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Daily Dose of GOOD News Round Up

Posted on May 23, 2012 by CV-Library

We aim to find positive recruitment news and help UK candidates search and apply for jobs with ease. Below is a small selection of some recent GOOD job news…

22^nd May

Popular employers, including M&S, Deloitte, Nestlé, O2 and NHS Employers, have joined forces with the CIPD to launch a campaign designed to improve employers’ engagement with young people, in order to boost their employability and job prospects.

Apply to jobs from some of the UK’s leading employers on CV-Library: www.cv-library.co.uk

21^st May

Vauxhall will create 700 new jobs in the production of its new next-generation Astra compact car at its Ellesmere Port, Cheshire facility.

Work for Vauxhall: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/searchjobs.cgi?q=vauxhall&geo=postcode%2Ftown&distance=15&salarymin&salarymax&salarytype=annum&posted=28&search=1&fp=1&sd=basicsearch&x=0&y=0

17^th May

Six in ten employers are planning to hire new graduates this year. Search graduate jobs: http://bit.ly/L2x4x0

16^th May

Oil and gas firm Aker Solutions plans to create 500 new jobs in the north east of Scotland.

Search jobs in Scotland on CV-Library.co.uk: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/searchjobs.cgi?posted=28&search=1&fp=1&q&industry&geo=scotland&distance=15&x=76&y=21

14^th May

Helen Corridan was the winner of our first pair of tickets last week BUT there are still 2 pairs of tickets to give away!
To be in with a chance of winning simply like our Facebook page and share the link with all of your friends: www.cv-library.co.uk/wireless/

9^th May

Flybe is adding new routes as part of the East Midlands Airport expansion. This will mean dozens of new jobs will arise!
From 28th October Flybe will be flying to Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Jersey.

Looking for a job in aviation? Search hundreds of aviation jobs on CV-Library.co.uk today: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/link/JXYZ

Free Tickets to Wireless 2012

Posted on May 22, 2012 by CV-Library

CV-Library is giving away two more pairs of tickets to this year’s must-attend summer festival; Wireless.

To be in with the chance of rocking out to Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Jessie J and Rizzle Kicks you simply need to ‘Like’ CV-Library’s Facebook page…how easy is that?!

Like our Facebook page now to win Wireless tickets: www.cv-library.co.uk/wireless/

Although the economy is all doom and gloom at the moment, the job sector is slowly getting better and we’re seeing positive job news on a daily basis. By giving away the festival tickets we hope more candidates will be aware of CV-Library and it will encourage them to search and apply for jobs on CV-Library.co.uk.

CV-Library currently holds over 4.7 million CVs and 57,000 live UK vacancies are being advertised. If you are looking for a new job we recommend registering your CV for free here: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/create.cgi. As soon as your CV is registered you can search and apply directly to jobs with just one-click and the UK’s leading employers can headhunt you.

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CV-Library’s Wireless Competition: First Winner Announced

Posted on May 11, 2012 by CV-Library

Congratulations to Helen Corridan who is the winner of our first pair of Wireless tickets!

All Helen had to do is ‘Like’ our Facebook page; it’s that simple! Make sure you’ve got a chance of winning the next pair by liking our page here: www.cv-library.co.uk/wireless/

Wireless Festival

CV-Library is giving away tickets to one of London’s hottest events this summer. Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Rizzle Kicks, Jessie J, Cher Lloyd and many more top acts will be performing live in Hyde Park, London, on 8^th July 2012.

For more information about the Wireless Festival click here.

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Mobile Subscriptions are more available than Safe Drinking Water

Posted on May 10, 2012 by CV-Library

We all know that mobile phone usage is growing at an exceptional rate and companies the world over are struggling to keep up with the technical innovations this brings. But, did you know that more people have a mobile subscription than have electricity, safe drinking water and bank accounts?!

The countdown begins to when more consumers will opt for a smartphone over a PC or tablet for everyday internet access.

We came across this interesting little chart on the We Are Social blog.

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Queen’s Speech 2012: what it means for you

Posted on May 9, 2012 by CV-Library

At the State Opening of Parliament this morning, the Queen announced her Government would reform state and public sector pensions, increase parental leave and flexibility and reorganise employment tribunals.

Thousands of public sector union members planned to strike over their pensions tomorrow but this may be set to change after the Queen made clear that legislation will be introduced to reform public service pensions in line with recommendations of the independent commission.

Joanne Segars, NAPF chief executive, said: “This is another big step towards a simpler, more generous state pension that no longer penalises people for saving. A new system will take millions out of means-tested benefits and will encourage people to take control of their own age by saving towards it.

