The Sales Director News (July 2010)

News Archive

• Govt to increase job incentives
  30/07/2010
  The government is bidding to increase the incentives to move into sales jobs and other roles by shaking up the benefits system, it has emerged.
• Small businesses 'will drive the UK economy'
  29/07/2010
  Small firms will play a "huge role" in boosting the country's economy, according to one expert who has claimed that positivity is returning to the country's businesses.
• Default retirement age is scrapped by govt
  29/07/2010
  People in sales jobs will be able to work past the age of 65 without being forced to retire, following proposals published for consultation by the government.
• Job opportunities in London 'will pick up'
  28/07/2010
  There will be an increase in the number of recruitment opportunities in London in the coming weeks as companies begin to take on more staff, a new report has suggested.
• Directors of small firms 'more optimistic about growth'
  27/07/2010
  Directors of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are more optimistic about future growth than those at large organisations, according to a new report.
• Economic growth 'will lead to job creation'
  26/07/2010
  The growth in the UK's economy in the second quarter of the year is likely to lead to many more new staff being hired, one expert has predicted, which includes sales recruitment.
• Brain scans during interviews 'are taking things too far'
  26/07/2010
  Conducting brain scans on candidates during interviews is taking things too far, one sector analyst has stated.
• Sales directors need to lead by example and switch off
  23/07/2010
  It is important for people in senior management positions to lead by example and switch off whilst out of the office, according to an expert.
• Expert: Gender pay gap still needs to be solved
  22/07/2010
  Women searching for sales jobs should be able to earn the same amount of money as their male counterparts, according to one organisation which said that the gender pay gap still exists, and needs to be addressed.
• Body language could make the difference for sales jobseekers
  21/07/2010
  Keeping nerves and body language under control is so important in sales jobs interviews, according to an expert, who said that getting these things right is key to capturing the right job.
• Gov't needs to support positive employment figures
  20/07/2010
  The recent positive figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are great news for people looking for sales jobs and the sales recruitment industry in general, however the government needs to support job creation to make the most of them, according to an expert.
• More sales directors 'taking an active interest in their teams'
  19/07/2010
  Sales directors should take an active interest in their staff and office morale if they are to get as much as possible from their teams, an expert has claimed.
• REC: Recruitment 'has a key role in creating a diverse financial services sector'
  16/07/2010
  A leading organisation has praised government efforts to address the gender imbalance in the financial services and accountancy sector and the role of recruitment in this.
• Construction and science sector jobs 'increase'
  15/07/2010
  The official unemployment figures released yesterday are positive for the construction and science sectors, an expert has claimed.
• Jobs growth 'continues despite govt austerity measures'
  14/07/2010
  Companies have maintained their current level of recruitment despite the government's recently-announced austerity measures, new figures have shown.