The immediate jobs outlook has turned positive for the first time in more than a year, driven largely by a decrease in redundancyintentions. This is the main finding of the latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey of more than 1,000 employers.

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It has been a great year for tax professionals. Activity levels across all tax specialisms and locations reached record highs, driven by a concerted surge in confidence across all sectors and the desire of candidates at all levels to move jobs.

Sustained confidence in the corporate sector has resulted in a significant number of UK listed companies hiring staff to strengthen their tax functions, principally in compliance and reporting, transfer pricing and VAT. In a number of cases this has resulted in multiple hires.

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Research has found that 55% of HR directors believe that social media platforms are an ineffective recruiting tool, or are not sure how effective it is, with only 30% using social media to find candidates. The survey of 200 HR directors found that 63% believe that profiles on sites such as LinkedIn will not replace the traditional CV in the future.

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Job opportunities across the country rose more sharply in February than in January, with the Reed Job Index up 17 points, while salaries are back to the level of 23 months ago.

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The survey also revealed that the short-term outlook for agency staff is now stronger than a year ago, reinforcing that the Agency Workers Regulations have not dampened employers’ plans for building flexibility into their workforces.

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Hull, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland are among the worst cities to find a job, with up to 80 unemployed claimants chasing every vacancy, a new analysis shows.In contrast, Reading, Cambridge, London and Milton Keynes were among the best cities to find a job

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Despite negative media reports trying to dent the optimism amongst jobseekers, reed.co.uk, one of the UK’s leading websites for sales, construction and graduate jobs, have announced that many recognised global business are now pursuing new recruitment drives in an attempt to get thousands back into work and stimulate company growth.

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UK job openings and salaries were higher in January than in the same month of last year, according to the monthly survey carried out by recruitment internet site Reed.

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Last year showed an uplift in job postings and the fastest salary growth rate in three years, according to data from specialist IT recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk and JobsAdsWatch.

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