“We are all living longer, so it is inevitable that retirement ages move upwards to reflect that. The trade-off for working longer must be a better state pension come retirement.”

As her majesty outlined the Government’s legislative plans for the next session of Parliament, the Queen confirmed: “Measures will be proposed to make parental leave more flexible, so both parents may share parenting responsibilities and balance work and family commitments.”

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Congratulations from CV-Library

Posted on May 3, 2012 by CV-Library

Last night saw the country’s finest recruiters awarded for their excellence during 2011. CV-Library was honoured to be sponsoring the event for the second year running; supporting the industry and recognising success.

The Recruiter Awards for Excellence is one of the biggest social events on every recruiter’s calendar and this year was no exception. The evening was hosted by comedian-presenter-actor Rufus Hound who had the room in stitches. The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, was the perfect location for the ceremony with guests dancing and celebrating into the early hours.

A special congratulations goes to McCarthy Recruitment for winning Best Recruitment Agency to Work For.

See the full list of winners here: http://www.recruiterawards.co.uk/

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CV-Library: Finalists for the Third Year Running

Posted on May 3, 2012 by CV-Library

We are delighted to be shortlisted for the Global Recruiter Awards for the third year in a row. Last year we were highly commended as ‘Best Job Board’ so we’re hoping to make the top spot this year!

Global Recruiter Awards 2012 Shortlist

Best Marketing Campaign Finalists:

CV-Library Ltd
Experis
Laurence Simons

Best Job Board Finalists:

CareersinAudit.com
CV-Library Ltd
Jobsite
Only Marketing Jobs

Lee Biggins, Managing Director: “2012 has seen the launch of our largest offline marketing campaign to date, our internal team growing by a third and more technical innovations than ever before. Being nominated for these two awards is the icing on the cake.”

The awards ceremony is being help at Café de Paris in Central London on 21^st June; we wait with bated breathe.

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Is Your Job Advert a Cliché?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by CV-Library

Keywords are a really important part of your vacancy description, especially when using an online job board. Your advert will be flagged up to candidates based (among other things) on its content and this means keywords are, well, key!

BUT are you really looking for a passionate, motivated, dynamic and innovative cliché?

Check out Adzuna’s recent investigation into UK job ads. These results are based on their findings from 500,000 adverts. Is every British employer using the same ‘How to Write the Perfect Job Ad’ handbook?

Here’s the full list of 2012 buzzwords:

Buzzword	Number of jobs	% of all UK jobs
Communication Skills	106,223	20%
Passionate	93,102	18%
Motivated	61,022	12%
Organised	40,154	8%
Track Record	36,290	7%
Innovative	30,709	6%
Dynamic	28,002	5%
Proactive	27,022	5%
Creative	23,434	5%
Enthusiastic	22,482	4%

Management Today pointed out that: “the Collins Dictionary definition of ‘passionate’: ‘manifesting or exhibiting intense sexual feeling or desire’. Not necessarily something you want in the workplace…”

Stand out from the rest and use ‘wackier’ keywords. It turns out that the crazier the keyword the better paid the job, interesting!

Is wacky better?

Buzzword	Number of jobs	Average salary
Guru	596	£45,860
Ninja	71	£44,237
Rockstar	67	£51,230
Superhero	66	£29,090
Wizard	64	£31,858
Legend	23	£33,391
Supremo	8	£49,010
Boffin	4	£45,902
Overlord	1	£50,201
Jedi	1	£49,010

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CV-Library’s ITV Debut

Posted on April 25, 2012 by CV-Library

Did you spot our screen shot on the ITV Lunchtime News last week?

Finally there is a slight improvement on the unemployment figures and we hope this continues! Although there are still 2.65 million unemployed in the UK this is down by 35,000 according to the latest figures.

It may only be a small change but there is some hope and with the number of jobs available starting to increase again jobseekers are starting to find more opportunities. If you are unemployed or looking for a new job we advise you to keep your options open and maybe consider part-time work if it helps you get on to the career ladder.

You can currently search and apply to over 52,000 live jobs on www.cv-library.co.uk. We have recruiters uploading their latest vacancies in all sectors across the UK.

Quick links for popular sectors:

Administration Jobs: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/search-jobs/Administration-jobs-in-UK.html

Retail Jobs: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/search-jobs/Retail-jobs-in-UK.html

Customer Service Jobs: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/search-jobs/Customer%20Services-jobs-in-UK.html

Sales Jobs: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/search-jobs/Sales-jobs-in-UK.html

IT/Technical Jobs: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/search-jobs/IT-jobs-in-UK.html

You can search all of our jobs here: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/searchjobs.cgi

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