It may have escaped your notice that the summer of 2012 is going to be a summer of sport and celebration. Not only do we have the perennial crowd pullers of Wimbledon and Royal Ascot, but we also have the delights of the Euro 2012, and of course the Olympic and Paralympic Games in July ... Read full story »

The first person in the country has brought forward a case for constructive dismissal after a dispute with bosses over his profile on the professional networking site LinkedIn. The HR Exec had uploaded his CV and ticked the box indicating he was interested in ‘career opportunities’, which seems to have upset the management team at ... Read full story »

And there we have it, almost the end of another year, and as ever, what a year… With the continued stories of tough times we’re not quite sure of what lies ahead but we’re a happy and positive crew. It’s been a busy and successful year, with objectives achieved (financial and personal, double whoop!) which ... Read full story »

As this is the area where we all operate it’s worth keeping a close eye on things and there’s good news and there’s bad news. First, the good news: in November, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index survey, activity levels in the service sector continued to grow, and at a faster pace than the ... Read full story »

Digital recruitment remains media’s top priority as the industry body’s figures for the first half of 2011 showed a 13.5% like-for-like growth in UK internet advertising expenditure, which now has a market share of 27%. Great news for the sector, however the challenge comes when looking to recruit quality digital media specialists capable of delivering ... Read full story »

Hello, we’re Ad Lib, specialist recruiters within the digital, media, creative and marketing industries. We’re currently enjoying our finest year to date (having been in operation for 10 years) and are now looking to expand our lovely team with an additional consultant who’ll help spread the Ad Lib word and make more digital, marketing and ... Read full story »

A comparative survey between online and social media recruitment in the UK and the US has shown that British recruiters appear to be lagging in certain areas. The survey demonstrates that LinkedIn remains the most trusted social platform for finding new employees (which we’d strongly agree with) however whilst 25% of US recruiters directly post ... Read full story »

The growing demand for skilled and well-trained recruits in the digital sector has been discussed profusely recently. However, it appears that SMEs may well be ignoring good applications across the digital sector in the hope to find the perfect match says Jeff Brooks, Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) for technology. Companies who adopt the approach ... Read full story »

It’s exciting times at Ad Lib with two new starters this week, Marc Allen and Ian Wills. First up, Marc is launching Ad Lib’s digital offering in the big smoke. With our increasing presence along the M4 there has never been a better time for us to embrace our London friends and connections fully and ... Read full story »

Great news for Ad Lib and you lovely marketing, media and PR people out there! It’s been reported that employment rates in the UK have risen by an average of 6% in one year with the biggest growth areas including Media, Marketing, PR and IT. Experts are happy to see a positive development in many ... Read full story »