MARKET REPORT: Recruiters warned that AI may put them out of a job

MARKET REPORT: Recruiters’ shares slump after analysts warn that artificial intelligence may put them out of a job By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 While much of the public is sceptical – or even downright scared – of artificial intelligence, businesses … Read more

Solicitor who joked about novichok during an interview with a Russian speaker didn’t get the job

A solicitor who was refused a job at a law firm because he was too old has won £13,000 compensation despite cracking a ‘joke’ about his Russian-speaking interviewer poisoning him with Novichok.  Raymond Levy told senior lawyer Maria Udalova-Surkova: ‘I hope you are not going to poison me,’ before she interviewed him for a position … Read more

Five words you should never use in a job interview – and STAR method that will guarantee you the job

Experts have shared the five words you should never use in an interview – and why they might harm your chances of getting the job.  Director at Hays recruitment agency Jason Walker said words like ‘obviously’, ‘we’ and ‘workaholic’ should be avoided at all costs in interviews, while Manager at Randstad Technologies Ian Scott said … Read more

Slough is named the best place to find a job in the UK for the third time in recent years

David Brent’s home town of Slough in Berkshire is named the best place to find a job in the UK for the third time in recent years because of the large number of vacancies and above average wages Slough named as best place to find job for third time in recent years, says study It … Read more