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Candidates poll

There has been a number of reports over the past 6 months saying that the job boards are not being as active as they once was. I am keen to see if this trend is the case, so please take a look at my poll and leave a comment where necessary. http://linkd.in/Hdp7mY   http://www.linkedin.com/company/132651?trk=pro_other_cmpy  

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Hirers poll

Reports from various surveys suggest that up to 30% of hiring managers will use social networking to source their new hires within this financial year. I am keen to discover if this is the case or if the older strategies will still be deployed, please complete this quick poll.  http://linkd.in/HUGJrj http://www.linkedin.com/company/132651?trk=pro_other_cmpy    

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Key salary trends

Advertised permanent salaries reflect the state of current employment levels with average pay in advertisements increasing by just 0.6% compared with a year ago. These general figures tend to hide the wide variations seen in salaries dependent on the job function, region, business sector and software skills. In particular, developers working in the southern counties are being offered salaries that are 18.3% higher than the north. When compared with London the figure soars to 47%. Developers with experience of C# and .NET can also expect to see...

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IT recruitment levels continue to rise during the 3rd quarter 2011

This quarter’s figures compiled by www.jobadswatch. co.uk show that during the third quarter of 2011 the IT jobs market for permanent staff continued to expand. Between the second and the third quarter of 2011 there were 1.0% more jobs advertised. This is the ninth consecutive quarter that has seen higher demand. However the rate of improvement is considerably lower than that recorded in the first quarter of 2011 when vacancies were up by 5.7%. The impact of the financial crisis is still having an effect with vacancies down by over 50% since...

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