Monthly Archives: November 2016

Are you on the bench? Candidates and recruiters make each other wait for decisions

More than a third (39.8 per cent) of candidates admit to benching a recruiter and a further, 77.7 per cent of recruiters believe that it is beneficial to bench candidates, according to new research. This is according to a new study from job site, CV-Library, which also finds that 76.2 per cent of recruiters think keeping potential
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Pre-Autumn Statement: the longest tax freeze in history must be cut

Pre-Autumn Statement releases and announcement rumours of a continuing freeze in fuel duty till April 2018 show that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is looking to lower prices at the petrol pumps to steady the economy, according to FairFuelUK. However, following the Autumn Statement UK petrol drivers will remain the 5th most fuel taxed in
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Looking at predictive Customer Lifetime Value in B2B

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) can be both retrospective, based on the historical sales data, and predictive, aimed at defining the potential value of each customer relationship. While the former is good for general reporting, it is the latter that offers an advanced guidance into business development. Knowing how much each of your customers is worth
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A graduate ‘must have’: The work experience problem

Almost 80 per cent of graduate recruiters consider work experience one of the most important factors on a graduate CV, ahead of degree level, the relevancy of the course, or the standard of university, according to new research. The study by Pareto states 77 per cent of graduate recruiters place work experience as one of the
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7 recommendations to prepare yourself for the new GDPR

With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force by mid-2018, Kroll Ontrack, a data recovery and rediscovery products and service firm, warns organisations to renew their focus on data management to ensure preparedness. By mid-2018, the UK will likely still be an EU member state and will be required to apply EU law;
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Young UK finance professionals seek rapid career progression

Young finance professionals have their eye on a career promotion or a jump to a new job within the next two years, finds a global survey from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Called Generation Next, the survey examined the career aspirations of the younger generation in finance today. Polling over 2,000 professionals in
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UK SMEs still undecided about Chancellor Philip Hammond

UK’s SMEs reveal a noticeable lack of trust and familiarity with Chancellor Philip Hammond, according to new research. The poll of 505 senior decision makers in SMEs across the UK ,undertaken by strategic consultancy Lansons, reveals that whilst 27 per cent say they trust Philip Hammond to handle the economy, a fifth (20 per cent)
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