Recruiter
10-Dec-2008
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‘Stabilise top bank talent’
10-Dec-2008
Heavy staff cuts are forcing investment banks to put talent at the top of the corporate agenda, HR executives at UBS and Nomura told a recent SHL roundtable event.
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Ace move for Aeropeople
10-Dec-2008
Aeronautics recruiter Aeropeople, part of Marshall Aerospace, has acquired Ace Group Services.
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Bank financing hits recruiters
10-Dec-2008
Recruiters who rely on financing to run their businesses face changing credit terms and loan withdrawals as banks tighten their belts.
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Build beneficial HR links
10-Dec-2008
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Calling all you footie mad recruiters!
10-Dec-2008
Recruitment will kick off the cross-industry football tournament
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Candidates flood market as placements hit 11-year low
10-Dec-2008
Candidates are swamping the market as permanent and temporary placements contract at their fastest rate in the last 11 years, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
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Confidence vanished
10-Dec-2008
Stock markets are influenced by many factors: interest rates, government policy, exchange rates and even, in a gloriously British way, the weather! However, the single most important influence shaping investor appetite is that of confidence, specifically a confluence of consumer, business and government confidence.
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CPH manages Alibaba hiring
10-Dec-2008
Outsourced recruitment solutions firm CPH Consulting has agreed a contract with Asian B2B e-commerce company Alibaba.com. The initial project is to manage all experienced hire recruitment for Alibaba.com office in London.
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Davids battling it out among the Goliaths
10-Dec-2008
I know I am a little late with my response but we have given this a great deal of thought (recruiter.co.uk, ‘Broadbean deal’, 23 October).
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Diary of... Darren West, team leader, Cerebra Recruitment
10-Dec-2008
Monday
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Dillistone works with IMSA
10-Dec-2008
Recruitment software provider Dillistone has agreed a contract with international executive search association International Executive Search Network (IMSA). Filefinder, Dillistone’s executive recruitment software, is to be rolled out across most of IMSA’s office network to facilitate crossborder data sharing.
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Dubai is not paved with gold
10-Dec-2008
Recruiting in the Middle East is not the licence to print money many UK recruiters believe
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Editor's comment
10-Dec-2008
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Every Bond system helps
10-Dec-2008
Retailer Tesco has agreed a deal with Bond International Software to use its online recruitment and applicant tracking systems. The system will be incorporated into Tesco’s pre-existing recruitment processes and will be introduced at Tesco’s UK head office based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
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Filling nuclear shortfalls
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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Hirers & Firers
10-Dec-2008
WHO’S HIRINGPub chain JD Wetherspoon said 200 jobs have been created after it invested £5m in opening five new pubs in Minehead, Bodmin, Doncaster, Oldham and Sutton, taking the company’s UK estate to 713 outlets.WHO’S FIRINGHSBC said it was cutting 500 UK jobs following a review of the business and “current economic conditions”.Investment bank Credit Suisse is cutting 650 jobs in the ...
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How to... Get ahead and secure that promotion
10-Dec-2008
Planning how to approach a promotion is the most important step to achieving it. Standing out from your colleagues, proving your worth and thinking about the interview are the steps to success
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In 2009, will the going get tougher?
10-Dec-2008
Predicting what might happen in the industry is never an easy task, yet it is even harder in the current climate. Industry insiders offer insight into what might lie ahead
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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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International roundup
10-Dec-2008
Japan
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Karaoke queen Swain heads line-up
10-Dec-2008
After an evening of starship troopers and a visit from Princess Leia, what more was left to amaze and delight partygoers last month at ATSCo’s annual Charity Ball? The only action that could compete for star power with the intergalactic visitors was in the karaoke lounge.
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Kinetic cashes in on R&D tax credits
10-Dec-2008
A recruiter, whose company stands to receive between £10,000 and £15,000 in government tax credits from investing in research and development (R&D) in technology, has urged others to follow his example.
