Recruiter
Colin Cottell Editorial
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Mary Canavan
03 March 2010
Colin Cottell speaks to the HR director of The British Library
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Disaster for recruiters if migrants up and left
03 March 2010
Most recruitment agencies would go out of business if migrant workers left, according to the manager of a recruitment agency in a town featured in a television programme last week.
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Graduates up as law firm simplifies recruitment
03 March 2010
Simplifying the recruitment process has helped law firm Browne Jacobson improve the quality and quantity of its graduate intake, according to the firm’s HR manager.
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New recruitment model needed to prevent 'corporate prisoners'
03 March 2010
Staffing businesses are ’playing safe’ in the type of candidates they are putting forward to clients because of a fear of missing out on sales, recruiters have heard.
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Pay them lean to keep them keen says Hartie
03 March 2010
A construction recruiter who has taken on five apprentices from the dole queue on a salary of £7,000 to £8,000 a year says it keeps them hungry and motivated.
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Recruiters warned of dangers from ‘corporate prisoners’
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
A worrying disconnect between talent and recruitment professionals is leading to organisations employing the wrong kind of people, and this is storing up future problems, recruiters have heard.
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Albany collapse: the fallout continues
17-February-2010
Following last week’s collapse of the UK arm of Albany, doubts remain over whether recruiters and contractors will get any or all of the money owed to them.
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RBS’s Bor plans to cut agency use in drive to direct recruiting
17-February-2010
Direct recruiters do a better and cheaper job than recruitment agencies, according to RBS’s director of group resourcing.
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Administration likely for Albany’s UK arm as Albany Technologies ceases trading
Tue, 9 Feb 2010
Albany’s UK arm is likely to go into administration, according to a director of Albany Technologies.
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Baker's father jailed for money laundering
03-February-2010
Fraud is not a victimless crime, according to the police officer who helped to put Alan Baker the father of “ruthless conman” Tim Baker behind bars last week.Alan Baker was jailed for two from being a company director for six years at Southwark Crown Court after being convicted of money laundering.
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Follow the big three laws of talent
03-February-2010
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Recruiters fail to develop social media's potential
03-February-2010
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Father of 'ruthless conman' jailed for two and a half years
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
The father of a convicted fraudster who is serving six years in prison was himself jailed for two and a half years.
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Albany announces restructuring
Tue, 26 Jan 2010
Following the suspension of its bank funding (see Recruiter.co.uk, 20 January), Albany is going through a restructuring and refinancing process, according to the company.
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Fraudster ruined everything for recruitment company
Thu, 21 Jan 2010
A director of recruitment company accused a man, who said he wanted to bring her company to the stock market, of ruining her business, a court has heard.
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Fraudster’s story dupes HSBC manager and recruiter
Wed, 20 Jan 2010
A commercial manager of a bank that was the victim of a £175,000 invoice factoring fraud told a court that he was duped by two men who he met to discuss investing in a recruitment business.
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HSBC money paid for convicted fraudster’s landscaping
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Money fraudulently claimed from HSBC by convicted fraudster Timothy Baker was diverted into a bank account controlled by his father, Alan Baker, a court has heard
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Profile - John Rose
20-January-2010
Colin Cottell interviews the chief executive of FiveTen Group
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Albany apologises to contractors and agencies after funding pulled
20-January-2010
Neutral vendor and workforce management company the Albany Group has apologised for any inconvenience or financial hardship to staffing companies and contractors after admitting that a £3m factoring facility for three of its UK companies has been withdrawn.
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HBHC on the look out to expand recruiter portfolio
20-January-2010
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International markets key in growth of Fast 50 recruiters
20-January-2010
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Nurturing growth in recruitment
09-December-2009
As the economy starts to emerge from recession, Colin Cottell investigates whether the lines of credit, which was once so freely given, are beginning to reopen to support the industry
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Licensing of recruiters only a matter of time
09-December-2009
Licensing of recruitment agencies in the financial services sector is only a matter of time, recruiters have heard.
