Midlands Sales Jobs News (January 2009)

News Archive

• Don't lie on CV, jobseekers told
  29/01/2009
  Successful job candidates who lie on their CVs may find the strategy proves costly over the long term, it has been revealed.
• Firms 'looking for older staff'
  28/01/2009
  Some employers are actively looking to recruit older people because they tend to have a more even work record, it has been claimed.
• Firms 'using behavioural interview technique'
  27/01/2009
  Behavioural interview questions are increasingly being used by companies in order to recruit staff, it has been revealed.
• 'Wide range of jobs' available in UK
  23/01/2009
  There are many jobs available in the UK despite the news of recent redundancies in the retail and manufacturing industries, it has been claimed.
• Interview questions 'can redeem silly answers'
  20/01/2009
  Knowing how to ask the correct questions at the end of a job interview can be a useful technique for job candidates, it has been claimed.
• Immediate job creation 'vital'
  16/01/2009
  The government should focus on creating jobs immediately rather than supporting the long-term unemployed, it has been claimed.
• Companies 'struggle to optimise workforce'
  15/01/2009
  Written by Paul Goatman
• Job cuts 'can be costly'
  07/01/2009
  Redundancies should be considered a last resort by companies looking top cut costs, it has been claimed.
• Firms 'add hours, cut wages' in crisis
  06/01/2009
  Entrepreneurs are increasingly cutting jobs and wages in an attempt to survive in the current uncertain economic climate, it has been revealed.
• Job-seeking skills 'lacking'
  06/01/2009
  People currently losing their jobs in the uncertain economic climate are lacking in interviewing and CV writing skills, it has been claimed.