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 Want a CSR Job? Read This FirstWith just over two months left until I graduate from business school, I've started to reflect on what I've accomplished over the last two years. 2010-07-25 09:34:17  Mission to India: jobs of the future depend on itIndia matters. Its economy is growing at three times the speed of ours. By 2030 it may have overtaken us in size. 2010-07-24 21:36:04 Jobs stimulus needed to arrest slump in business confidenceThe survey’s findings suggest a “strong recovery is still some way off”, the lobby group said, meaning the Government needs to do more to encourage small companies to grow and take on more staff. 2010-07-22 06:20:44  Looking for a jobGraham Helton of Jobcentre Plus explains what can be done to get back into work 2010-07-22 06:19:37 Defiant Jobs stands by iPhone 4, dishes out casesAt a rare, 90-minute press conference, the Apple chief executive asserted that reception issues were a problem shared by the entire smartphone industry, naming specifically rivals Research in Motion, Samsung Electronics and HTC Corp. 2010-07-17 12:09:30 Defiant Jobs stands by iPhone 4At a rare, 90-minute press conference, the Apple chief executive asserted that reception issues were a problem shared by the entire smartphone industry, naming specifically rivals Research in Motion, Samsung Electronics and HTC Corp. 2010-07-17 12:09:05 Jobless rates in U.S. cities zoom higher in AprilCurrently, the national unemployment rate is 8.9 percent, but in nearly 150 cities a higher proportion of residents were out of work this spring. 2010-07-11 06:06:44  Graduates look overseas as jobs dry upYet for those prepared to look farther afield, there may be a glimmer of hope from the increasing numbers of UK graduates who are successfully finding work overseas. 2010-07-10 00:45:52 Even absent, Apple's Jobs a big player at Sun ValleyAt a conference graced by such luminaries as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, Jobs and the consumer electronics titan he co-founded were on the lips of the assembled media and tech chieftains alternately wary of and excited by Apple's growing sway over the industry. 2010-07-10 00:43:55 OBR ignored 550,000 state workers in job loss calculationsThe OBR stripped out 550,000 employees of state enterprises such as Royal Mail, London Underground and the banks taken into public ownership during the financial crisis when it calculated the potential job losses from the chancellor's emergency budget, it confirmed today. 2010-07-09 21:11:12 Jobs axe starts to swing through WhitehallWhitehall sources reckoned that while BIS and the DfE have been quick to launch their redundancy schemes, others would follow in the days and weeks ahead. Neither department would disclose a target for cuts, though sources indicated both would be aiming for between 8% and 10% of staff. BIS employs 3,500 and education 2,600, which suggests headcount could fall by about 600. 2010-07-09 18:29:13 Aerospace firm jobs under threatChief executive officer Patrick Grady said the decision had arisen "as a result of the impact of the economic downturn." 2010-07-09 15:05:14 OBR under new pressure for cutting job loss forecast before Osborne's budgetThe OBR said last week that 499,000 jobs would be lost in the public sector as a result of the deepest cuts in government spending since the second world war, but reduced the total by 175,000 after making assumptions about pensions and pay. 2010-07-09 03:10:51 US job market turning cornerIn spite of a continually high unemployment rate – 9.5pc of Americans able to work were without a job at the end of June – and fresh warnings from the International Monetary Fund that it will remain high, the benefit figures pointed to a gradually positive trend. 2010-07-08 21:06:04 "No English, no job"As Japan's population shrinks, the country's retailers are increasingly looking to boost sales by expanding abroad and some firms are waking up to the necessity of being able to speak the global language of business in order to succeed overseas. 2010-07-08 18:25:16 Plant closure threat to 250 jobsA statement from the firm said it regretted the closure, which it said was to help the company consolidate its global operation. 2010-07-08 18:05:19 U.S. new jobless claims drop last weekAnalysts polled by Reuters had expected claims to fall to 460,000. A raft of weak reports on consumer spending, the housing market and factory activity had left investors worried the economy could slip back into recession. 2010-07-08 15:07:04  OECD warns of bleak job prospects for the youngBritain faces a jobless recovery in which young people's already bleak prospects will be exacerbated by cuts to employment schemes, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) warns. 2010-07-08 00:24:04 University jobs 'on the line'It warned that the quality of students' university experience would be reduced. 2010-07-08 00:22:07 OECD 'concerned' after UK government axes job schemesAnd the Paris-based body tempered its praise for George Osborne's budget decision to cut employer national insurance contributions by noting that the official Job Centre-plus programme to find work for the unemployed was "under severe strain". 2010-07-07 12:10:35 New jobs top priority, says OECDCreating jobs at the same time as cutting deficits was "a daunting challenge", the group added. 2010-07-07 12:04:13 Number of Britons in permanent jobs hits lowKevin Green, REC chief executive, insisted the figures were positive, as anything above 50 on the index represents growth. 2010-07-07 09:23:54 '1,300 health jobs at risk' - RCNIt says the 1,300 jobs would likely include 500 nursing posts. 2010-07-07 09:05:00 NASA firm to cut over 1,000 jobsTwo shuttle missions remain, which are scheduled to be completed by 2011. 2010-07-07 09:03:47 2,000 nursing jobs 'under threat'The assembly government has told health boards to cut staff by 3% a year for three years, shifting the balance from higher paid to lower paid staff. 2010-07-07 06:58:15 Microsoft plans small job cuts: reportThe layoffs are expected to be dispersed throughout the company, the paper said. 2010-07-07 06:06:51 Job growth slips for third month in JuneREC Chief Executive Kevin Green said he was encouraged demand for workers was still growing in sectors such as construction and engineering, but warned public spending cuts would make it hard for this year's school and university leavers to find jobs. 2010-07-07 00:25:48 NHS 'jobs cull' despite promisesThe RCN said this was just the start of what was shaping up to be a "crude" round of cuts which would harm patient care. 2010-07-07 00:24:23 Job market growth eases in JuneHowever, the pace of growth was the slowest for five months. 2010-07-07 00:23:34 Up to 70 IT jobs 'under threat'But the global outsourcing group has announced it is now reviewing operations in a bid to cut costs. 2010-07-06 15:05:30 Graduates face 7 percent drop in job vacanciesVacancies are expected to fall 7 percent this year, after a 9 percent fall in 2009, with demand for the jobs swollen by graduates from previous years still looking for work. 2010-07-06 09:07:06 Employers cut back on graduate jobsVacancies are expected to fall 7 percent this year, after a 9 percent fall in 2009, with demand for the jobs swollen by graduates from previous years still looking for work. 2010-07-06 09:06:44 Councils attacked over 'non jobs'As councils decide how to cut spending by £1bn, he also urged them to share services and chief executives. 2010-07-06 03:05:26 UK graduates face 7 percent drop in job vacancies"Recruiters are under intense pressure this year dealing with a huge number of applications from graduates for a diminishing pool of jobs," said AGR chief executive Carl Gilleard. 2010-07-06 00:23:39 Should I use Facebook and Twitter to boost my job prospects?This week's question 2010-07-05 15:08:49 |