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Waterstones: candidates centre of online process
09-December-2009
Putting the candidate at the heart of online recruitment was the key message to emerge from a seminar organised by online recruitment consultancy Changeworknow held in London last month.
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Buying Solutions hits back at discriminatory claims
25-November-2009
Buying Solutions has hit back at allegations that its auditors are discriminating against foreign nationals, and accused recruiters of passing on “incorrect information” for which it bears no responsibility.
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Eversheds brings in 'partnership system'
25-November-2009
International law firm Eversheds is introducing a number of changes to its relationship with recruiters, aimed at encouraging a partnership approach.
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Strategic hiring a must, employers urged
25-November-2009
Employers should not assume they will have access to a ready supply of talent when the recession ends, according to the managing director of Hudson, English regions.
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Morgan Law
11-November-2009
Colin Cottell spoke with David Morgan and Simon Law
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Adapt to survive in post recession, say recruiters
11-November-2009
The end of the recession when it arrives will be no panacea for the recruitment industry. But at the same time there will be great opportunities for those who can adapt to the new environment, according to agencies and industry suppliers at a recent Parasol roundtable in London.
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Call for schools job board to go
11-November-2009
A new government-backed free recruitment service for schools and local authorities threatens jobs and should be scrapped, according to the chief executive of an education job board.
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Employers not impressed by Jobcentre Plus' £1k incentive
11-November-2009
Despite launching an extensive advertising campaign, recruiters say that Jobcentre Plus will have to do more if it is to improve its services to employers.
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Hot 100: Morgan Law leads the pack
11-November-2009
The influx of recruiters into the public sector as a ‘safe haven’ from the hard hit private sector is affecting margins, but the impact of these new entrants will be short-lived.
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More tough times despite Q4 growth
11-November-2009
The recession will end in the current quarter of this year, however, recruiters will continue to face tough times for some time to come, recruiters have heard.
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David Mason
28-October-2009
Colin Cottell interviews the international talent acquisition director of global engineering consultancy CH2M Hill
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Does the one who pays the piper really call the tune?
28-October-2009
With introduction fees often being the crux of recruitment, Colin Cottell looks into the disputes and problems with who actually owns a candidate’s CV
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European staffing industry will benefit from introduction of AWD
28-October-2009
The Agency Workers Directive “will be a boon to the staffing industry in Continental Europe”, according to the general manager Europe of Staffing Industry Analysts, a research company.
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Maven looks to employees for growth
28-October-2009
The founder director of Michael Page’s executive search practice in London, who has been appointed managing partner at Maven Partners, says the company is hoping to establish a long-term brand that will include opportunities for employee ownership.
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'Pay when paid' hits invoice discounting
14-October 2009
Recruiters who rely on invoice discounting may no longer be able to secure the funding they need, according to the head of one of the UK’s biggest recruitment finance providers.
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Recruiters lose thousands in unclaimed charge rates
14-October 2009
Recruiters are missing out on tens of thousands of pounds by not checking that clients stick to the terms of their contracts.
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Regulating the recruitment process
14-October 2009
A new vetting and barring scheme, due to be rolled out across the UK over the next four years, aims to safeguard the protection of the most vulnerable in society. Colin Cottell looks at the implications for hiring
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Mixed feelings on reed's job fees
30-September 2009
Jess Wood
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Recruitment turnover to fall by 16% in 2009
30-September 2009
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Talent managing - key to recruiting
30-September 2009
In the good old days, the recruiter’s role invariably used to stop once the candidate was placed. Colin Cottell reports on the changing face of recruitment and how it’s starting to be done differently
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Snowed under
16-September 2009
Recruiters must feel that they are being buried under a mountain of applications. Colin Cottell investigates how they are coping with the current deluge of CVs
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Putting skills to the test
16-September 2009
How can you be sure that the candidate being skills tested isn’t an imposter? Colin Cottell looks at how suppliers are meeting this and other challenges
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Extracting the next generation of talent
16-September 2009
Even in the world’s worst economic downturn for years, the global oil & gas industry is finding it difficult to attract talent. So how ready is the industry for the inevitable economic recovery, asks Colin Cottell
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Ruth Elwood
16-September 2009
Colin Cottell interviews KPMG’s head of recruitment
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Paul Maxin
02-September 2009
Colin Cottell interviews Unilever’s global resourcing director
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Adapt to new networking direction or ‘be fried’
02-September 2009
Everyone involved in recruitment must respond to the phenomenon of social networking or face a bleak future, according to Unilever’s globalresourcing director.
