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Employment in the UK [INFOGRAPHIC]
Posted on April 30, 2013Recent research has highlighted that employment in the UK continues to be driven by small and medium enterprises (SME’S). Stephens Scown Solicitors have researched and discovered emerging trends relating to employment in the UK; their findings show: 4.8 Million business in the UK private sector 29.6 Million people employed, 23.9... -
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Uncertainty Still Weighs on Employer Hiring Confidence Across the Globe in 2Q 2013
Posted on March 20, 2013Global economic challenges and uncertainty will continue to contribute to subdued hiring during the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. ManpowerGroup’s research suggests that employers are seeking signs of a robust global economy before labor markets are likely to achieve sustainable traction. This quarter’s... -
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International study on HR cross-cultural diversity
Posted on February 26, 2013More and more companies are becoming aware of the increasing impact of cultural diversity on all key organizational processes. However, there is a lack of insight into how European companies are adopting to this need for workforce diversity. Recently, the European Monitor for Change emphasized the importance of a proper... -
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Everything you want to know about LinkedIn – Facts & Figures 2013
Posted on January 22, 2013Last week LinkedIn announced officially that they have over 200 million members worldwide. But what are the trends? How often is this online network really visited? By whom? And how many companies use this site? LinkedIn Global Stats 2013 Let’s have a deep dive again in the global LinkedIn statistics... -
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2013 Mobile Recruiting Outlook (Whitepaper)
Posted on January 16, 2013Simply Hired Releases 2013 Mobile Recruiting Outlook Who: Simply Hired®, a technology company that operates one of the world’s largest job search engines, today released its 2013 Mobile Recruiting Outlook. What: Mobile technology is changing the way people search – in fact, according to iSuppli smartphones now make up nearly 50 percent of the mobile... -
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Global Labor Market Set to Slow in 1Q 2013; Rough Road Ahead for European Job Seekers
Posted on December 11, 2012According to ManpowerGroup’s first-quarter 2013 Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today, the majority of employers in the global labor market are less confident about adding staff than they were at the start of 2012. It appears that businesses worldwide are hesitating with investments due to uncertainty and this includes investments... -
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LinkedIn Talent Brand Index explained and discussed
Posted on October 30, 2012LinkedIn has 175+ Million members and more than 2 million company profiles. That’s big data and LinkedIn has analysed billions of these data points between members and companies and compared the data with surveys of thousands of members to determine a company’s familiarity and engagement score. The result is the... -
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Does Social Recruitment Monitor rank the best pages?
Posted on October 17, 2012No, but the new Social Recruitment Monitor does contain an interesting list of Facebook Career Pages from the Top 200 firms in the world. According to its press release: The Social Recruitment Monitor is the world’s first online tool to accurately measure and rank the social media recruitment activities of... -
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2.000 facts & figures about Social Media around the world 2012
Posted on September 27, 2012In 2011 we presented over 1.000+ facts about social media around the world. Today, this study and 128-slide presentation contains over 2.000 facts & figures about social media in 19 countries. Wow! Topics cover main adoption and usage, interactions of consumers with brands, impact of branded conversations, evolution of mobile... -
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What motivates passive talent? They are not as passive as you think
Posted on September 14, 2012Roughly 21% of today’s working professionals can be considered as active job seekers. Another 20% are super passive i.e. happily employed and not interested in a new opportunity. The rest, 59% of all professionals, are approachable according to a survey conducted by LinkedIn. Interestingly, professionals with short tenure are just...