Archive for MSC ‘Headhunting News’

UK is on the right economic course

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

In a speech to business leaders in Manchester, the PM is expected to say the euro area is at a “crossroads” and could go into “unchartered territory”.  Greece’s inability to form a government able to push through austerity plans has led to talk of it exiting the euro.  In recent days, government ministers have used [...]

University Graduates

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

As the university year draws to a close, a promising new survey shows university graduates can expect up to 20% higher starting salaries than they did in 2011. Finding that dream role could be less demanding too with 17% of employers saying they are planning to recruit more graduates this year than last.  Six in [...]

Unemployment Figures

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

ONS unemployment figures out tomorrow will be watched with a keen eye as last month unemployment fell for the first time in almost a year. The figures fell slightly last month to 2.65 million. However the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said that the outlook for the future looks difficult as unemployment will [...]

Europe avoids recession with strong German growth

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Europe has narrowly avoided returning to recession after recording zero growth in the first three months.  The stronger-than-expected performance was in large part due to growth of 0.5% in the German economy.  In the final quarter of 2011, the eurozone shrank by 0.3%, and many analysts expected further contraction.  The French economy recorded zero growth [...]

International Headhunters

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

61 per cent of international assignees are happier than they were in the UK But more than a fifth didn’t get any support from their employer when moving overseas Nearly half say they would have benefited from more help to move and settle in Some 61 per cent of employees on overseas work assignments are [...]