London Sales Recruitment News

  • Remote working 'can be very beneficial'
    07/02/2012
    Encouraging remote working could be useful to companies from both a staff retention and flexibility point of view, and ultimately from a financial perspective, one expert has noted.
  • Job opportunities rise in January
    02/02/2012
    The number of new job positions being created across the UK rose in January, the latest Reed Job Index has revealed.
  • Younger workers 'value training over pay'
    30/01/2012
    The country's younger workers deem training opportunities and the promise of a good work/life balance as more important then cash bonuses, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
  • Soft skills 'can be more important than qualifications'
    27/01/2012
    Having so-called 'soft skills' in the workplace can be even more beneficial than an array of academic achievements, one specialist has explained.
  • Anonymous CV scheme 'a step closer'
    23/01/2012
    A new government scheme to ensure the nation's businesses only choose workers based on their skills and suitability for the job, rather than their social background, has taken a step closer after 100 major employers signed up to it.

Graduate recruitment 'hit by economic slowdown'

In news that may impact on people looking for graduate sales jobs, experts have issued a warning over the market outlook for the recruitment of university leavers.

According to figures cited by the Telegraph, legal and property firms have already reduced their graduate intake by up to four-fifths

Meanwhile, Gordon Chesterman, head of the University of Cambridge careers service, suggested that the hiring of university leavers at financial services firms is also likely to be down.

He said: "None of the big banks will dare say they are not recruiting for 2009, but I suspect numbers will be heavily cut."

Recently, graduates looking for sales jobs and other career opportunities were advised by Anne Fairweather, head of public policy with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, to build up a range of non-academic experience, such as charity work, in order to maximise their chances of being selected by firms.

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Filed: 19-08-2008

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