Lotto ticketholders frustrated after five numbers wins just £15!

The 7,879 ticketholders with four numbers won £51, while the 114,232 people who matched just three balls won £25. Lotto ticketholders were left frustrated following Wednesday’s draw after those who matched five numbers won LESS money than those who matched only three. Camelot said more than 4,000 players matched five of the six balls to […]

A good time to be in marketing as demand for talent outstrips supply

The marketing and media sector is suffering from a massive talent shortage according to the latest employment data from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). Permanent placements in the sector have fallen by almost a fifth in the last three months but actual job openings grew by 1% pointing to an on-going scarcity of […]

5 Habits of Highly Effective Communicators

It’s no secret that good leaders are also good communicators.  And the best leaders have learned that effective communication is as much about authenticity as the words they speak and write. Indeed, communication and leadership are inextricably tied. How can you galvanize, inspire or guide others if you don’t communicate in a clear, credible, authentic […]

Spring clean your CV and cover letter for job success

Make your résumé ‘scannable’ and declutter applications so that you stand out from the crowd, say the experts Make your CV ‘scannable’ Recruiters spend an average of just nine seconds looking at your CV – so your CV needs to signpost the most important aspects of your skills and experience. “Write your CV so that […]

Number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts rises by 15%

The use of zero-hour contracts has risen significantly in the last three months so that one in 40 UK workers are now using the controversial arrangements. The number of workers on zero-hours contracts in the UK rose by 15%, or 104,000 contracts, according to Office for National Statistics figures from October to December 2015. That […]

Why marketers are failing to target consumers at key life events.

Big consumer life events can provide marketers with a trigger to acquire and retain customers but brands need to obtain and manage data more effectively. Although marketers realise the importance of targeting consumers during specific life events, such as moving house, buying a car or having children, many are struggling to do so effectively as […]

REC warns UK jobs market faces “serious threats

A leading recruitment organisation today warned that the UK jobs market will face a cocktail of “serious threats” in the coming months. It comes as the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC) monthly report showed permanent jobs and accompanying starting salaries grew at the quickest pace in three months in February. Meanwhile, demand for permanent staff saw its sharpest increase […]

No benefits to Brexit for graduate recruitment, says AGR chief

The chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has thrown his personal weight behind the UK staying in Europe. At the AGR’s 2016 Development Conference in London yesterday, Stephen Isherwood told Recruiter: “My own [personal] view is that we are better in than out. I can’t see a single benefit for the UK […]

One in five Brits now blocking ads online

More than a fifth of UK adults are now using ad blockers, showing that the industry still has a job to do in explaining how advertising helps to fund the internet and the consequence to consumers of its increasing use. According to the latest quarterly review of ad blocking behaviour by the Internet Advertising Bureau […]