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KPIs should be used as part of the equation
10-Dec-2008
In response to Denise Walker’s letter on key performance indicators (KPIs) (Recruiter, 26 November), KPIs can have a role to play, there’s no doubt. For example, focusing the recruiter in their time management and providing a useful analysis of their overall performance. However, I have strong opinions about using purely the ‘hit rate’ in ascertaining a recruiter’s performance when, in my opinion, so many other factors can distort the figures for any number of reasons.
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Logistics recruiters unite
10-Dec-2008
Logistics recruiters BiS and George Henderson are to unite under a single entity, BiS Henderson. The newly merged company can now service executive recruitment and interim management requirements in sectors including retail, manufacturing, utilities, freight (air, sea and land), public sector, defence and telecoms.
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Manufacturing
10-Dec-2008
With job losses in the sector announced on a seemingly daily basis, recruiters are obviously feeling the fallout. Yet there are still skill shortages in certain areas
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Opening Time
10-Dec-2008
On the Rise in Glasgow
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PASA’s public apology to Pulse
10-Dec-2008
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Peacock to oversee Reed in Partnership’s employer links
10-Dec-2008
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Pertemps People joins forces with SkyBlue Rail
10-Dec-2008
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Preparing for TAWD in a downturn
10-Dec-2008
Following the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s second Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive summit, Julian May asked agencies and an employment lawyer how the industry should prepare.
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Q&A - What can I do to protect myself?
10-Dec-2008
No recruiter wants to think about the possibility of litigation, let alone actually endure costly legal battles if they are wronged in any way. However, there are precautions you can take, should the need to take legal action arise in the future
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REC to put members at the centre
10-Dec-2008
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Recession, what recession?
10-Dec-2008
In these worrying economic times, it’s reassuring to hear that some recruiters are seemingly unaffected.
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Recruiting all that jazz on Second Life
10-Dec-2008
Up to 2,000 candidates attended the third Working Worlds Careers Fair in the virtual universe of Second Life, organised by Luxembourg-based GAX Technologies. Recruiter dropped in on the event where candidates and prospective employers rubbed shoulders in the guise of their computer-generated avatars in a space-age environment specially created for the event.
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Responding to demand
10-Dec-2008
The slowdown in jobs has conversely led to recruiters taking on extra staff to deal with the hike in candidates approaching agencies. Christopher Goodfellow reports
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Scotland shelves one-stop shops
10-Dec-2008
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SEO must be integrated, monitored and analysed
10-Dec-2008
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Shedding light on technology for the future
10-Dec-2008
We may be entering a period of economic uncertainty but there is little doubt that both the recruiter’s and candidate’s reliance on new media will continue to grow throughout 2009. So just how will technology and new media further impact the sector over the next 12 months and what tools, techniques and methods will help recruiters not only survive the recession but ensure they come out the other side as one of the winners? Sue Weekes asked those who spend their lives at the leading ...
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Soundbites
10-Dec-2008
When you look back on 2008, what lessons have you learnt that can be applied to your business for next year?
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Spring cuts now to save numbers later
10-Dec-2008
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Surviving recession in Scotland
10-Dec-2008
Independent recruiters in Scotland believe business is theirs to gain, as the economic downturn tightens its grip.
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Surviving recession in Scotland
10-Dec-2008
Recruiter travelled to Glasgow for its latest forum to find out about the situation in recruitment North of the border. Graham Simons reports on the discussion that took place.
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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.
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VAT cut will affect cash flow for many agencies
10-Dec-2008
The 2.5% cut in VAT will hit the recruitment industry’s cash flow hard, warn recruiters.
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Warm welcome in Scotland
10-Dec-2008
Even hours of wintry showers couldn’t keep the recruiters away when Recruiter held a regional networking evening in Glasgow on 27 November, sponsored by RBS and totaljobs.com. The Marks Hotel was where it was all happening on the night, and resourcer Lawrence Connolly of G4S Recruit won a bottle of champagne to cap off the festivities.
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Web Chat
10-Dec-2008
When does fact become fantasy?
