In the News 2008

Channel4, December 16th, 2008: Women bosses hit by gender pay gap

Research by executive job website Experteer of staff earning more than £50,000 a year showed that the biggest gap is in consulting, where men can earn 35% more than their female colleagues.
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MSN Money, December 16th, 2008: Women bosses hit by gender pay gap

Male executives earn 19% more than women bosses in parts of industry, proving that the gender pay gap is hitting all types of jobs, according to a new report.
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Personell Today, December 16th, 2008: Gender pay gap is greatest in consulting

Female consultants face a bigger gender pay gap than women in IT, finance, retail or the public and voluntary sectors, according to a report.
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Real Business, December 16th, 2008: The family benefits of an entrepreneurial life

A study by executive jobs website Experteer reveals that male executives earn 19 per cent more than female executives in five key industries – consulting, IT, finance, the public sector and retail.
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Daily Record, December 16th, 2008: Business In Brief

MALE executives are still earning more than women, a report revealed yesterday. Executive job website Experteer found that among staff earning more than £50,000 a year, the biggest gap is in consulting.
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Get Bracknell, December 16th, 2008: Women executives hit by gender pay gap

Male executives earn 19 per cent more than women bosses in parts of industry, proving that the gender pay gap is hitting all types of jobs, according to a new report today.
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Get Wokingham, December 16th, 2008: Women executives hit by gender pay gap

Male executives earn 19 per cent more than women bosses in parts of industry, proving that the gender pay gap is hitting all types of jobs, according to a new report today.
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Get Reading, December 16th, 2008: Women executives hit by gender pay gap

Male executives earn 19 per cent more than women bosses in parts of industry, proving that the gender pay gap is hitting all types of jobs, according to a new report today.
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Telegraph, December 15th, 2008: Male bosses earning 20% more than female counterparts

Male bosses are earning 20 per cent more than their female counterparts, according to a study that shows the gender pay gap exists at all levels of Britain's workforce.
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Times Online, November 23rd, 2008: Crunch leads to UK jobs exodus

Increasing numbers of people are moving abroad to find work as the downturn bites in Britain
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Personnel Today, October 29th, 2008: Half of recruiters uncover compromising material online

The study underlines the impact technology is having upon job seeking and executive recruitment with 86% of recruiters using the internet to research potential candidates, with often surprising results.
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The Grapevine Online, October 16th, 2008: Over three quarters of executive recruiters use the internet to research job candidates

86% of recruiters research potential job candidates on the internet, and over half of recruiters feel candidates should be more careful about what they post online. This is according to new research complied by experteer.co.uk, a recruitment website which caters specifically for executive positions with a salary of £50,000 or more.
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FT Adviser, October 16th, 2008: Top Dog web searches grow

Employers recruiting for top executive positions are increasingly dedicating teams to search the web for information about applicants.
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Consultant News, October 16th, 2008: Half of recruiters uncover compromising material online

A survey of top executive headhunters revealed that over half (55%) believed candidates looking for vacancies in senior jobs should be wary of material posted online. The study underlines the impact technology is having upon job seeking and executive recruitment with 86% of recruiters using the internet to research potential candidates, with often surprising results.
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ITPRO, October 16th, 2008: Survey: IT recruiters research digital personas

IT recruits should be particularly wary of the affect what is posted about them online could have on their future job prospects, a survey has said.
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HR Magazine, October 16th, 2008: HR snoops on job applicants

Nearly nine out of ten (86%) of recruiters admit to using the internet to research potential employees.
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Recruiter, October 1st, 2008: Experteer partners with The Fuller CV

Executive recruitment website Experteer has partnered with CV writing advisers, The Fuller CV. The site will now include a free CV review facility.
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TimesOnline, September 17, 2008: How to boost your earning potential

Carly Chynoweth looks at ten ways that you can increase your income
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onrec.com, September 15, 2008: Experteer signs partnership with professional CV Writing Service

Experteer have partnered with The Fuller CV in the UK to bolster its offer to Senior Executives to include a free CV review facility.
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Financial Times: Labour mobility looks like it is here to stay

A European survey, published today, of more than 13,000 executives earning the equivalent of at least £50,000 a year, reports that more than 13 per cent accepted positions abroad during the past year.
A third of those taking jobs overseas were managers or heads of department, and almost three quarters had at least five years experience according to Experteer, one of Europe's biggest recruitment websites for professionals, which conducted the study.
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Telegraph: UK senior executives moving abroad to further careers, study finds

Senior company executives are moving abroad to further their careers because of the economic downturn gripping the UK, according to a new report.
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Sky News: Business Talent Flows From Britain

Top business talent is fleeing Britain as senior executives head overseas to further their careers and escape the economic downturn, a survey has found.
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Computing: IT staff survive credit crunch

As recruitment stalls across all sectors, top-quality IT professionals are coming under pressure to prove their worth to companies hiking salaries to attract and retain them, say experts.
Just as organisations will not compromise their spending on the crucial systems on which they depend, high-calibre technology professionals are too integral to business survival for employers to risk losing them.
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onrec.com: UK losing war on talent as recession bites

According to research released today, the UK is losing the war on talent as senior executives look overseas to further their careers and escape the economic downturn.
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ilm: UK firms face brain drain

An increasing number of UK-based executives are looking abroad as the economic situation worsens, new research indicates.
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jobsnewswire: Managers flee the UK for European roles

According to new research, more people in management roles moved out of the UK than came in over the last year.
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silicon: UK execs looking for jobs on the continent IT chiefs among most likely to relocate...

