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May, 2009our new resourcing tool, iPlace Web, will help recruiters save at least 30 minutes a day. Read MoreCV volumes increase by 22%May, 2009Our statistics show that CV volumes have increased by an average of 22% over the last year. Read MoreiProfile shortlisted alongside Google and UnisysMay, 2009Our recent Secure your CV campaign has been shortlisted for a SABRE award. Read MoreIT Jobs Online launches "iProfile Use it here"May, 2009This week we announced our alliance with IT Jobs Online, a leading specialist IT job board. Read MoreUnprecedented demand for iProfile's cost saving solutionsApril, 2009As the recession takes hold recruiters everywhere need to cut costs and beat the competition. Read MoreFinite beats the downturn with iProfileApril, 2009Last month Finite IT, Australia's largest independent IT recruiter, launched the iProfile to over 200,000 candidates in the Asia Pacific region and announced that the iProfile is already helping them to cut costs and boost sales in the downturn. Read MoreiProfile wins Onrec's award for InnovationApril, 2009The iProfile was recently recognised in front of the leaders in online recruitment for helping recruiters, job boards and job seekers save time and money. Read MoreiProfile shortlisted for Fast Growth Business AwardApril, 2009We are delighted to announce that the iProfile was shortlisted under the category of Innovative Business of the Year at last month's prestigious Fast Growth Business Awards. Read More61% of workers done nothing to improve their job securityApril, 2009Research undertaken by iProfile has found that the majority of the British workforce is in denial about the state of the current jobs market. Read MoreiProfile strikes new deals Down UnderSeptember 11, 2008The iProfile is set to become the standard way for half a million Australians to apply for jobs, after several of the country's largest IT recruitment companies signed deals worth a total of £1million to adopt the online CV as their preferred CV template. Read MoreSell yourself to the judgesAugust 27, 2008Jobseekers underselling their career achievements are cheating themselves out of thousands of pounds. Incorrectly itemising skills on a CV can cost candidates their dream job or lumber them with a below market salary. Read MoreYour CV is the key to selling yourselfJuly 10, 2008Your CV plays a key role towards building a successful career. It is what sets you apart from the competition and for that reason it is essential to get it right. A recent Daily Mail article comments on how you can get the best from your CV and help shape your career. Read MoreCould Achievement Amnesia cost you your next job?24 June, 2008A failure to recall a history of workplace achievements on CVs is preventing people securing the jobs they want, and even leading some applicants to receive below market-rate salaries, according to research released today by iProfile.org. Read MoreDecline in real wages for entry-level IT roles in the last five years as outsourcing takes its toll29 May, 2008Offshore outsourcing has pushed real wages for entry-level IT jobs down over the last five years, while IT professionals in management roles have enjoyed inflation-busting pay rises, according to new research by iProfile.org/Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) (Q4 2002-Q4 2007). Read MoreSkillsmarket rebrands as iProfile and intensifies drive to displace the traditional CV28 May, 2008UK-based online CV provider Skillsmarket announces today that it will adopt the name of its flagship product, iProfile, as its new trading name. The rebrand marks the beginning of an aggressive phase of growth for iProfile which will see it launch a new consumer-focused offering, add new product features and extend into new sectors and international markets. Read MoreHow can recruitment consultants improve their efficiency?8 May, 2008A recent Onrec article suggested that “more and more businesses are shunning recruitment agencies in favour of using a more cost-effective alternative” in their search for the next great member of staff. Read MoreiProfile acquires PurplePassport as drive to replace traditional CV gathers paceApril 30, 2008iProfile acquires leading exponent of the Skills Passport to give jobseekers and employees a more efficient way to combine a record of their personal development, skills and qualifications to their online profile. Read MoreiProfile appoints new Marketing Director from Yahoo!April 14, 2008iProfile today announces the appointment of Karl Gregory, Marketing Director, as it continues to aggressively expand its UK presence and replace the traditional CV by offering people an online dynamic profile for professionals. Read MoreiPlace e-learning tool usage increases by 32% in last monthApril 1, 2008Usage of the online iPlace e-learning tool has increased by an impressive 32% in the last month. The tool, which guides iProfile-compatible recruiters through the most efficient ways to search for candidates, has become an essential point of call for consultants looking to get maximum return from their daily use of iPlace. Read More2007 remains consistent for IT staff with no shifts in pay rates during Q4April 1, 2008There was no overall movement in the median salaries/rates