Source: Event Magazine

The event industry is set to meet MPs at the house of Lord’s in an unprecedented lobbying campaign spearheaded by the Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) and Confex.

Source: Recruiter

The number of resignations among UK workers has increased in the past year, according to data from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and employment law service XpertHR.

The data collected from 43,312 individuals in 197 organisations reveals resignations levels stand at 4.7%, compared with 4.5% last year. ‘Internal transfers’ appear to be failing as an alternative option to leaving for workers, dropping to 3.6% from 5.8% last year.

More than half (53.8%) of employers said restructuring and job insecurity caused many of their staff to ‘jump ship’, while 38.5% disclosed that their failure to offer career opportunities and training contributed to employees leaving and 61.5% also admitted that their employees’ heads had been turned by headhunters and recruiters.

Ruth Spellman, chief executive of the CMI, says: “A year ago employers were looking at job transfers as a way of halting growth of the dole queue.  However, with the latest figures showing that staff are prepared to run the risk of unemployment by jumping ship, questions must be asked about employee engagement levels in organisations up and down the country.”

For people who truly enjoy being in the spot light, or right in the middle of all the action, live event jobs might be your calling. These are jobs for people who like to entertain the public or be involved with entertainment events. Examples of these types of jobs are comedian, singer, actress, stagehand, sound coordinator, or in charge of operating the lights for live events. If you are interested in these type of jobs, then we believe you have made a wise choice. However, do you think you have what it takes? Below, we are going to tell you more about these type of jobs, so if you’re interested, pay attention…

Finding jobs that are associated with any of these types of professions are easy to locate, if you know the right places to look. There are sites online that focus strictly on jobs for live events. Sometimes flyers are posted in local playhouses and performance theaters that advertise openings for various entertainment events where performers are summoned.

Most of the time, these events require an audition of some sort. The audition can be live or there are times when a tape of a performance can be sent in. Sometimes there are multiple auditions for the same event, instead of a single chance to wow the interviewers. These jobs can range from small time productions, such as an open mic night at the local coffee house up to a live Broadway show.

There are so many people who want to become an entertainer, that it’s often easier to find a job working the sound or lights for a show and then working up to becoming a performer. This is often how many big name performers have become famous.

It usually doesn’t happen over night, it will take time and hard work. References work at times, but usually it depends on the type of performance given.

Being able to successfully obtain live event jobs is the ideal occupation for individuals who enjoy making people happy. Many people can tell when they are very young, if they will be comfortable performing in front of a bunch of people. Others just like being part of the live action, but don’t necessarily want to be in the spot light. These people are just as important as the performers, because without them, there often wouldn’t be a set, lights, sound, or a functional area for the performer.

Check out our Events Jobs and AV jobs from us here at Live Recruitment.

Source: Recruitment Consultant Magazine

Jobless figures released today by the ONS have shown the first fall in unemployment for 18 months.

The number of unemployed people in the UK during November – the latest figure released – shows 7,000 fewer people than the previous month.

This figure has been slightly skewed due to the rise in those taking on part-time work as a full-time position was unavailable.
The total number is 2.46m dropping to 7.8 per cent from October’s 7.9 per cent while the number of jobseeker allowance claimants also dropped to 1.61m.

This is 450,00 fewer than predicted to be out of work during the Budget.

Youth unemployment unexpectedly fell with the number of 16-24-year-olds out of work for the three-month period between September and November, down from 943,000 to 927,000.

Kevin Green, REC chief executive, said: “This is all positive news for job-seekers and confirms that the labour market is now in recovery mode. The REC was the first business organisation to predict we would not reach the three million unemployed mark.

“The road to full employment will be slow but these are encouraging figures today when viewed with increasing employer confidence and a return to hiring activity. It is now essential to avoid any kind of employment legislation which will add to employers’ costs and so hinder future job opportunities.”

Monster UK and Ireland managing director Julian Acquari said earlier: “Despite a still-struggling economy, UK job prospects are improving as employers slowly begin to emerge from financial crisis-induced recruitment hibernation. Clerical and support occupations are leading the way in terms of demand recovery, suggesting companies are primarily seeking temporary staff in order to maintain workforce flexibility as long as the economic uncertainty lingers. However, the uptick in HR opportunities also suggests that more organisations are preparing to increase personnel to take advantage of opportunities presenting themselves in the wake of the downturn.”

