News

Finance drives IT contractor jobs recovery
Contractor UK, 27th January 2010
Number of financial IT contractors in work halves
ComputerworldUK, 27th January 2010
Job Offers in the City down 38% on 2008
Press release, 25th January 2010
Contractors’ Questions: Should I admit to CV lies?
Contractor UK, 22nd January 2010
IT contractors axed over CV lies
Contractor UK, 20th January 2010
More job hunters lying on their CVs
thisismoney.co.uk, 19th January 2010
Fighting the fraudsters
Securities & Investment Institute Review, 13th January 2010
Signs of recovery offer optimism for new year
The Wharf, 13th January 2010
Powerchex Announces New Collaboration with the Design Council
Press release, 23rd December 2009
Powerchex Warns of the Consequences of CV Embellishment
Press release, 22nd December 2009
Director fined £75,000 and banned from the industry for lying to FSA
FSA, 17th December 2009
Job offers increase in financial services sector
Recruiter, 16th December 2009
Job Offers in the UK Financial Services Sector increase marginally
Press release, 15th December 2009
Powerchex Warns of the Risk of Insufficient Background Checking after The FSA takes Action
Press release, 03rd December 2009
The Itch: November; Enter self-promotion, more-for-less humility and raw talent
Contractor UK, 27th November 2009
Powerchex Condemns the Practice of Illegal Data Sharing
Press release, 20th November 2009
Write Stuff: CVs are sales documents
Witan Jardine, 20th November 2009
How IT contractors can prepare for the upturn
Contractor UK, 18th November 2009
On the mend (or so King hopes)
CITY AM, 12th November 2009
Job Offers on the Up in the UK Financial Services Sector
Press release, 11th November 2009
Powerchex Wins Innovation Award Second Year in a Row
Press release, 10th November 2009
Financers leaving IT hires to the last
Contractor UK, 20th October 2009
Would I lie to you? Well, yes you would!
Recruiter, 16th October 2009
‘Dramatic’ increase in financial services recruitment
Recruiter, 16th October 2009
Powerchex warns of the consequences of non‐compliance with the FSA’s new rules
Press release, 15th October 2009
Increased Recruitment Activity within UK Financial Services does not spell the end of the Recession
Press release, 13th October 2009
Powerchex warn that temps require the same level of pre-employment screening as permanent employees
Press release, 06th October 2009
Powerchex profile - The Wharf
The Wharf, 02nd October 2009
Global Recession provides opportunities for Talented People within Hedge Funds and Asset Management
PR-USA.net, 01st October 2009
Powerchex’s Summer Student to take his case to the National Finals of the Shell STEP Competition
Press release, 29th September 2009
Global Recession provides opportunities for Talented People within Hedge Funds and Asset Management
Press release, 24th September 2009
Hedge funds are hiring again
eFinancialCareers, 16th September 2009
Hedge Funds look to lead the Financial Services Sector out of Recession
Press release, 15th September 2009
Another director hit by FSA fine as Powerchex recommend tighter controls by firms
Press release, 27th August 2009
How can you tell a job candidate is not a liar?
FT.com, 19th August 2009
Employers beware as CV fibs are on the rise
CITY AM, 17th August 2009
Desparate applicants lying to beat recession
The HR Director, 14th August 2009
Number of lying jobseekers increases by 12% since 2008
hrmagazine.co.uk, 12th August 2009
CV lies multiply in recession, says survey
Out-Law.com, 12th August 2009
CV Lying On The Increase
HERE IS THE CITY NEWS, 11th August 2009
More financial job hunters ‘lie’ on CVs
Recruiter, 07th August 2009
Under-21s told 29% more lies on job applications this year than last
guardian.co.uk, 07th August 2009
Job hunt pressure leading to lies
Press Association, 07th August 2009
Pregnant in a year or your money back
Belfast Telegraph, 07th August 2009
St Andrews … home of happy students
NEWS.scotsman.com, 07th August 2009
Spoilt for choice on ex-banking employees
FT.com, 20th July 2009
Contractors’ Questions: What checks should I expect?
Contractor UK, 17th July 2009
Things are better, but it’s still not really that good
eFinancialCareers, 16th July 2009
Has contractor recruitment turned a corner?
eFinancialCareers, 15th July 2009
Financial services in recruiting drive
CITY AM, 13th July 2009
Financial services recruitment increases after long slump
Press release, 10th July 2009
Powerchex say pre-employment screening is a “must” as FSA hand out fine for poor practice
Press release, 03rd July 2009
Powerchex Wins Business of the Year - Again!
Press release, 29th June 2009
Powerchex sign up to the Information Commissioner’s Personal Information Promise
Press release, 24th June 2009
Powerchex warns financial institutions on poor data security