reported from permanent/contract IT staff during the final quarter of 2007 with permanent (median) salaries remaining static at £35,000 per annum and (median) contract rates fixed at £40 per hour. Read MoreReducing recruitment and administration timeApril 01, 2008A recent Onrec article on 20th March 2008 suggested key priorities for recruitment agencies with regards to their HR Software. Two important points raised were the reduction in per candidate application costs and the need for an increase in suitable candidates. Read MoreSkillsMarket in Financial TimesFebruary 11, 2008January started with a bang for SkillsMarket, with a double page feature in the Financial Times! The article outlined our company’s growth, with a candid approach to the challenges we faced and the exciting opportunities which lay ahead. Read MoreSkillsMarket continues to expand with new arrivalsFebruary 11, 2008With our continued growth over the past quarter we are pleased to announce Ian Griffiths as the new CFO of SkillsMarket. Ian is responsible for managing and guiding the corporate financial direction of the business and joins the company with a wealth of experience. Read More11% rise in pay for IT contractors in financial services despite credit crunch fearsFebruary 11, 2008Pay for IT contractors working in financial services has jumped 11% over the past six months, despite fears of a downturn in the sector following the credit crunch, reveals research by SkillsMarket/Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo). Read MoreiPlace usage hits new heightsDecember 17, 2007Recruiters are now using iPlace more and more to help them find and place the best candidates available in the marketplace. In the past quarter the usage of iPlace has increased by over 65% and is a clear indication of the growing need the industry has for the award winning search tool. Read MoreSkillsMarket become an Advanced Business Member of RECDecember 17, 2007SkillsMarket has recently become an Advanced Business Partner of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The REC is the trade body that supports and represents the recruitment industry and has a membership made up of over 8,000 recruitment agencies and businesses (corporate members) and 6,000 recruitment professionals (individual members). Read MoreSkillsMarket helping to ease recruitment industry problemsDecember 17, 2007According to new research by specialist recruitment finance provider, Bibby Financial Services, “Three quarters of recruitment agencies believe attracting the right candidates is the biggest challenge they face over the next 12 months but more than half are not spending enough on advertising”. Read MoreIT pay rates for Q3 remain unchangedDecember 17, 2007Following the rise in (median) hourly rates reported during Q1.07, the latest findings from SkillsMarket/ATSCo’s iProfile Skills Survey showed that yet again IT contract rates remained unchanged in Q3.07 at £40 per hour, and in addition (median) permanent salaries remain unchanged at Q2.07 at £35,000 per annum, despite a slight rise reported last quarter. Read MoreOver a billion CVs now estimated to be onlineNovember 6, 2007Alex Charles, Founder and Product Director of SkillsMarket, is speaking at this week's Recruitment International's conference in Manchester, where he will explore the rapid increase of online CVs. It is estimated that over a billion CVs are now stored online across a range of services from job boards to professional and social networks. Read MoreSkillsMarket short-listed for ATSCo's award for InnovationNovember 6, 2007Following last month's announcement that we were short-listed for REC's award for Innovation, we're pleased to announce that our new resourcing tool, iPlace, has also been short-listed for the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) Innovation of the Year award. Read More£3 million raised to fund global adoption of iProfileNovember 6, 2007We are pleased to announce that we recently raised £3 million through leading private equity providers to finance the global adoption of our online CV, the iProfile – which is revolutionising the way people interact with the job market. Read MoreSkillsMarket short-listed for REC's award for InnovationAugust 24, 2007We're pleased to announce that our new resourcing tool, iPlace, has been short-listed for a London & South East Recruitment Award. The results will be announced on October 26th so watch this space! Read MoreTests prove that iPlace's search capability is second to noneAugust 24, 2007Tests have shown that our resourcing tool, iPlace, returns an average of 4 times as many relevant candidates in its search results than traditional boolean search engines. Read MoreRises in permanent IT pay closes the gap on IT contract ratesAugust 24, 2007Following the rise in (median) hourly rates reported during Q1.07, the latest findings from SkillsMarket/ATSCo’s iProfile Skills Survey showed that IT contract rates remained unchanged in Q2.07 at £40 per hour, whilst (median) permanent salaries rose slightly (less than 1%) to £35,000 per annum. Read MoreWhy iProfile Compatible recruitment companies are the bestJuly 10, 2007Being compatible with the iProfile is proving to be a strong selling point for our clients when pitching to employers. For