12 August 2010

Latest jobs figures could be misleading

Although the latest unemployed figures have shown that the number of people out of work in the UK has fallen by 49,000 to 2.46 million, there are still tough times ahead for jobseekers.

The decline in the jobless total was the biggest drop in three years and the figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also revealed that the number of people in employment increased by 184,000.

Whilst this is the largest quarterly rise since 1989, looming public sector cuts look set to halt the rival in the jobs market.

Gerwyn Davies at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is reported as saying that, on the surface, this looks like yet another set of strong and encouraging figures.

However, cracks now seem to be emerging; with a considerable growth in part-time work, lower pay settlements and a slower decline in the claimant count all features of a more uncertain jobs market, she explained.

Vicky Redwood at Capital Economics went further, saying that renewed rises in unemployment lie ahead.

As a result, graduates leaving university and anyone else looking to find work in the coming months need to give themselves the best possible chance of landing jobs that do become available.

An increasing number of employers are using psychometric testing as a way of shortlisting the most suitable candidates so it is more important than ever for job seekers to familiarise themselves with the numerous psychometric tests that are available.

 

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