You called me WHAT?!?

64% of people in London have come across a jobseeker or recruiter with a rude/hilarious/funny name. Have you?!?

We also asked those living in Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol and compared the results.

Only 3% of those in Leeds had come across a rude/hilarious/funny name in the recruitment market which was the smallest % out of all of the areas asked.

11% in Birmingham had, 9% in Manchester, 8 % in Bristol and 5% in Glasgow.

London homes the most diverse set of cultures so it is bound to have “stranger” names.

What is the rudest, most hilarious, funniest name you have come across?!?

“Value to customers” comes on top when it comes to CSR

When looking for a new job, corporate social responsibility of an organisation may not even enter your mind and it may not be something a lot of companies have time to think about but when considering large corporate organisations it is somewhat quite significant.

In our most recent survey, we asked 1,000 respondents what they felt was the most important to them when assessing CSR within an organisation. We found that “value to customers” was the more important category within Corporate Social Responsibility in the employees/jobseekers eyes.

The top response was 39% who said “value to customers” was the most important. This was closely followed by “acting responsibly” where 25% responded. 16% felt “treating employees well” was important.

Only 3% responded with “partnering with suppliers”, this was the least important factor. Only 8% felt “Investing in communities” was important and 9% felt “respecting the environment” was important.

If you were looking for a new job and checking out what the organisation got involved with in terms of its corporate social responsibility, what would be the most important factor for you? Would you agree that “value to customers” is the most important factor? Do you think “partnering with suppliers” is the least most important factor?

Where do you think it is best to sit in your office?

A recent poll that we carried out of over 1,000 jobseekers asked where would they rather sit in an office. We wondered if there would be some sucking up to the boss un-covered here…..and…..

we were right! 28% would actually prefer to sit next to their manager in the office. Although this was not the top answer, it was the second most popular response.

35% would however prefer to sit in the middle of their co-workers, which is of course the most obvious answer.

Other responses include:
– Near the big bosses office – 14%
– Near the entrance – 12%
– At the back – 8%
– By the exit – 3%

Tell us where you sit and if you could change this, where would you prefer to sit???