Recruiter
22-July 2009
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A nasty piece of legislation
22-July 2009
Whether or not TAWD will get any amendments, the outcome will come down to politics
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Balancing act to meet both needs of staff and business
22-July 2009
The current economic turmoil presents one of the biggest challenges the HR community has faced for a generation. Meeting the short- and long-term needs of a business and its staff represents a delicate balancing act.
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Chief encounters
22-July 2009
Following on from our story about IllicitEncounters, the extramarital dating site, in last issue’s Smalltalk (Recruiter, 8 July), we hear the site is on the lookout for a chief exec “to take the multi-million pound business to the next stage”.
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Construction
22-July 2009
Although there are signs of green shoots in the sector, factors such as a glut of candidates, funding worries and lack of confidence are holding back any recovery
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DEALMAKERS
22-July 2009
Syntax merges with UKCC - Institute of Leisurejobs - Staffline gets Workplace - MTV’s StepStone solution - Charitable state Flows - Amicus appoints RS - Rockpools: PASA supplier
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Diary of...Rachael Armstrong
22-July 2009
Diary of…Rachael Armstrong,Manager, LegalDivision,Sellick Partnership
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Editor's Comment
22-July 2009
If the wolf is at the door, we say unload the Porsches and Ferraris first and pay back a few creditors.
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Fearon appointed to take BRC to new heights in UK and Oz
22-July 2009
Housing management and social care recruiter BRC has appointed ex-Hays director Mark Fearon as managing director.
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Growing need for NEDs
22-July 2009
Ambitious recruitment owners are realising that having a ‘wise owl’ to call on is essential, especially in challenging times. Vanessa Townsend looks into whether the role of the non-executive director is the elixir for businesses
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Hospitality recruiters told to exploit their networks
22-July 2009
Recruiters need to demonstrate added value by providing proactive searches and exploiting their networks, according to hospitality resourcing professionals.
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How to...drive diversity to drive new business
22-July 2009
Despite the lack of graduate vacancies, are you doing your clients a disservice by simply putting forward graduates from the leading UKuniversities and perhaps ignoring the hidden skills of less academic candidates?
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Inflexible pricing scuppers sales
22-July 2009
Recruiters wishing to sell distressed companies are scuppering their chances of a sale by refusing to lower the price.
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INTERNATIONAL
22-July 2009
Spain - US - Canada - China - Australia - UAE
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It’s a witch of a job at Wookey Hole
22-July 2009
Here’s a tricky position to try and fill. Wookey Hole in Somerset is looking for a new resident witch. Along with all the traditional skills of a witch, such as the ability to cackle, comes a thoroughly modern salary of £50,000 a year.
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Jark on hunt for Aptus Personnel’s new MD
22-July 2009
Following a review of its business, Jark Recruitment is looking to fill a newly created role of managing director of Aptus Personnel, which it bought last year.
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Marginal downturn effect
22-July 2009
Is there no end to the stellar share price performance of Healthcare Locums? As Recruiter went to press it had reached a high of 207p, more than double its 52-week low of 93p.
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Not a tip top idea to uncover
22-July 2009
Job board TipTopJob informed us that they were approached by Virgin Media to take part in The Naked Office on cable channel Virgin 1.
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One Deal success but more in 2011
22-July 2009
Mark Merson, project manager of the recent charity appeal aimed at drawing the financial equivalent of one placement from recruitment agencies, said the drive earned just over £2,500 in its first time out.
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OPENING TIME
22-July 2009
JohnstonGreer’s Mancunian base - JohnstonGreer’s Mancunian base - JohnstonGreer’s Mancunian base - Madgex goes to Minneapolis - Sellick’s Derby partnership
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Rally round the corner?
22-July 2009
Half way through 2009 and the reporting season is back. Since the last edition we’ve had trading updates from the industry bellwethers Hays and Michael Page.
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Recruiters rise in anger regarding phoenix firms
22-July 2009
nger is rising towards recruiters who put their businesses into administration or liquidation and return to trading shortly after, trailing unpaid bills in the wake of their flashy cars.
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'Recruiters under insured' against their client needs
22-July 2009
Many recruiters are under insured against the needs of their clients, putting themselves at risk from potentially ruinous claims, it has been claimed.
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Rewards still important but need greater transparency
22-July 2009
It was interesting to see the research from Watson Wyatt, highlighting that over 70% of European firms were looking to reduce budgeted pay increases in response to the current economic climate (‘Costcutting European firms face risks’, Recruiter.co.uk, 3 July 2009).
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RIG wins battle of covenant breaches
22-July 2009
A recent court case against a breach of a restrictive covenant has highlighted the damage caused by former consultants leaving with more than a ‘Good Luck’ card in their possession.
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Sincerely caring for its clients
22-July 2009
Founder of North Wales-based Yours Sincerely Lynne Fattah and operations director Evette Groom spoke with Ben Jones about recruiting success by the sea
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Smart recruiters network on move
22-July 2009
Recruiters who are members of the professional networking site XING can access their personal network on a Blackberry Smartphone.
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SMEs turn to outside help
22-July 2009
Recruitment firms looking for experienced personnel to help them through the toughest climate in decades are turning to non-executive directors (NED).
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Soundbites
22-July 2009
Consultants’ performance is more important than ever in tough economic times. What methods are you using to measure how your consultants are performing that are perhaps different compared to pre-downturn?
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Sourcing social candidates
22-July 2009
Will social networking be the death knell for recruiters’ candidate social networks? Graham Simons and Colin Cottell investigate the unstoppable force of online networking and how recruiters can turn this to their advantage
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Still fertile down under
22-July 2009
The Australian market for UK recruiters is not dead - despite reports that many British recruiters working there on employer-sponsored visas have had to leave after losing their jobs because of the global economic downturn (recruiter.co.uk, 17 July and shortlist.net.au).
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There may be trouble temporarily ahead
22-July 2009
With the time for talking about TAWD nearly at an end, Colin Cottell looks at the arguments
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Three Cs for corporate networking
22-July 2009
Recruiters should embrace the three Cs of community, content and conversation when forming a corporate social networking strategy, according to Paul Harrison, managing partner at engagement practice Carve Consulting.
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Time will tell if IRP is a good move
22-July 2009
I was intrigued by the debate between some of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s heavyweights (‘IRP: tweaking or enhancing?’, Recruiter,8 July, p12), which discussed the timing and merits of the REC’s new Institute of Recruitment Professionals.
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What goes around, comes around
22-July 2009
In response to recent comments about screening and standards, (Recruiter 24 June and 8 July), it’s clear that now, more than ever, it is only through providing a quality screening and matching service can any recruitment company hope to thrive.
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Who's wanted, where and when in the US
22-July 2009
US recruiters and candidates can identify which cities are short of which occupations, courtesy of a supply and demand ranking by WANTED Technologies.
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Zubedjobs searches for location, location, location
22-July 2009
Following the beta launch of its location-based search engine for jobs at the beginning of July (recruiter.co.uk, 1 July), Zubed Geospatial has added the ability to search for agency jobs as well as employer vacancies.
