matter what benefits your company offers, it’s an unavoidable part of business....
View ArticleFive competency questions you should be asking every candidate
‘Tell me about a time you’ve had to answer a competency question…’ Competency questions have become so popular for many recruiters that opening questions such as ‘tell me about a time’, or ‘give an...
View ArticleHire for lower: On-demand webinar
Learn how to get the most from your reed.co.uk account reed.co.uk can help you hire quickly and effectively. To make sure you maximise the success of your next recruitment campaign, watch our free...
View Article32: the age your staff are most content
Brits are more likely to find career contentment before marriage Three job moves leads to work fulfilment Workers rate work/life balance over salary when it comes to career happiness New research...
View ArticleAre your staff faking it? One in six Brits admits to making up excuses to get...
Feigning an illness is the most popular cover story workers use for a day off work Ridiculous reasons range from my dog ate my iPhone to I have sunburnt feet One in seven workers confess Friday is the...
View ArticleWomen in Engineering: Salary expectations improve despite being outnumbered...
2014 saw 97,681 women apply for engineering vacancies compared to 753,263 men The pay gap between male and female engineering staff has closed 6 per cent since 2013 Computer programming roles are the...
View ArticleHow to write a job ad – The basics
What’s the key to writing a successful job advert? Successfully making your job ad stand out from the crowd can be the difference between a lacklustre response and an excellent one. But, when...
View ArticleCelebrity chefs most influential TV personalities on career choices
The Apprentice, Masterchef and Silent Witness most impactful on career choices Michel Roux Jr named most inspirational TV personality A third of “Generation Netflix” admit TV has influenced their...
View ArticleFMCG & Construction applications on the rise
FMCG & Construction applications on the rise The first six months of the year saw significant growth of applications in a number of key areas for reed.co.uk. June saw the site receive 15 million...
View ArticleFree webinar: What do your target candidates really want?
Live webinar: Tuesday 28th July (14:30 GMT – 15:30 GMT) Confidence has returned to the jobs market and competition for the best talent continues to grow. As the UK’s biggest and best-known job site,...
View ArticleBad grammar and a limp handshake: are these the signs you’ve picked the wrong...
What do recruiters really want? Whatever your area of expertise, when it comes to job applications and interviews, it seems some ‘pet peeves’ are universal. Whether it’s a stock CV phrase or an...
View ArticleFirst-class job prospects for class of 2015
77 per cent more job vacancies in Q2 2015 Graduates want to learn and earn with apprenticeships attracting 85% more applications Average annual graduate salary stands at £26,179 Qualified accountancy...
View ArticleThe apprentice problem: Secondary students consider apprenticeships but don’t...
Almost three quarters of students would consider an apprenticeship, yet 80% know little or nothing about them, according to the latest research from QA Apprenticeships. However, despite the widespread...
View ArticleFive competency questions you should be asking every candidate
‘Tell me about a time you’ve had to answer a competency question…’ Competency questions have become so popular for many recruiters that opening questions such as ‘tell me about a time’, or ‘give an...
View Article30 minutes or less: The rise of the ‘didn’t-have-time-to-dine’ culture
• Three in five UK workers are given less than an hour for their lunch break • 68% of people don’t take the full amount of time allocated • Two in three admit that they don’t actually eat at lunch...
View ArticleOffice fashion: what your staff are saying
Dress for the job you want, not the job you have? Not necessarily, according to our latest survey. We asked 1,500 UK workers just how fashion conscious the UK workforce really is. Here’s what we found...
View ArticleHow character questions could be the key to your next hire
If you’ve worked in recruitment for a while, you probably know your go-to interview questions inside-out. It might be that you’ve figured out the best ways to cover the basics. Or you might have a few...
View ArticleFive interview questions you should be asking
Ever thought about how much a bad hire could cost your company? Aside from salary, potential outgoings on new staff, include hiring costs, training fees and even IT and maintenance payments. And that’s...
View ArticleCelebrity chefs most influential TV personalities on career choices
The Apprentice, Masterchef and Silent Witness most impactful on career choices Michel Roux Jr named most inspirational TV personality A third of “Generation Netflix” admit TV has influenced their...
View Articlereed.co.uk receives 1 million applications in first week of 2016
As Britain went back to work this week, the predicted January jobs rush has more than lived up to its billing. After an encouraging end to 2015, with 19% more new vacancies on offer in Q4 than the...
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