Tough competition among graduates for jobs means employers get to pick the best. Photo: PA
Employers should recruit graduates through internship and apprenticeship schemes to help keep unemployment down – and they can be choosier than ever.
Competition for graduate jobs is fierce, with nearly 70 university leavers scrambling for every vacancy,
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THIS spring, college seniors are entering a better job market than the class of 2009 faced. Unfortunately, that is not saying much because 2009 was one of the worst years in the history of hiring.
Sean Kelly
Still, hiring of this year’s crop of graduates is up 5 percent over the
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The unemployment rate is expected to stay around 8%.
Britain’s new coalition government will receive an immediate report on the state of the economy today, with the release of monthly unemployment figures and the Bank of England’s latest economic forecasts.
Economists expect official labour market data due at 9.30am to show the
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FOR the first time in two years, many job seekers may have reason to feel hopeful. Employers are beginning to hire again — or at least think about it.
Sean Kelly
Although the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent in March, and many economists expect the rate to stay high for
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This interview with Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant
Allison V. Smith for The New York Times
Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, says that by hiring the best workers and paying well above industry average, it vastly improves productivity.
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Every
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Unemployed? Worry not! Every Monday, MainStreet finds companies that are hiring full-time workers—right now.
GEICO
Who They Are: Large insurance company.
Where They Are: They have 12 major U.S. offices, with numerous smaller locations across the country. They employ more than 23,000 people nationwide.
What They Want: They need claims representatives, sales reps and
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This interview with Jana Eggers, chief executive of Spreadshirt, a maker of personalized clothing, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
Jana Eggers is C.E.O. of Spreadshirt, a maker of personalized clothing, with offices in both Boston and Leipzig, Germany. In hiring, she says, she checks references
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Public sector organisations are hiring migrant workers at a faster rate than
their private sector counterparts despite the jobs shake-out research shows.
By Roland Gribben
Published: 7:49PM GMT 18 Feb 2010
One in five employers have recruited foreign workers over the last three
months with almost 25pc of public sector concerns
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In such a shaky economic time when the job market is faltering and competition is at its highest, you may be asking yourself, ‘Do I need a career coach?’ A career coach is a person who has been there and done that and then some. They often come from a
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If your company is planning to turn to enterprise resource planning (ERP), it’s important to invest in the right ERP consultants for the job. However, if you’ve never had to choose ERP pros before, it may be a challenge to determine which are going to be the best for your
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