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Diary dates 20 August 2008
16-18 September: CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition....
Published: 20 August 2008
Diary of...
An early start. It's 7.45am and a very strong quadruple-shot cappuccino sets me up for the day ahead and a series of meetings with my team. It was an excellent week last week and no signs of a slowdown, so these meetings should be painless. Post-lunch,...
Published: 20 August 2008
Duo handle the music
Colin Cottell discovers how Handle changed its tune to become an all singing all dancing recruitment company...
Published: 20 August 2008
Fishing out the talent
It appears employers have learnt their lesson after getting their fingers burnt during the last economic slowdown in 2001 and are not making any drastic cuts to graduate intakes this year. Julian May reports...
Published: 20 August 2008
Get your team lean and mean for the downturn
Whether it is officially a recession or not, some sort of downturn is on the way. Now is the time to get your team fighting fit so that you come out on top. John O’Sullivan looks at the steps you need to take to ensure survival...
Published: 20 August 2008
Head start for Angus as he heads Down Under
Multi-sector recruiter Head Resourcing will have its logo emblazoned on the shirts of the Scotland team's new kit as they head for the Rugby League World Cup in Australia this November....
Published: 20 August 2008
No time for work, too busy playing
Recruiters continue to send in amusing CVs....
Published: 20 August 2008
Penny Lane
Recruitment consultants at Reed Social Care certainly don’t need any Help in making Money (its what they want). ...
Published: 20 August 2008
Soundbites 20 August 2008
Attrition rates tend to drop after 18 months in a job. What has kept you at your agency for longer than that period?...
Published: 20 August 2008
Are lenders pulling the plug on finance?
As an AIM-listed recruiter goes to the wall, Colin Cottell asks whether invoice discounters are really shutting the door on vulnerable clients...
Published: 06 August 2008
Cash is still king
Te global economic slowdown may be shepherding in an air of caution over the industry, but quality recruitment consultants remain in demand — and continue to command good salaries....
Published: 06 August 2008
Marching to a different beat
The recruitment industry is experiencing an upsurge in the numbers of soldiers, sailors and pilots making an exodus from military life to join or set up their own agencies....
Published: 06 August 2008
Desert dreams
Demand for staff in Dubai rises like glittering towers in the desert. The petrodollars from across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have fuelled the region's growth, creating a broad-based market economy teeming with workers from around the world....
Published: 23 July 2008
Marching off to a different tune
The credit crunch has hit the financial services hard but agencies report that the economic downturn is throwing up opportunities for recruiters both within the sector and the wider job market....
Published: 23 July 2008
The right mix of business with pleasure
When the economy is threatening to kick your business where it hurts, it is even more crucial to nurture and develop relationships with clients....
Published: 23 July 2008
Diary dates 9th July 2008
17 July: Recruitment Society Summer Social and pub quiz. ...
Published: 09 July 2008
Diary of... Chris Batten, Managing director, Acumin Consulting
I get in for 8am, which is early for me. I have a deal to close and need to meet with the managers to discuss the strategies in place for filling the urgent internal headcounts on their teams. ...
Published: 09 July 2008
Doing the right thing by people
Staffline’s MD Andy Hogarth doesn’t do things by halves — great news for staff and clients. Colin Cottell reports...
Published: 09 July 2008
Endearing comment of the week
The award this issue goes to barrister, women's rights champion and spouse of former prime minister Tony, Cherie Blair. She gallantly stood in at the last minute for an ill Lord Digby Jones at Harvey Nash's Business Breakfast in London at the end of last...
Published: 09 July 2008
Fighting the squeeze
Although your profits may look fine, don’t take your eye off the cash flow ball, as the knock-on effects from clients’ problems could hit where it hurts. Roisin Woolnough investigates ...
Published: 09 July 2008
