Employees more likely to be staying put and ‘job hugging’

In a sluggish and competitive jobs market, employees are prioritising holding on to their roles and ‘job hugging’ is on the rise, research has argued. The report by Employment Hero has added... Read more »

Nurse and midwife ‘graduate guarantee’ launched

Thousands of new jobs will be unlocked across healthcare as the government launches a ‘graduate guarantee’ to ensure there are enough jobs for every newly qualified nurse and midwife in England. The... Read more »

Women make up most graduates joining counter-terrorism roles

Women made up the majority of trainees recruited into counter-terrorism policing via a new graduate scheme. Sixty per cent of trainee detectives recruited into the counter-terrorism stream after completing Police Now’s National... Read more »

Young people’s skills don’t match employer needs, finds survey

Half of organisations feel the economy would be productive and resilient if the education system was better tailored to employers’ needs, according to a survey that finds employers think young people are... Read more »

Graduate recruitment down by almost a third in some countries

The graduate hiring market is down by almost a third in some countries due to the coronavirus, the Institute of… The post Graduate recruitment down by almost a third in some countries... Read more »

Candidates apply for peak number of graduate schemes as competition grows

Candidates are applying for an all-time high number of graduate schemes, according to figures collated by software company Oleeo. According to its report The Must-Know Student Recruitment Trends in the UK for... Read more »

Amazon unveils strategy to increase women in STEM roles

Students working in a robotics lab.Photo: Shutterstock Amazon has launched a series of initiatives to boost the number of women in technology roles across its UK business, after research found two-thirds of... Read more »