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Going public on recruiting pressures
02-September 2009
Cost cutting in the public sector will be with us for a good few years to come, but what will this mean for recruitment in the sector, asks Colin Cottell
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Spring interest may spark wave of agency takeovers
12-August 2009
Last week IT recruiter Spring Group confirmed it had received a proposal about a potential cash offer for the company. Along with the recent acquisitions of Napier Scott and Whitehead Mann, it suggests that after a relatively quiet period, M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity could be about to take off.
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DAJ to focus on entire hiring cycle
12-August 2009
The managing director of professional services recruiter Definitive Consulting has launched a new consultancy aimed at catching what he believes is a growing trend for clients “to think strategically about recruitment rather than just filing jobs.”
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ET Training in Spring bid?
12-August 2009
Following last week’s confirmation by Spring Group that it had received a proposal regarding a potential cash offer for the company, mergers and acquisitions intelligence service Mergermarket reported that ET Training, Spring Group’s largest shareholder, with a 35.9% stake, was amongst the parties rumoured to be behind the move.
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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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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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'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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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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IRP: tweaking or enhancing?
08-July 2009
As the REC announces its Institute of Recruitment Professionals, replacing the individual membership, Colin Cottell asks industry leaders and individual consultants whether the trade body’s new offering is merely tweaking with the current set-up or giving much needed respectability to an industry desperate for more professional recognition
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CBI’s alternative to redundancy
08-July 2009
With unemployment predicted to hit 3m, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has announced its plans for an alternative to redundancy.
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De Poel check on agencies reveals safety confusion
08-July 2009
Health and safety checks carried out by agency management firm de Poel on its agencies have revealed that important health and safetychecks are not being carried out by either agencies or clients.
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Hexagon’s half-year woes
08-July 2009
Hexagon announced an increase in net fee income for the year ended 31 March, although as Jonathan Wright, its chief executive told Recruiter, it was “very much a year of two halves” as the company was hit by the downturn in permanent recruitment in the second half.
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Temps fail Borough's stringent screening
24-June 2009
Recruiters who continually submit staff who fail screening at a London borough are being removed from its preferred suppliers list.
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Adecco: off shopping?
24-June 2009
With valuations still well their below their peak, the elephant in the room remains the acquisition intentions of Adecco, whose new chief executive Patrick De Maeseneire started work at the beginning of June.
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Business as usual for the repositioned NHS PASA
24-June 2009
A director of NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) has scotched suggestions that the organisation is set to disappear following last month’s announcement that its functions are to be taken over by Buying Solutions (see recruiter. co.uk ‘NHS PASA to close’, 17 June).
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Tender movements
24-June 2009
Online tendering for recruitment contracts is prevalent in the public sector, but there is still opposition from some quarters. Colin Cottelllooks into this electronic movement
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Cook lives his recruitment dream at Hays UK & Ireland
10-June-2009
Tim Cook spoke to Colin Cottell about his plans for Hays beyond the tough times of recession
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FDM in MBO discussions
10-June-2009
Hot on the heels of OPD, IT recruiter FDM became the second publicly quoted recruiter in recent weeks to announce it is in bid talks with members of its own management team.
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Job boards call for new separate regulations
10-June-2009
Job boards are calling for fundamental changes to the regulations governing them as the consultation period on proposed changes to the Conduct Regulations 2003 ends on 11 June.
