A new campaign designed to persuade girls to contemplate a career in manufacturing and engineering has been launched amid warnings from leading analysts that the UK is losing its grasp in the battle for global competitiveness. A representative of the Council for Industry and Higher Education stated fewer than one in 10 engineering professionals were female – the lowest percentage Read More
Research released on Monday suggested 56% of firms were confident their business would grow over the next 12 months, with just 10% predicting a reduction. The results were released by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, and the study also found that many of the new positions would be in skilled or managerial posts. Scott McKerracher, Clydesdale Bank’s regional director for Scotland, Read More
Following a survey conducted by jobsite.co.uk, they have estimated that small businesses waste nearly £70 million a year on ‘bad’ recruitment. The investigation discovered that nearly a quarter of new employees leave their job within six months. The SME sector invest £300 million a year on sourcing 250,000 new employees, however, 55,000 of those businesses have to re-recruit within a Read More
Could YOU be on board? This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for an amateur to race alongside pro crews in an event with all the exhilaration of a Formula 1 grand prix! On 9 August, the crew of Polar Bear will take on one of the most physically and mentally demanding yachting challenges in the world: the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race. Read More
In these challenging times, every business needs to look at their cost base and question ‘spend for return?’ Having been in the recruitment industry for last 15 years, including 10 as a Managing Director for the People first Group Ltd, I know that a percentage of organisations view ‘recruitment agencies’ as a costly commodity. I have to concede that in Read More
I would like to be enthusiastic about the weather, or, at least, the economy. Wherever we turn at present, however, we are bombarded with doom and gloom! But as the saying goes “every cloud has a silver lining”, companies are still recruiting, and we can report a positive upturn within a number of UK business sectors. In fact now is Read More
PLANS for a massive expansion of windpower and renewable energies could create 160,000 jobs – but leave consumers facing rises in fuel bills. A tenfold increase in renewable energy generation by 2020 could see an extra 4,000 onshore and 3,000 offshore wind turbines and a tidal barrage in the River Severn, while more homes and businesses could generate their own Read More
2007 was a great year for Peoplefirst Recruitment. 2007 was also a great year for the clients and candidates that did business with Peoplefirst. And why was this? To put it simply, we live by our name! The Peoplefirst family is made up of such a diverse collection of individuals, who are tired of the automated manner in which recruitment Read More
Mark Styles, Director of Peoplefirst is proud to be sailing away on Sunday 12th August. WWF pandas will cross the English Channel in a gruelling 608 mile offshore yacht race. The giant panda logos painted on the 38ft MAC Mission yacht support WWF’s campaign to secure a UK Marine Act. The 2007 Rolex Fastnet challenge, one of the world’s classic Read More