Recruitment

All figures are based on the academic year August 2011 to 31 July 2012. For further statistics and information please see the Annual Staffing Report, the link to which is located on the right hand side of the page.

This is the second reporting period where all vacancies have been recruited to using the University’s e-Recruitment system, thus making the data only comparable to the previous year.

• 1,630 vacancies were approved for recruitment this year; 222 more than last year.

• 31,539 applications were received, 9.2% more than the previous year.

• 4.3% of all applicants and 39.7% of candidates shortlisted were appointed to posts. This is an increase of 1.1% in the conversion rate of shortlisting to appointments from the previous year.

• The number of candidates appointed to posts was 1,364 – an increase of 29.7% on the previous year.