Whilst nearly two in five (39%) companies plan to ramp up hiring in the second half of 2015, new research from Robert Half UK reveals that HR directors still favour traditional methods of recruitment, such as job postings or enlisting a recruitment consultancy, over referrals and word of mouth to secure the strongest candidates. Less than a fifth (17%) of management-level and staff-level job openings are filled through referrals, whether from employee recommendations or personal networks. The study, conducted amongst HR directors, reveals that the vast majority (78%) of HR directors hire...
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has today announced it is to open a new base at Cardiff Airport.
The airline will serve 11 destinations in the UK and Europe this summer and base two of its existing Embraer E195 aircraft at the Airport. One of these 118-seat aircraft will arrive at Cardiff in June and the second in September 2015.
This announcement will result in the creation of 50 jobs, including flight crew and ground handling staff.
Flybe will offer flights to Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Jersey, Munich, Milan Malpensa,...
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is launching a recruitment drive to enhance the nursing and therapy teams which care for people in community hospitals and at home across Exeter, Mid and East Devon.
The Trust is looking to attract experienced and newly-qualified nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to work across its acute and community services, which also span North Devon.
The Trust is holding recruitment open days at North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, on Monday 16 March and at Tiverton and District Hospital on Monday 23 March, both from...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park announces its annual recruitment weekend on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March at the park’s restaurant Mama Mia’s.
A special recruitment event will also take place in Princesshay on Saturday 14th March, from 11.00 am – 3.00 pm. Visitors to the recruitment weekend are invited to join Buddy Bear and current members of the Crealy team to find out about exciting new positions.
200 jobs will be available for the 2015 season at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park. Positions will be available in a variety of departments including, Rides &...
Exeter Axhayes Cats protection adoption centre are currently looking for a Volunteer to become their new Group Co-ordinator for our Friends of Exeter Axhayes Group.
Their Friends of Group are a great bunch of people who organise and run fund-raising events and raise vital funds for the Centre. They meet at Axhayes Adoption Centre on the third Monday of every month at 6pm, and they are currently looking for a Group Co-ordinator. The Friends of Exeter Axhayes Group was formed in November 2010. They have successfully organised events such as the Easter Eggstravaganza, their Firewalk,...
Fashion retailers Simply Be and Jacamo, part of multi-channel retailer N Brown Group PLC, are coming to Exeter this spring.
Opening on the High Street in March,the dual-facia Simply Be and Jacamo 7,470 sq ft store will create 30 new jobs and will provide a selection of men’s and women’s fashion.
Applications are currently being accepted for the available job vacancies across a range of roles including supervisors, visual merchandising and sales assistants.
The store will also be Exeter’s most inclusive offering womenswear in sizes 10–32 and menswear in sizes small...
The changing nature of apprenticeships over the last 100 years has been documented in two new studies. While research by Ancestry.co.uk and the University of Lincoln, paints a compelling picture of the journey apprenticeships have made during the last century, new findings from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) shows the impact that apprentices are having on the local economy today. The Ancestry and University of Lincoln research reveals significant changes to the sectors and roles apprentices are working in. Indeed, the sector that employed the most apprentices in 1914...
Productivity could grow faster in the countryside than urban areas over the next decade, with a rise in rural jobs, thanks to a high-tech boost from speedier broadband and better transport links, a new analysis has shown.
Increased connectivity, spread of innovation, growth in knowledge-based industries and changes in working patterns are expected to help rural areas catch up with urban areas over the next decade, contributing to the government’s long-term economic plan.
This is expected to deliver higher wages and output of rural areas could potentially increase by around...
The number of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon has fallen again in November, in line with the national trend to the lowest figure on record.
Total claimants now stand at 4,019, representing 99 fewer claimants than in October (a 2.5% fall month on month).
The fall is slightly less than for the UK as a whole, which experienced a 4.7% drop between October and November. However, as a proportion of the working age population Devon’s JSA rate is far lower at 0.9% compared with the UK rate at 2.1%.
At a district level, JSA claimant numbers fell for half of...
The new seafront hotel for Exmouth, Premier Inn, has started recruiting for staff and is looking for local people to fill the equivalent of 23 posts following the successful recruitment of a manager and assistant manager.
Following the sale of the former Elizabeth Hall to Whitbread plc as part of the regeneration of Exmouth seafront the 60-bed hotel is being built and will open on 2 March 2015.
The hotel is looking for chefs, reception and housekeeping staff. Premier Inn offer three weeks’ paid training prior to the hotel opening. All pay will exceed the national minimum...