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Raynaud's vision for Hudson
27-May-2009
Hudson UK’s chief executive Christine Raynaud is going into battle in this recession equipped with talent, technology and a strong team spirit. Colin Cottell reports
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Comensura changes impress recruiters
27-May-2009
Thorne
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Hearn poised to buy OPD
27-May-2009
International recruitment services company OPD has confirmed it has received an indicative offer for the company from chairman Peter Hearn at 57p a share. OPD says an independent committee of the OPD board has been formed to evaluate the indicative proposal and has granted Hearn permission to undertake limited due diligence into the company.
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Pension building principles
27-May-2009
Although the implementation of the Pensions Act is not until 2012, recruiters, engaged with temporary workers and industry leaders, are raising concerns about the cost and red tape burden that would be involved in implementing it. Colin Cottell looks at its possible impact
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Healthy award wins for Pathology Group
13-May-2009
After a successful night at Recruiter’s Awards last month, Colin Cottell met up with the directors to find out the secrets behind the medicalrecruiter’s success
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Excellence wins over recession
13-May-2009
Recruiters put the troubles of the economy behind them as they celebrated into the night at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2009,supported by Thomas International, held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
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Impellam probe sparks credit insurance concerns
13-May-2009
An investigation by Impellam Group into one of its subsidiaries has resulted in a recruiter being refused credit insurance.
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Shares show promising signs
13-May-2009
Share prices have continued to show encouraging signs with exactly half of those in our table registering an increase since Recruiter’s last issue.
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Premier’s rebranding ambitions
29-April 2009
Premier Group’s CEO (UK and Netherlands) speaks to Colin Cottell about former Imprint company Morgan McKinley’s rebranding
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A Budget for recruitment?
29-April 2009
Just hours after daunting unemployment figures were released, the Chancellor Alistair Darling had to unveil a raft of measures to halt the industry’s decline and stimulate employment. Christopher Goodfellow and Colin Cottell investigate its impact on the staffing sector
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Bleasdale advises on outsourcing
29-April 2009
Outsourcing as many functions as possible is key to recruiters increasing their net margins, Kate Bleasdale, executive vice chairman at Healthcare Locums, told the Annual Forum, sponsored by RBS and Baker Tilly.
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Directors buy confidence
29-April 2009
Directors in staffing companies have been taking advantage of what are still historically low prices by buying shares in their own companies
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Right partners essential for international success
29-April 2009
Having the right management and business partner in place is vital if recruiters want to be successful in international markets, delegates at Recruiter’s 3rd Annual Forum, sponsored by RBS and Baker Tilly in London, heard.
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LinkedIn group to reform sector
15-April-2009
A Northern Ireland-based recruiter has formed a LinkedIn group aimed at raising standards within the industry.
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Muted reaction to big boys
15-April-2009
Two of the ‘big boys’, Michael Page and Hays, updated the City during the last period with quarterly announcements.
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Recruiters accused of ‘fresh air invoicing’ fraud
15-April-2009
The trial of two former recruiters accused of defrauding the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will resume on 20 April after a court heard they allegedly received more than £200,000 each as a result of “fresh air invoicing”.
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All systems go for Kelly Interaction
01-Apr-2009
Kelly Interaction is steaming ahead with its plans for the ex-Kelly Services branches, which it acquired in March.
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Government scheme could be extended
01-Apr-2009
More than 350 recruiters have registered for a Department of Work and Pensions scheme that will pay them to help high-end jobseekers back to work.
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Rumours highlight volatility
01-Apr-2009
If any reminder was needed of the volatility of shares in the staffing sector, it was demonstrated once again during the past two weeks.
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Foolish to ignore legal changes
18-Mar-2009
1 April is D-Day for employment legislation affecting recruiters. Colin Cottell explains the changes
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Banking
18-Mar-2009
Although the upturn has yet to happen, there are signs in some specialist areas that demand is on the up for well-qualified and experienced candidates
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Local authorities' cost savings to hit recruiters
18-Mar-2009
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What's driving Ms Bleasdale?
