Just Paid the Ransom? Here’s How to Prevent It From Happening Again

Hackers can be relentless with their cyberattacks. While organizations can be vulnerable to many security threats, ransomware is especially ruthless since its attacks are completely automated. It doesn’t matter what industry or business…

Is rehiring a former employee a good idea?

Employees leave their jobs all the time. There can be a range of different reasons why, and that reason may well go some way to deciding whether or not a company considers rehiring them in the future. A previous employee may realise that…

How long does it take employers to decide on an interviewee?

New research has been carried out by totaljobs, looking at how long employers generally take to make their mind up about an interviewee. It's well documented that first impressions can often play a crucial part, and the findings certainly…

Which sectors are performing best in 2017 so far?

It was extremely difficult to predict what would happen to the UK job market when the Brexit vote was decided last year. Significant uncertainty came as a result, with various sectors unsure about their prospects moving forward. Despite…

Q1 sees growth in the UK job market.

The UK job market has seen a positive growth during the first quarter of 2017. Such growth has seen an increase in the number of job applications, vacancies and average salaries. These findings are according to new data discovered by CV…

Number of job vacancies rise in key UK cities during March.

Job market analysis carried out by CV Library found a 14.7% increase in the number of advertised vacancies in the UK. These figures were populated for the month of March, in comparison to February 2017. Such statistics suggest two things.…

Appeal of international work opportunities soar across Europe.

Recent research conducted on nearly 10,000 working adults across Europe has shown that the majority would consider career opportunities in other countries. It was found that 74% of respondents would give serious consideration to moving…

What were the regional recruitment trends for 2016?

The overall recruitment picture for 2016 did not witness a significant change when compared to 2015. By this, we mean that the difference in the number of vacancies advertised stood at just 0.92%. During the first six months of the year,…

Many jobseekers attempted to beat the January applications rush in 2016.

It is often seen that the number of job applications start to decrease as we approach the end of a calendar year. Reasons for this may be that many people start looking ahead to the end of year festivities. Others will have the intention…

Is technology making traditional recruitment redundant?

Technological advancements over the past few years have undoubtedly affected how recruitment practices are conducted. In the past, it would simply be a case of looking at a paper CV and calling the candidates that looked most attractive.…

Almost half of UK workers are considering changing jobs.

January is known to be the time of the year that experiences the most activity in relation to people looking for new job opportunities. Many see the start of a new year as the trigger to consider moving jobs and to start seeking a fresh beginning…