Senior execs in the UK are looking to take jobs abroad to further their careers and escape the effects of the credit crunch, a survey of more than 13,000 executives has found.
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The Press Association: Crunch forces bosses out of UK

Talent is now far more mobile and we see increasing numbers of footloose, highly-talented individuals willing to relocate across Europe.
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msn money: Crunch forces bosses out of UK

A study of job moves by over 13,000 bosses showed that more were seeking work overseas rather than filling vacancies in this country.
Recruitment website Experteer said its study showed that Switzerland had the most attractive economy for executives.
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Personneltoday: Executive brain drain accelerates as economic situation worsens

Senior business people are increasingly looking abroad for work as the economic conditions dampen opportunities in the UK, according to research.
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teletext: Top bosses 'quitting UK'

Senior company executives are moving abroad to further their careers because of the economic downturn gripping the UK, according to a new report.
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ClickAJob: Britain sees management exodus

Recruitment website Experteer's used research from 13,269 executives to discover that over the last year, the UK had an eight per cent outflow of employees in executive roles.
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ITPRO: New survey results show the UK is lagging behind Europe in attracting and retaining IT executives, among others

The UK is losing more talent to other European countries than it is retaining, a major new survey has found.
The survey of more than 13,000 executives showed that the UK is suffering from a talent imbalance of eight per cent, with more senior executives seeking opportunities overseas than arriving to fill vacancies.
Read ITPRO article

 

ITPRO: European talent heads for Switzerland

More senior executives are leaving the UK, France and Germany than are being attracted to work there, according to new figures, as talented individuals become keener to carve out careers in foreign climes.
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EXEC: Economic woe driving away British business talent

The UK proved an attractive destination among the highest-paid - but incoming talent was disproportionately restricted to the capital, with 57 percent of inbound executives choosing London.
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vnunet: IT executives seek pastures new

UK-based IT executives are increasingly looking to move abroad to find employment, according to new research by online career service provider Experteer.
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WhatPC?: IT executives seek pastures new

The study of 13,000 executives in various industries across Europe found that IT, along with finance and professional services, was the most likely sector to experience cross-border migration by staff.
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Manchester Evening News: Senior execs move abroad

Recruitment website Experteer said its study showed that Switzerland had the most attractive economy for executives.
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getwokingham: Crunch forces execs abroad

Senior company executives are moving abroad to further their careers because of the economic downturn gripping the UK, according to a new report today.
Read getwokingham article

 

getbracknell: Crunch forces execs abroad

A study of job moves by more than 13,000 bosses showed that more were seeking work overseas rather than filling vacancies in this country.
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Recruitment Times, June 12,2008: Experteer’s UK Managing Director Speaks Out Torsten Muth

Leading European recruitment website Experteer has launched a UK website, www.experteer.co.uk, to target the increasing number of senior executives looking for new positions at home and abroad. Whilst the economic downturn has hit sectors such as financial services hard it is creating a growing reservoir of senior level talent keen to search for new challenges in other sectors.
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Recruitment Times, June 03,2008: Vertical Focus - Online recruitment

Recruitment sites are big online but are they are using the medium to the full? Sean Hargraves examines the opportunities – and risks – presented by social media By the end of last year recruitment accounted for a quarter of all internet advertising (25.7%) and more than half of all spend on online classifieds, according to IAB/PWC figures. As such, it has roughly double the market share of automotive (12.5%) and finance (11.7%). Online has established itself as the perfect...
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Borderless Outsourcing, May 30,2008: Recruitment and retention: How to find the best and keep them

Despite the attention given to corporate responsibility, Torsten Muth, managing director of Experteer, which provides personalised career services for senior professionals, believes that remuneration remains an essential part of the recruitment process. “What people are looking for is the salary and package,” he says. “Then once they are in the process of interviewing, and you can prove you are a company with a corporate responsibility policy, it might make a difference.”
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Recruitment Times, May 28,2008: FT REPORT - BEST WORKPLACES 2008: How to find the best and keep them

The results are striking: on average, the 100 best workplaces in Europe get almost nine job applications a year per staff member and have a voluntary employee turnover of just 7.9 per cent, allowing companies to save money on hiring and training. But while such statistics may be the envy of other companies, defining what exactly it is about a great workplace that contributes to recruitment and retention is not easy.
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Recruitment Times, May 16,2008: Leading European Online Career Service expands into the UK

Since its 2005 launch in Europe subscribers to Experteer’s service have swiftly grown to almost quarter of a million thanks to a focus on £50,000 plus jobs and independence from recruitment advertising. Experteer generates the majority of its revenues from user subscriptions, a fifth of subscribers upgrade to access job posting in real time.
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onrec.com, May 16,2008: Leading European Online Career Service expands into the UK

Experteer’s proprietary Career Matching System alerts members to an aggregated database of positions that correspond to their qualifications, experience and career goals across Europe. The 30,000 job descriptions are compiled through rigorous research by independent analysts, constantly researching the market, classifying each job and applying a salary benchmark for ease of comparison.
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TimesOnline, May 15,2008: What not to do when asking for a pay rise

What not to do when asking for a pay rise When people find out what their colleagues are earning, the first thought is often to demand a raise. But there are right ways and wrong ways to go about it
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