04-Mar-2009
With a number of successful healthcare staffing firms under her belt, Healthcare Locums’ founder Kate Bleasdale is reluctant to rest on her laurels. Colin Cottell reports
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Gilead Sciences' criteria for choosing recruiters
04-Mar-2009
The associate director of talent acquisition at Gilead Sciences, Grant Weinberg, uses two criteria to choose a recruitment partner: whether the firm has in the last six months handled the same types of roles that Gilead seeks to fill and whether it provides a positive experience for both successful and unsuccessful candidates.
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Not all doom and gloom
04-Mar-2009
Despite the economic malaise, it’s not all been bad news on the results front. Spring Group grew full year 2008 EBITDA by 15% to £9.2m on the back of a healthy 19% rise in revenues. Penna’s results were boosted as clients tried to soften the blow of redundancy by directing axed staff towards the company’s career transition service.
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Call for campaign to be revamped
18-Feb-2009
False impression: reflecting the reality of agency workers?
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Matchtech down but not out
18-Feb-2009
Matchtech shares took a bit of a hit last week after the company’s trading update.
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Mentioned in Dispatches
18-Feb-2009
A recruiter who claimed in a Channel 4 programme that recruitment agencies discriminated against older accountants said that response to his appearance has been “fantastic”.
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Public Sector
18-Feb-2009
With some recruiters noticing an increase in private sector candidates looking for job stability within the public sector, there is optimism, however it is tinged with caution
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Ellis Fairbank director speaks of his anguish
04-Feb-2009
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Matrix defends rate cut for its agencies
04-Feb-2009
Young: tremendous response
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Putting the Trusts back in agencies
04-Feb-2009
Most healthcare recruiters agree that the change in supplying medical staff to NHS Trusts, due to start on 1 April, is long overdue. However, there remains some skepticism as to how beneficial the change will actually be to agencies. Colin Cottell gauges the response
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Randstad helps in labour flexibility
04-Feb-2009
Candidates need to be more flexible when job hunting, advises the managing director of Randstad UK Professional Services.Fred van der Tang told Recruiter that with unemployment rising, and more candidates entering the market, “some candidates need to be more flexible in terms of how much they want to travel [to find work]”. They also need to be more flexible when it comes to considering a pay cut, he suggested.Van der Tang said that with headcount reductions ...
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Spring board: no ‘fat cats’
04-Feb-2009
Ever since the then British Gas chief executive, Cedric Brown, was roundly pilloried in the press, after receiving a 75% pay increase to £475,000 a year, the issue of boardroom ‘fat cats’ has never strayed far from the headlines.Few directors want to be seen as having their hands in the trough, particularly when their staff are facing the prospect of pay freezes or worse still, redundancy. Speaking to Recruiter after Spring’s relatively upbeat trading ...
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CRB checks take toll on placements
21-Jan-2009
An increase in the time taken for the Criminal Records Bureau to carry out checks on candidates is hitting recruiters.Steven Benton, director of Rye-based social care recruiter Trustinus Recruit, told Recruiter that enhanced CRB checks for jobs such as child protection social workers were taking between two and three months compared with one month a year ago. He said this was having a dramatic effect on his business with many jobs being filled or candidates ...
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Face up to international recruitment challenges
21-Jan-2009
Keith Dugdale: landscape had changed dramitically
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Recession blamed for rise in recruitment data theft
21-Jan-2009
Dan Morrison: agency margins squeezed by clients
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Trading updates hit hard
21-Jan-2009
Staffline and Prime People both issued trading updates during the last period. Prime People said that trading had been hit hard by the downturn in the commercial property market and warned that results for the full year would be “significantly below market expectations”. In November, Arbuthnot, the company’s broker, said it expected profits before tax of £1.26m compared with £2.4m for 2007/2008.The company commented that due to ‘very limited’ visibility (ability to predict ...
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Moving into new sectors is not the answer to downturn
14-Jan-2009
Diversification: not always the longed-for pot of gold
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Too early to buy shares?
