UK workers prepared to travel more than three hours for employment
Majority of jobseekers are looking to recession-proof their futures using new tactics
London, UK – 27 January 2010 – According to Simply Hired, www.SimplyHired.co.uk, the world’s largest job search engine, the recession could push employees into travelling more than three hours each way to work in order to protect their jobs.
The poll, which surveyed visitors to SimplyHired.co.uk in December, revealed a number of workplace trends that have emerged during the recession.
The poll also found that where once money might have been what makes the world go round, it appears it may now need to be a holiday: 56 percent of respondents said they would be willing to take an increase in vacation entitlement rather than a pay rise to help keep company costs down.
When asked what steps they are taking to recession-proof their career, 10 percent of employees said they are kissing up to their boss, while a forward-thinking 36 percent are taking extra classes to remain valuable to their company. Another 18 percent are working longer hours, followed by 10 percent who are attending networking events. However, 26 percent of those polled aren’t taking any extra steps to secure their jobs.
Sachin Shah, Director of International, at www.simplyhired.co.uk, commented: “The employee is being forced to change their mindset and adapt in the same way the recession has forced business to rethink the way in which they operate. There is a mutual understanding that employees and job seekers need to make themselves be seen as valuable to the company in order to avoid redundancy and with purse strings tighter than ever, other benefits are becoming more appealing for retaining and attracting talent.
“The poll has highlighted the changing workface in the UK. Employees and jobseekers need to remain flexible and agile, both in the skills they can bring to the table and the benefits they receive from their employers in order to keep their career progressing forward. However, whilst learning new skills is key, finding a manageable work/life balance is important too.”
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Notes to Editors:
· SimplyHired.co.uk is part of the Simply Hired network, which includes 17 localised global websites and 5,000 partner sites, including social networks, blogs and media outlets.
· SimplyHired.co.uk is a job search engine that enables job seekers to quickly and efficiently search thousands of job listings from job boards, content sites, newspapers, organisations and company career sites.
· Recruiters, human resources professionals and job boards leverage SimplyHired.co.uk to increase visibility among job seekers and drive qualified traffic to their websites.
About Simply Hired
With more than five million job listings worldwide, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.co.uk) is the world’s largest job search engine and recruitment advertising network. The company powers jobs on over 5,000 network partner sites including popular social networks, blogs, media outlets, niche websites and more. It operates global sites in 5 continents, 17 countries and eight languages. Simply Hired has been lauded as one of the “50 Coolest Websites” by Time magazine, a “Top 100 Website” by PC Magazine and the “Best of the Web” by BusinessWeek. Simply Hired has raised £13.5 million in funding from IDG Ventures SF, News Corporation’s Fox Interactive Media, Foundation Capital, Garage Technology Ventures and individual investors. The company is privately held and is based in Mountain View, California U.S.A.
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