Covid-19: How should job adverts change?

Covid-19 has thrown a grenade into the job market. Vacancies are down –  in the US job market, 34% down from its normal level, and the UK is down 52%. But as vacancies start to recover, and more businesses look to hire, what do employers need to consider when writing job advertising?   The jobseeker perspective Continued »

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Adzuna & the Financial Times partner on new recovery tracker

We are delighted to announce today that Adzuna’s U.K. job vacancies data is being used exclusively in a new economic recovery tracker in the Financial Times. The impact of covid-19 on the economy has been severe, but we are beginning to see some green shoots of recovery. This new report will provide a leading indicator view Continued »

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ONS and Adzuna launch real time job vacancy index to help get Britain back to work

  We are delighted to announce today a new partnership with the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The partnership sees Adzuna data exclusively powering a real-time national job vacancy index. This forms a key part of the ONS’ weekly ‘faster indicators’ report, an in-depth and up-to-the-minute study of the UK job market and the economic Continued »

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How to hire remotely

Remote working is very “of the moment” for obvious reasons, but there is a general feeling that it might become one of the main features of working today that will last beyond the virus. Businesses that have typically been resistant to remote working have been forced to embrace it, and the general sense is that Continued »

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What’s changed about job search behaviour?

We’ve spoken a lot about how the job market has changed in terms of vacancies and salaries and what’s available for jobseekers. However, there is a whole other side to explore – what the jobseekers themselves are looking for, and how that has changed since coronavirus. There are plenty of expected changes – a spike Continued »

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Where have the jobs gone? A regional breakdown of the coronavirus crisis in jobs

The UK job market has lost over half a million vacancies, as it has fallen below 400,000 for the first time since Adzuna started tracking data back in 2011. This fall has had a disproportionate effect on certain sectors and industries, with Hospitality & Catering and Travel among the most negatively affected (for more information Continued »

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The ultimate guide to finding a job during coronavirus

Finding a job is hard at the best of times. Right now, let’s face it, is far from the best of times. If you find yourself out of work and in the unfortunate position of not having government support, then you need all the help you can get.  First of all, should you work?  Please Continued »

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The UK loses over half of job vacancies in 10 weeks

  Job vacancies have fallen by 54% in ten weeks UK vacancies have fallen by 54% since coronavirus took hold of the UK ten weeks ago. Government policies to extend the closure of employment heavy sectors such as hospitality and catering has led to an 82% drop in vacancies in the sector in the past 10 Continued »

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Covid-19 continues to hit manufacturing industry as job vacancies fall by 58%

  As the UK enters its fifth week of lockdown, the Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the job market, with manufacturing the latest industry to see a huge decline in vacancies. We have analysed the latest global job market data to assess which industries have been worst affected this week.  The latest findings show that Continued »

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Covid-19 hits the job market – vacancies drop 22% in six weeks

Coronavirus has unsettled job markets across the world and posed serious challenges for key industries such as travel, hospitality and manufacturing. The crisis has damaged many industries but has created opportunities in unexpected fields. We have analysed the latest job market data to assess how each industry has been affected and the opportunities that are still available Continued »

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