Recruitment

Statistics
2006 - 2007
 Total Number of Enquiries Made to Vacancies in 2006/07

Total Number of Enquiries Made 2006/07

160
140
120
100
M
80
F
60
40
20
0
ACA SUP

 Of the total number of enquiries received for all vacancies at the College in the
2006/07 period, 39% were for academic vacancies and 61% for support
vacancies.
 In 2006/07 a total of 175 enquiries were made in to 21 academic vacancies that
were advertised, 63% of these were from males, 37% from females.
 273 enquiries were made in to 23 support vacancies that were advertised, 49% of
these were from males, 51% from females.
Total Number of Completed Applications Returned in 2006/07

Total Number of Completed Applications Submitted

100
90
80
70
60
Number

ACA
50
SUP
40
30
20
10
0
Male Female

 Of the 175 enquiries made in to academic vacancies, 134 (79%) application

forms were completed and returned.
 Of the 273 enquiries made in to support vacancies, 150 (55%) application
forms were completed and returned.
 Ethnicity of Total Applicants in 2006/07

1% Ethnicity of Applicants 2006/07

1%
1%
1% 11%
2% White
Black Caribbean
0%
Black African
6% Black Other
Indian
4%
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Asian Other
73%
Other

•Of all application forms received in 2006/07, 95% of applicants stated their
ethnicity.
•48% of total applicants in 2006/07 applied for academic posts, of which 97%
stated their ethnicity.
•52% of total applicants in 2006/07 applied for support posts, of which 94%
stated their ethnicity.
 Total Number of Candidates Shortlisted in 2006/07

Chart to show numbers of shortlisted candidates by gender

and vacancy type

60
52
48
50
39
40
Academic
30 27
Support
20

10

0
Male Female

 Of 116 academic applications, 66 individuals were short listed, 39 (59%) were male,
27 (41%) were female.
 Of 169 support applications, 100 individuals were short listed, 52 (52%) were male,
48 (48%) were female.
 Gender of Successful Candidates in 2006/07
Chart to show gender of successful applicants 2006/07

48% Male
52% Female

 Of 21 academic vacancies, A total of 11 males were recruited and 4 females. (The

total is more because more than one person was recruited to a particular post, or the
post was unsuccessfully recruited to).
 Of 23 support vacancies, A total of 7 males were recruited and 15 females. (One post
was unsuccessfully recruited to).
 Ethnicity of Successful Candidates in 2006/07
Ethnicity of Successful Applicants 2006/07

40
35
35

30

25

20

15

10

5
1 1
0
White Black Caribbean Asian Other

 14 White individuals and 1 Other Asian individual were appointed to academic

posts.
 21 White individuals and 1 Black Caribbean individual were appointed to
support posts.
 Disability of Successful Candidates in 2006/07

Disability Status of Successful Candidates 2006/07

12%

Declared disabled
Not known to be disabled

88%

•12% of successful candidates declared a disability in 2006/07, which is a

rise on all previous years where statistics are available
 Age of Successful Candidates in 2006/07

Age of Successful Applicants 2006/07

16

14

12
10

6
4

0
18 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 50 51 - 60 61 +

•24% of all successful applicants were aged in the 18-30 age bracket
•38% of successful applicants were aged in the 31-40 age bracket
•24% of all successful applicants were aged in the 41-50 age bracket
•14% of all successful applicants were aged in the 51-60 age bracket and
• no successful applicants were aged in the 61+ age bracket.
Comparison of
Recruitment Statistics
2003 – 2007
 Gender Split of Enquiries to Academic Vacancies 2005 - 2007

Number of Enquiries to Academic Vacancies 2005/06 and

2006/07

140
120
120 110

100

80 66 2005/06
65
60 2006/07

40

20

0
Male Female

The chart illustrates that the number of enquiries made to academic vacancies has
decreased slightly from 2005/06 to 2006/07 for males and females.
 Gender Split of Enquiries to Support Vacancies 2005 - 2007

Number of Enquiries to Support Vacancies 2005/06 and

2006/07

160
140
140 131 133

120

100
2005/06
80
2006/07
60 47
40
20

0
Male Female

The chart illustrates that the number of enquiries made to support vacancies has
risen slightly from 2005/06 to 2006/07 for males, but has dramatically risen in the
same period for females.
 Applications Returned for Academic Vacancies 2005 - 2007

Number of Application Forms Returned for Academic

Vacancies 2005/06 and 2006/07

90 83
80 76

70
60
50 2005/06
39 40
40 2006/07
30
20
10
0
Male Female

The chart illustrates that the number of applications returned for academic vacancies
has decreased slightly from 2005/06 to 2006/07 for males and increased slightly for
females.
 Applications Returned for Support Vacancies 2005 - 2007

Number of Application Forms Returned for Support

Vacancies 2005/06 and 2006/07

100
90 86 83
80
70
70
60
2005/06
50
2006/07
40
30
30
20
10
0
Male Female

The chart illustrates that the number of applications made to support vacancies has
increased from 2005/06 to 2006/07 for both males and females, but particularly
significant is the almost a three fold increase in female applicants.
 Ethnicity of Applicants from 2003 -2007

Ethnicity Comparison of Applicants from 2003 - 2007

250
White

200 Black Caribbean

Black African
Black Other
150
Indian

100
Pakistani
Chinese
50 Asian Other
Other
0
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/07

This chart highlights the overall increase in applications received from 2003 to
2007, with an expected increase in the number of white candidates (due to the
census of the College’s location), but also an increase in the Black Caribbean,
Black African and ‘other’ applicants in the 2006/07 period.
 Gender Comparison of Candidates Shortlisted
for Interview 2003 - 2007

Gender Comparison of Shortlisted Applicants 2003 - 2007

120

100

80 36
49 45
Percentage

67 Female
60
Male

40
64
51 55
20 33

0
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/07

This chart illustrates that the gender balance of applicants shortlisted in academic
and support areas combined evened out in the 2006/07 period to a fairly even split,
as seen previously in the 2004/05 period.
Comparison of Gender of Successful Candidate 2003 – 2007

Comparison of Gender of Successful Applicant 2003 - 2007

90
78
80
70
60
60
Percentage

51 52
49 48
50 Male
40
40 Female

30 22
20
10
0
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/07

This chart illustrates that the gender balance of successful applicants in the
2006/07 period is an almost even split, as seen previously in the 2004/05 period.
 Comparison of Ethnicity of Successful Applicants 2003-2007
Ethnicity of Successful Applicant 2003-2007

100
90
80 White
70 Black Caribbean
60 Indian
50 Chinese
40 Other
30 Other Asian
20 Black African

10
0
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/07

This chart indicates that the number of successfully appointed white candidates
remains high, which could be attributed to the census of the College’s location,
but disappointingly a decrease in the number of successfully appointed BME
staff in the 2006/07 period when compared to the previous two academic
periods.