14-Jan-2009
Predicting the timing of economic recovery is a tricky business. As Paul Venables, finance director of Hays, commented following the company’s latest trading statement: “It’s hard to predict when recovery will come. We are seeing no signs of recovery, and we wouldn’t expect to.”
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ASWEB welcomes government plans for social work taskforce
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
The chairman of the Association of Social Work Employment Businesses (ASWEB) has welcomed the government’s plans to set up a taskforce to improve the quality and status of social workers in the wake of the Baby P scandal in the London Borough of Haringey.
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Carrot Pharma Recruitment moves to new offices
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Specialist pharmaceutical industry recruiter, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, has moved to new offices in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
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Financial recruiter Ardent launches procurement, supply chain and logistics division.
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Financial recruitment specialist, Ardent has launched a procurement, supply chain and logistics division. The division forms part of Ardent Search, its executive recruitment business.
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Government red tape worse not better, says recruiter
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
The division manager of social care recruiter People Unlimited has refuted claims by the government that it is on track to cut red tape by 25% by 2010, saving businesses £3.4bn a year.
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Harvey Nash reviewing acquisition possibilities
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Harvey Nash is looking for bolt-on acquisitions of smaller companies that will support and compliment its business strategy. Chief Executive Albert Ellis, told Recruiter that despite the market for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) being “gummed up” Harvey Nash had been active in the market. Ellis said that progress in the discussions with a number of potential companies, which he did not identify, were “proving difficult” as firms were “hunkering down” in the current economic ...
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Legal recruiter Taylor Root diversifies into admin and secretarial
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Taylor Root, which launched a secretarial division in October, has got onto the preferred supplier lists of “10s and 10s” of its law firms clients.
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Meeting between consortium of medical recruiters and government minister put on hold until new year
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
A proposed meeting between a consortium of medical locum recruiters and Baroness Vadreah, minister for small business, to discuss the removal of the VAT staff hire concession, due to take place in December, has been put on hold.
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Michael Page announces changes to its senior management team
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Finance recruiter Michael Page has made changes to its management team.
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NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) apology was appropriate, says Pulse
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency) public apology for publishing information about health recruiter’s Pulse’s request to increase its commission rates on three framework agreements was right and proper, according to the health recruiter’s chief executive.
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Only 58% of retained searches are successfully completed, according to research
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Only 58% of retained searches are completed successfully, according to research. Alison Humphries, managing director of recruitment industry training consultancy Amelius Consulting, who carried out the research, told Recruiter: “It suggests to me that the search part of the industry would need to put its house in order. You pay two thirds, and you don’t get anything for it - that’s pretty disappointing.”
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Shilton Sharpe Quarry joint venture based on predictions of transatlantic law firm mergers
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Legal recruiter Shilton Sharpe Quarry’s (SSQ’s) recent decision to enter into a joint venture with US legal recruiter Mestel & Company, is based on predictions of significant mergers between UK and US law firms, according to a director of SSQ.
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Volt Europe opening City office
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Volt Europe is opening new offices in the City of London in January. Stephanie Elliott, Volt’s managing director, told Recruiter: “At a time when our customers are calling for stability and value, having a presence in London gives Volt an opportunity to enhance our service with greater flexibility. Our proximity to one of the world’s financial centres also means we’re well positioned to continue growing our professional staffing portfolio.”
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Build beneficial HR links
10-Dec-2008
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Hexagon hopeful for 2009
10-Dec-2008
This is the last City page of what has undoubtedly been a traumatic year for shares in the recruitment sector as even the most cursory glance down our share table of this time 12 months ago will show.
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Insurers accused of credit removal in hard-hit sectors
10-Dec-2008
Recruiters are accusing credit insurers of withdrawing credit insurance as the health of the economy deteriorates and bad debts are certain to be on the increase.
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PASA’s public apology to Pulse
10-Dec-2008
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Spring cuts now to save numbers later
10-Dec-2008
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UK recruiters ripe for takeover by US firms
10-Dec-2008
A major US IT recruiter has instructed a UK corporate finance company to identify potential acquisition targets among UK IT recruiters.