Press Release, 19th June 2009
Leading Vetting Agency Powerchex supports the launch of PREFiT
Press Release, 16th June 2009
Migration Advisory Committee Review on Intra-Company Transfer System
Crystalumbrella.com - Hertford, UK, 15th June 2009
IT job offers double
Recruiter - London, UK, 15th June 2009
Green Shoots? Not As Many in Financial Services Recruitment
Press Release, 11th June 2009
Financial IT job losses ‘dash recovery hopes’
Contractor UK, 21st May 2009
Recruitment in Financial Services continues to decline at record pace
Press release, 14th May 2009
Contractor Calculator Market Report May 2009
Contractor Calculator, 07th May 2009
Freelance IT jobs jump in the finance sector
Recruiter, 29th April 2009
Financial IT contractors ‘through the worst’
Contractor UK, 28th April 2009
Investment Banks increase employment offers by 115%
Press Release, 24th April 2009
IT contractors in greater demand from financial institutions
Recruiter, 23rd March 2009
Temporary appointments are on the up but financial services firms shy away from permanent hires
Press Release, 19th March 2009
Could it be things are starting to look up for IT contractors?
eFinancial Careers, 09th March 2009
“Show respect for personal data” warns pre-employment screening company Powerchex
Press Release, 06th March 2009
Upturn in financial IT contractor jobs
Contractor UK, 26th February 2009
Financial services firms gear up for recovery in 2009
Press release, 24th February 2009
Docklands company defies the crunch
Docklands24, 11th February 2009
Recruitment: Welcome to the new rules
Money Management, 05th February 2009
Employment offers in financial services plummet to new lows
Press Release, 14th January 2009
Checking Suppliers is Good Corporate Governance says Powerchex
Press Release, 08th January 2009
Jail time for applicants who lie on their CVs warns Powerchex
Press Release, 08th January 2009
Contractor Calculator Market Report January 2009
contractorcalculator.co.uk, 06th January 2009
Employment Offers in the City Continue to Tumble
Press Release, 24th December 2008
FSA Signals Tougher Vetting Requirements
Press Release - FSA Signals Tougher Vetting Requirements For Approved Persons Warns Pre-Employment Screening Company Powerchex, 19th December 2008
Pre‐employment Screening Company Powerchex Wins Business of the Year 2008
Press Release, 24th November 2008
IT contractors left out in the cold by the credit crunch
Press Release, 07th November 2008
Powerchex up for three awards
Powerchex up for three awards as judges at the Thames Gateway Business Awards shortlist Powerchex for the second year in a row, 27th October 2008
Empowering Powerchex
Plans for innovative software system given the go-ahead, 23rd October 2008
Student awarded national honour for east London pre-employment screening company Powerchex
Press Release, 23rd October 2008
Regulatory “tsunami”
City should brace for regulatory “tsunami” warns pre-employment screening company Powerchex, 17th October 2008
Investment Banks make 52% cut back on new employees
Press Release, 15th October 2008
Older jobseekers ‘more likely to lie on CVs’
Jobnewswire.com, 09th October 2008
Downturn forces IT contractors to rethink
Contractor UK, 08th October 2008
Popularity of personnel screening ‘increasing’
Witan Jardine, 07th October 2008
Powerchex sponsors Global Economic Forum 2008
Press Release, 02nd October 2008
Powerchex to participate in the CITI Small Business Partnership Programme
Press Release, 30th September 2008
Most Enterprising Student for South of England
Press Release - 'Most Enterprising Student for the South of England' title awarded to undergraduate working at Powerchex, 22nd September 2008
Powerchex launches new corporate website
Press Release, 19th September 2008
Powerchex awarded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Press Release, 18th September 2008
The Week In Work
The Times, 24th July 2008
Lying on CVs is on the increase
Here Is the City, 24th July 2008
A degree of creativity on CVs
The Financial Times, 21st July 2008
Some Students “tell more CV lies”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
Grads from top-ranked universities less likely to lie on CVs
If you graduated from one of the nation's top 20 universitites, you are less likely to lie on your CV to get a good job, 18th July 2008
How often do the British lie on their CV
Brits lie more on job applications than any other nationality, 17th July 2008

“Companies need to recruit and train people in whom they have confidence and whom they can trust. It is confidence and trust that are real safeguards against fraud and disaster, and they can only be fostered and instilled on a sound ethical basis”

Sir Adrian Cadbury, Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance, 2002