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It is ironic that Hays, the recruitment specialist that has announced 900 UK redundancies in the past year, has published a list of the most recession-resilient jobs. The listing of roles for which there is high demand at the recruitment firm includes underwriters, claims staff and internal auditors. There is also incredible demand for high end financial advisers with companies like Edward Jones - recently voted one of the top companies to work for in the world!

The richest people in the world have gotten poorer, just like the rest of us. This year the world’s billionaires have an average net worth of £2 billion, down 23% in 12 months. The world now has 793 billionaires, down from 1,125 a year ago. That’s a financial loss of £1 trillion pounds. Just the thought brings tears to my eyes.

There’s a bright side to almost any unwelcome development, isn’t there? Lose a love and you may also lose some unwanted pounds. Lose an ear-ring at a party and you might make a friend in the person who helps you look for it. Lose your job and you may end up in a new one that you like more. There are even bright spots in this recession.

Work place disputes are a necessary burden most of us will encounter at least once on our career paths. Despite many perceptions that conflict in the workplace is always messy and toxic - it is possible to resolve such conflict in a positive and character building manner, for both employers and employees. In an economy where one can simply not afford to be unemployed being diplomatic and informed is key in any dispute situation - and soon help will be but a phone call away.

In January internet users worldwide were rattled by the reports of the major hacking of personal data from Monster.com recruitment website. It is not the first time unfortunately for this recruitment agency. Monster was also in the news in August 2007, when the confidential information of about 1.3 million job seekers was stolen. Diverse methods of scamming and stealing data emerge every day - the only real way to combat it is to educate users on how to identify Phishing, and what precautions to take when using website’s that require personal information.

Following my last blog post “Employers, what we want from a job board?” I thought this may be of use to help you find the best job websites for employers. For a job board to be effective and deliver the best results for you and your business, it must attract the most relevant jobseekers looking for jobs like yours and employers like you.

We want to fill our job vacancies, quickly, and with the best candidates! It’s really that simple.  Why then is it that we have such problems finding the right job sites to advertise on?  Why even once we’ve made a decision do we still tend to  feel; unsure of whether we’ll get any applications, unsure if we will attract relevant applications - OR unsure if we are actually getting value for money!

Many of us have experienced bullying on one level or another - however people don’t expect to endure bullying once they’ve left the schoolyard and are firmly planted as adults in the workplace progressing their careers. The ugly truth (and often unaddressed truth) is that workplace bullies are as common as their younger playground counterparts.

It might seem like clocking crazy amounts of hours at the office at the expense of family - even children - for weeks on end is the only way to get ahead in a flailing economy, but experts say workaholics are harming themselves more than progressing their careers.

Nationwide retail chain Bright House have become our latest employer to sign up with our network of companies advertising job positions online. Specialising in the retail of electronics and appliances - household furniture etc. their niche is ‘rent to own’ affordable weekly payment arrangements.