Now is a very pertinent time to look for a job as companies are keen to recruit before year end when they have budgets to spend and  already planning for 2012.

It is often a time when people are working harder than ever to stay in their job, as company year end deadlines reach a climax, but many employers who are looking for skilled peoople are willing to out mroe time in and be more flexible whenr ecruiting new people, offering  more workable interview times. The priority is to start 2012 without the added burden of having to look for new people.

Be wary of putting your job  search on hold. There could be less competition for roles at this time and January will surely bring in neww projects and activity which will prevent people from taking time off work.

The August Rec “Report on jobs”  highlighted an increase in the numbers of candidates available for work. This might be down to more confidence in looking for new opportunities from people in employment, but could also be a result in the increase of unemployed numbers.

The good news shows that the industry has seen a further increase in the number of permanent placements and temporary jobs which may have resulted out of new assignments as well as replacement of former staff who have moved on.

 Unfortunately, despite the rise in living costs, salary structures have not changes except where business have sought to attract external specialist skills.

The news is awash with stories of happiness and worry which have accompanied this morning’s release of a level results.

Many children who have gained their place at university are content as they are able to start before the fees are raised in 2012.

It is interesting to hear of many large reputable corporates who are targeting young individuals who have not achieved the results they need to start university and who have now been offered the chance to train as apprentices and be sponsored at a later date for the degree they will want to do. Not sure who is better off as work experience is always a fantastic help when applying for work post university.