Midlands Sales Jobs News (June 2008)

News Archive

• Attainment-based CVs 'may help win sales jobs'
  30/06/2008
  Applicants looking for sales jobs may be interested in new advice on compiling the ideal CV.
• Face-to-face approach to staff retention
  27/06/2008
  A market research company has improved staff retention by adopting a more personalised approach to financial benefits and retirement planning.
• 'Security threat' deters mobile working
  26/06/2008
  Sales jobs employees are being deterred from using mobile workstations because of potential security threats, a Hypertec survey has found.
• New scientific excuse for sales SatNav errors
  25/06/2008
  Sales jobs employees that find themselves pitching to a cow in a field rather than executives in a boardroom can now give a scientific explanation for their SatNav error.
• VoIP could benefit SME sales staff
  24/06/2008
  Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employing staff making a lot of phone calls are among those most likely to benefit from VoIP phone systems, according to Vonage.
• Employers warns against new vocation proposals
  24/06/2008
  New vocational diplomas proposed by the government will not have any greater value to employers than GCSEs or A-levels, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
• Social networking could become an 'integral part' of business
  20/06/2008
  Social networking is an excellent way for firms to find out what's happening in the industry, according to Social Media Portal (SMP).
• Firms urged to invest in graduate recruitment
  19/06/2008
  Employers should invest in graduate recruitment when times are tough, according to the PFJ.
• Sales employees set to receive right to train
  19/06/2008
  Employees in sales jobs could soon have the right to request time off for training.
• Recruiters are 'expert' at finding CV discrepancies
  18/06/2008
  Sales recruitment agents are likely to be "quite expert" at picking up on discrepancies in a CV, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
• Employers unaware of employer benefits contribution
  16/06/2008
  Only two per cent of British workers appreciate their employer's investment in their benefits, new research has shown.
• Employers rarely settle disputes at work, research shows
  10/06/2008
  Many employers never use workplace mediation to settle disputes between employees, new research has found.
• 1.5 hours work lost to internet personal use
  09/06/2008
  Office workers such as IT sales jobs employees waste an average of around 90 minutes per week on personal internet use, research has shown.
• Men more likely to lie on CV
  06/06/2008
  Men are twice as likely to lie on their CV as women are, a new survey has found.
• New iPhone 2 rumoured for impending release
  04/06/2008
  Those in sales jobs keen on maintaining their status as the king or queen of technology cool need look no further than the new iPhone 2, rumoured to be set for release next week.