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Top 10 CV hiccups revealed

A list of the 10 most alarming CV blunders has been revealed by specialist recruitment consultancy IntaPeople .Included in the top 10 is a candidate who named ‘sun tanning’ as his favourite sport, and an individual who decided it would be beneficial to type her entire CV in capital letters. The list of fatal errors follows damning research from IntaPeople regarding the quality of CVs currently being submitted by jobseekers. After examining 600 CVs earlier this month, the company found that more than a quarter (29%) contained serious spelling or grammatical

Action urged as female IT applications fall

More needs to be done to encourage women to pursue a career in IT, according to specialist recruitment consultancy IntaPeople . The company issued the statement after finding that the percentage of applications made by female workers has dropped by 1.7% in the last 12 months.Comparing the first quarter of 2011 with the same period last year, IntaPeople’s research revealed that the number of women applying for IT positions fell from an already-low 18.2% to just 16.5%. The company analysed applications for 100 randomly selected IT vacancies over each period.

IT graduates being overlooked in spite of vacancy rise

IT graduates are still struggling to secure employment despite a significant rise in vacancy numbers, IntaPeople  has said.Comparing the first 11 months of 2010 to the same period last year, the specialist IT recruitment  consultancy found that IT graduate vacancies in the UK have increased by almost 80%. However, it believes that a large proportion of these roles are being handed to more experienced job seekers instead. Stephen Riley, director at IntaPeople, said: “Whilst it is encouraging that IT graduate vacancies are on the

IT professionals treated worse than other workers

A large percentage of IT professionals believe they are treated worse than employees in other departments, a new survey from specialist IT recruitment consultancy IntaPeople  has revealed.When asked for their views on the treatment of IT departments in comparison to other parts of the business, 48% of respondents said that it was ‘slightly worse’ or ‘much worse’. Only 14% thought that they were treated better than their peers. Phil Handley, operations director at IntaPeople, said that employers should take stock of the findings if they are to avoid losing key

More Brits looking for work abroad

Disappointed with the UK job market and tempted by overseas offers, an increasing number of Brits are seeking employment outside the country, IntaPeople has said.Disappointed with the UK job market and tempted by overseas offers, an increasing number of Brits are seeking employment outside the country, IntaPeople  has said. Research from the specialist recruitment consultancy showed that online searches for overseas work rose to just over 2 million in Q3 – a rise of 15.54% on the previous quarter. The company analysed the trends of 40 of Google UK’s most

Firms running out of time to implement mobile-friendly browsing

Businesses need to act quickly if they are to capitalise on escalating numbers of mobile web users, according to specialist IT recruitment consultancy IntaPeople.Businesses need to act quickly if they are to capitalise on escalating numbers of mobile web users, according to specialist IT recruitment  consultancy IntaPeople. The firm has said that companies will lose out on business if they fail to make their websites mobile-friendly before Christmas. It issued the statement after finding that mobile visits to its website have already started to gather pace,

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