Friday May 4 2012 | 0 Comments

Older women most successful in UK jobs market

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Linda Marsh

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UK Job Market

Interestingly, women aged 50-64 have been the most successful group in the UK jobs market since the recession according to an analysis by the CIPD.  Read more http://bit.ly/It2kV1.

Thursday April 19 2012 | 0 Comments

UK and Guernsey job markets update

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Linda Marsh

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Guernsey

| Job Market

| News

| UK Job Market

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The Report on UK Jobs by Markit from a March survey of employers concludes the following:

UK

• Permanent staff placements increase for 3rd month in a row
• IT & Computing sector lead upturn in permanent job vacancy growth to 8 month high
• Permanent staff salaries stagnate
• Differing trends in permanent and temporary appointments suggest a link to Agency Worker Regulations

Guernsey

At Situations, we’ve noticed an increase in permanent places this Spring coupled with a large number of candidate enquiries.  Salaries remain static.

Friday March 9 2012 | 0 Comments

Update on job market

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Linda Marsh

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Guernsey

| Job Market

| News

| Temporary Work

| UK Job Market

UK market

According to the Markit Report on UK Jobs for February, there is “cautious optimism” in the UK job market.  Key points are:

• Stronger rise in permanent placements but temp billings fall
• IT & Computing and Engineering/Construction staff most in demand
• Permanent salaries falling but temp pay rising fast.

Guernsey market

We have noticed a significant increase permanent placements recently and temporary placements are also rising.  Pay for both sectors is steady.

Tuesday February 14 2012 | 0 Comments

Update on jobs

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Linda Marsh

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Careers

| Guernsey

| Job Market

| UK Job Market

Jobs in the UK

The January survey for Markit’s Report on Jobs  shows a welcome, although modest increase in permanent placements in the UK, especially in the engineering, construction and IT sectors.

Jobs in Guernsey

We continue to see an increase in the number of jobs available since the start of the year, with both the permanent and temp sectors looking promising.