Last mention of our Recruitment Technology Conference that takes place on Thursday 5th June from 10am at Great Portland Street, London. If you're unable to make it please check this overview as you'll find information on some of the top software, online testing, multi-posting, analytics, mobile, web design, parsing, IT services, social media, fee splitting integrated tools on the market. There is still time to sign up and get one of the final places at this excellent event for recruiters.
Looking beyond this event, we are also doing a survey into what sort of events recruiters would like to go to. Please can you take a few minutes to complete this and we’ll blog about the results.
Alex Newsletter Editor
Recruiter's Confession
As a recruitment newbie, I went and registered with a competitor. I didn’t have ID and my CV was out of date, but the recruiter told me about the positions he had available, and didn’t even object to me jotting down the company names. I dashed straight back to the office to call the hiring managers, and filled four of the seven positions. I felt a little guilty; but the bonus made me feel better!
If you want to get something off your chest or want to share an inspiring story from your recruiting life, please email Louise with all the details.
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Total advertised vacancies rise 20% year-on-year, with 823,081 available advertised vacancies in May
Advertised salaries show first monthly growth in seven months, up 1.2% to £32,185 in April
Competition for jobs at record low, with 1.39 jobseekers for every advertised vacancy in April, down 38% year-on-year
Salaries soaring in the Science sector, with advertised salaries increasing 7.1% year-on-year in April to £36,249
More vacancies than jobseekers in eighteen UK cities, but still more than 10 jobseekers per vacancy in Salford, the Wirral, Sunderland and Rochdale
Competition for graduate vacancies falls significantly year-on-year, but still 30 jobseekers per entry-level vacancy in April, and over hundreds of applicants per vacancy at leading graduate recruiters