Minster for Employment Jim Knight, said: “These figures show the largest number of people coming off unemployment benefit for 15 years which is a sign that our £5bn investment to get people back to work is having an impact. The fact that tens of thousands more young people are taking up the Government’s guarantee of a place in education or training means that they are getting the valuable skills they need to get into work.

“New figures published today show that more than 25,000 people have benefited from the new Six Month Offer, while the sixth round of winning Future Jobs Fund bidders will create almost 6,000 more jobs for young people. This brings the total number of successful bids to create jobs through the Fund so far to almost 104,000. This is in addition to more than 400,000 people who have been helped into jobs through the Job Centres’ Local Employment Partnerships.”

Events sector to recover ‘within 12 months’

Source: C&IT magazine

The events industry is set to recover within the next 12 months, according to corporate and agency buyers at the C&IT Conference that is running today

CV gaffes make for funny reading but no job offers

Source: Recruiter Magazine

Today is April Fools’ Day and in the spirit of the ridiculous the more outrageous Freudian slips and outright clangers on CVs have been revealed.

The CV clangers, studied by Corinne Mills, career management spokesperson for Monster, did not unsurprisingly result in any jobs for the applicants.

The mistakes included:
“As security guard my job is to pervert unauthorised people from coming onto the site.”

“My job involved processing clams.”

“I am a pubic relations officer.”

“My interests include cooking dogs and interesting people.”

“I was responsible for dissatisfied customers.”

“I relieved the conference manager”

“I am a prooficient typist.”

“I was responsible for fraudulent claims.”

This may have actually been an effort to tempt an employer: “While working in this role, I had intercourse with a variety of people.”

And lastly, probably the worst CV mistake of all is admitting a falling out with not just one, but several bosses: “Left last four jobs only because the managers were completely unreasonable.”

Corinne added: “These mistakes were all made by job seekers applying for professional, in some cases high-level positions. The moral of this story is that it doesn’t matter how well-qualified you are, badly written CVs mean closed doors.”

For the latest event industry jobs visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk

Calling all pharma event specialists!

We have a hot agency who are looking to reinforce their pharma team exclusively through Live Recruitment. If you have experience either client or agency side call Nadia on: 0121 234 7788 and she will tell you all about it!

For the latest event industry jobs visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk

A former marketing student is looking to apply her talents to a career in conferences and event management. The Guardian looked at the interview process with Kwadoi Marbiah as she seeks her dream event job. Read more here

Calling all great event job seekers looking account exec positions in the healthcare industry. If you want to get an event manager role with one of the world’s largest healthcare communications agencies Live Recruitment has the ideal brief. The client offers a full range of range of communications services from medical writers, designers, digital media experts, exhibition and event managers. They are now seeking an Account Executive to join their Event Management Division within their London office.
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It could be a great time to be looking for event jobs according to specialist live jobs agency Live Recruitment. These just some of the reasons:

1. The industry is experience changes to legislation on employment and other regulations and is having to rethink its approach to recruitment, freelancers and staffing of events
2. More than 50 colleges and Universities are offering courses in event management, responsible events and international events - all signs that the industry is being formally recognised and there is access to training for personal development and improvement.
3. New standards are introduced e.g. BS8901, allowing access for new people with new skills to an industry where experience and length of service to the industry have traditionally factored heavily in favour of the old hands.
4. Budgets may be tight but budgets and the number of events are still looking to be holding up across the live arena including large events, conventions, training and meetings.
5. Brand managers are looking to build face to face relationships with customers through events and sponsorship and traditional mass media markets get resigned to the back of the queue
6. We have one of the world’s biggest events coming soon - in the shape of the 2012 Olympics. A time when brands are going to get active and get involved in attempt to catch the spirit. Active brands mean, live events.
7. Salaries are strong and inline with other marketing type agencies such as PR, advertising and marketing. Top performers can still command top drawer salaries and benefits packages.

If you’ve ever considered getting a job in events or event management or you want to get yourself and your exisitng event management job moving you can contact Live Recruitment or visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk  Live Recruitment has a number of jobs on its website across all industry sectors and across the UK including the big cities like London, Machester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Cardiff