Features
Oh, for the old-fashioned letter
We've come across a rather worrying trend in recruitment that might deserve extra training to be given by recruiters to their consultants. The trend is the apparent inability of certain consultants to master the art of Bcc* or the Forward button in...
Published: 15 October 2008
The firms most likely to beat the recession
Comparing recruitment to football may be Cstretching the point, but when facing a daunting opponent with the ability to hit you where it hurts — in this case 'Recession Rovers' — strong defensive qualities are needed, preferably combined with some...
Published: 15 October 2008
Batten down the hatches chaps!
Maybe we should have retitled this page 'Doom and gloom corner'. According to specialist HR consultancy A&DC, the most popular interview question nowadays reveals how the credit crunch affects organisations even at recruitment and talent management...
Published: 01 October 2008
Coping with the financial fallout
The recent turmoil in the world's financial markets, which has claimed among its victims such former stalwarts of the financial world as HBOS and Lehman Brothers, will have wide ranging and profound consequences, according to specialist financial...
Published: 01 October 2008
Offering hospitality to one and all
Chess Executive's One and All Foundation aims to let the hospitality industry know that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, genders and colours. DeeDee Doke went to find out more...
Published: 01 October 2008
REC, the movie?!
We were intrigued to find out what changes Kevin Green has been instigating at REC HQ since his arrival, so we were delighted to discover that it seems he's been busy employing his film-making prowess to aid the organisation....
Published: 01 October 2008
Rising from the ashes
Unsurprisingly, recruiters are feeling the pinch more this year. Sarah Coles investigates the options available to help resurrect failing companies...
Published: 01 October 2008
Soundbites 1st October 2008
Stewart London Managing director, Athona Healthcare & Athona Education...
Published: 01 October 2008
The dynamic duo
It seems Keith Potts of Jobsite has gone all luvvy on us. You hire one famous bloke to act on your prime time TV campaign ads, and the next thing is you're hanging around with him on set, having drinks with him in his Winnebago and becoming best buddies!...
Published: 01 October 2008
The redundancy reaper
It seems there's always someone around to profit from other people's misery in these fiscally grim times. A new company has sprung up with the loveable name 'Redundancy Assist', and aims "to work closely with directors to provide guidance and practical...
Published: 01 October 2008
Diary of...
Chrisy Waller, senior consultant, Skilled & Trades Division, Kinetic
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Published: 01 October 2008
Diary dates 17th September 2008
23 September: Recruitment Society: Two views from the top — a new vision for the future and a dynamic new membership home for international contractors....
Published: 17 September 2008
Diary of...
Holly Barker,International rec-to-rec consultant,Live the Dream Recruitment...
Published: 17 September 2008
Heading for a breakdown?
he most valuable asset that any recruitment Tagency has is its candidate and client list. If anything happens to that data, it's business meltdown. "Your business comes to a standstill," says Francis West, managing director at IT support services...
Published: 17 September 2008
I'm in a meeting for the next week
One of our reporters rang Randstad to speak to executive board member Brian Wilkinson. He was told Brian was on holiday and so he asked whether there was anyone standing in for him. His executive assistant replied: "No-one stands in for Brian Wilkinson."...
Published: 17 September 2008
Read 'em and weep...
A few more tips for your candidates on what not to includes in their CV....
Published: 17 September 2008
Soundbites 17th September 2008
Emma Dovey Graduate co-ordinator, Thorn Baker...
Published: 17 September 2008
Standing out from the crowd
All organisations need to think creatively and be innovative to remain successful. This means constantly looking for new ways to work, devising new products, systems and processes, or developing new ideas or business opportunities....
Published: 17 September 2008
The great walk of China
Not one to take the easy fundraising option, Tony Reeves, co-chairman of the Kellan Group, has just returned with his wife Jackie from walking the Great Wall of China on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation....
Published: 17 September 2008
Buying a piece of the action
Why start your own recruitment business when you can buy a top brand off the shelf? Sarah Coles looks at the growing popularity of franchising...
Published: 03 September 2008
