Talent Acquisition

New research has shown that less than a quarter (24%) of young people are positive about securing a technology job when they finish education

Tens of thousands of job vacancies must be filled "urgently" or with an "instant start" according to a leading employment search engine.

The majority of students don’t expect they will be able to find a clear career path after graduating and almost one in 10 believes their prospects are ‘bleak’, a new survey has found. 

With lockdowns easing and the furlough scheme being wound down, data from the Office of National Statistics shows more people are going back to work, but unemployment is still 1% higher than before the pandemic

Research shows businesses resorted to recruitment of new employees to fill capability gaps but this does not ultimately solve the problem. We know the pandemic affected the abilities businesses require to function effectively. So, we chose to commission research on the skills gap to examine its current state and whether these turbulent times had made things worse. What we found shocked us; the skills gap has widened so significantly, it is now a capability chasm.

Dramatic increase in staff needed as more people used location mapping during the pandemic

Latest REC JobsOutlook survey shows employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions also remained buoyant

Research has revealed that a third of UK jobseekers would work in social care, with the pandemic significantly improving people’s perceptions of the sector

New study finds almost a quarter of 16-17 year olds have decided to pursue a career in tech since the pandemic - but females still lagging behind

Latest ONS figures show UK job vacancies at highest level since start of pandemic as lockdown easing gives businesses confidence