example, iProfile Compatible companies have the statistics to prove that they have significantly more up-to-date candidate information in their databases. Read MoreThe only way to eliminate CV adminJuly 10, 2007A recent article by Onrec magazine highlighted just how far CV parsing technology has advanced since we brought the first successful one to market in the late 1990’s. However, the article also highlighted where CV parsers fall short. Read MoreJobserve and SkillsMarket sign an agreement to work togetherJuly 06, 2007SkillsMarket and JobServe are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement to help their clients get to the best candidates fastest. Read MoreIT contractors see a 5 percent increase in pay ratesJune 11, 2007The findings from the latest iProfile Skills Survey (quarter 1 2007) showed a continuing increase in the reported (median) hourly rates of IT contractors (up 5% over the previous quarter) whilst permanent salaries remained virtually unchanged since Q4.06 (a fall of less than 1%). Read MoreIndependent tests prove iProcess to be the bestJune 11, 2007To ensure PSD, a leading IT recruitment company, has the right systems in place to deliver the best possible service to their customers they recently undertook a full market review of potential suppliers. As a part of this review they benchmarked the performance of SkillsMarket's end-to-end CV processing service, iProcess, against a well-known automated CV parser. The results of this test proved that iProcess was the best. Read MoreClose Resource adopt the iProfileJune 11, 2007Close Resource, a Bristol based niche IT recruitment company, are pleased to announce that they have just signed a contract with SkillsMarket to become iProfile Compatible. Read MoreSpring see a 20% increase in productivityApril 26, 2007Our recent technology event proved to be a huge success with many of the UK's leading recruitment companies in attendance. Read MoreCapital International adopt the iProfileApril 4, 2007Technical Engineering recruiter Capital International HR Solutions are pleased to announce that they have chosen SkillsMarket to power their recruitment workflow by adopting the iProfile. Read More2 million iProfiles - leading agencies drive adoptionMarch 3, 2007With a deepening skills shortage many agencies are turning to their CV database to find candidates. The problem that many face, however, is that their CV database is out of date and almost certainly, these CVs are not being held in accordance with the Data Protection Act. This is not the case for many of the leading agencies that have adopted the iProfile as the online CV. Read MoreSkills Shortage number one issueMarch 9, 2007Research undertaken by SkillsMarket reveals that the top issue for IT recruitment companies in 2007 is the skills shortage. With 78% of MDs and Directors of the UK's leading recruitment companies surveyed expecting the demand for IT staff to increase over the next 12 months, this issue will only get worse. Read MoreDemand for IT staff expected to increaseMarch 5, 2007SkillsMarket's survey to almost 1,000 senior decision makers of the UK's leading recruitment companies revealed that 78% expect the demand for IT staff to continue to increase over the next 12 months. Read MoreIT staff earning record breaking rates of payMarch 05, 2007The latest findings from the iProfile Skills Survey, commissioned by ATSCo and produced by SkillsMarket, showed that the IT market continued to improve during the last quarter of 2006 with both contract and permanent IT staff earning record breaking rates of pay. The highest pay rates since our records began in Q2 2002. Read MoreSkillsMarket short-listed for Onrec's Best Technical Innovation AwardJanuary 1, 2007We're pleased to announce that SkillsMarket has been shortlisted for Onrec's "Best Technical Innovation in Online Recruitment" award for the iProfile. Read MoreAlexander Mann Solutions leads the RPO market with iProfileJanuary 22, 07Alexander Mann Solutions, one of the leading international Recruitment Process Outsourcing providers, announced this week that they have chosen to use SkillsMarket's iProfile system to further strengthen delivery capability for some clients as part of their Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) offering. Alexander Mann Solutions will become the first RPO provider to provide SkillsMarket’s seamless campaign management service by converting candidates’ CVs into iProfiles. Read MoreCountdown to 2 milllion iProfiles now onJanuary 22, 2007With more than 1.9 million candidates now owning an iProfile, the countdown to 2 million iProfiles is on. Read MoreSigns of a maturing industryJanuary 22, 2007The recent ATSCo IT Forum, chaired by Alex Charles from SkillsMarket, proved just how the industry has matured over the last few years with job boards and agencies meeting to discuss common strategic interests. Read MoreSurge in demand for web skills as MySpace and YouTube generation revolutionise InternetJanuary 22, 2007The latest findings from the iProfile Skills Survey revealed a surge in demand for web skills off the back of second generation websites, such as MySpace and YouTube, which have propelled pay for top web developers up 27% over the last year. Read More
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