Recruiter
11-November-2009
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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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Balancing people with profit in a recession: one company's risk is another's good fortune
11-November-2009
Is it time to batten down the hatches even further or prepare for recovery? Sue Dodd, director of Agile Intelligence, reports on the results of this year’s Hot 100 recruitment companies
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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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City Comment
11-November-2009
Michael Vassallo, equities analyst, Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking
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Dixon heads Sheffield Hallam Uni HR team
11-November-2009
Yorkshire-based Sheffield Hallam University has announced the promotion of Phillip Dixon to HR director, after holding an interim position with the university since 2008.
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Editor's comment
11-November-2009
Profitability is alive and well in the wonderful world of recruitment - and Recruiter’s 2009 Hot 100 proves it!
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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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Focusing on school federations
11-November-2009
John DunnDirector, Randstad Education GroupEducation is changing and recruiters need to keep up with the changes and adapt accordingly. The emergence of school federations is just one development
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Getting a grip on Gripple
11-November-2009
The recruiter-client relationship has never been more essential - and mutually beneficial - than with Management Bank and Gripple
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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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international news
11-November-2009
Indonesia is heavily reliant on its abundance of natural resources, primarily oil and gas, which constitute a major part of the developing nation’s export revenue.
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IPhone app edges 'recruiting in the cloud' closer for candidates
11-November-2009
A new application and platform for the iPhone looks likely to accelerate ‘recruiting in the cloud’ concept in the UK by allowing candidates to apply for a job from their mobile device in one click.
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Just use the right metric
11-November-2009
Roger Philby on Cost per hire — the death knell of outsourcing
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Legal
11-November-2009
Recruiters in the sector are seeing a steady take-up in business, despite recent data, and hope the pattern continues for the foreseeable future
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Logix IT: knocking at Hot 100’s door
11-November-2009
Logix IT has shown that you don’t need to have lots of staff and 35 offices to yield a good profit.
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Lower margins propping up volume?
11-November-2009
Margins in both temporary and permanent placements have been reducing, according to BDO’s review of the latest data outputs from RIB
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Major provider makes mobile move
11-November-2009
Mobile recruiting has received a further boost with the announcement that global HR and resourcing business systems provider Kenexa is introducing support for users of mobile devices such as iPhone, BlackBerry and smartphones.
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Mandelson hasn’t quite hit the nail on the head with his plans
11-November-2009
If universities treat students as customers, as Lord Mandelson has been suggesting through the new framework for higher education, I fear for the short-term survival of those courses with shrinking demand.
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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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Morgan Law
11-November-2009
Colin Cottell spoke with David Morgan and Simon Law
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Perms on the rise
11-November-2009
Permanent placement numbers have risen at its fastest pace for two years, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs.
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Power of the database
11-November-2009
An expert in recruitment technology has warned the staffing industry that it risks falling behind clients in the drive to harness the power of IT to reach candidates.
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Recruiters to the wall
11-November-2009
Over 200 UK recruiters are ending the year in financial difficulty, according to a new report from Plimsoll.
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Redundant recruiters?
11-November-2009
More than four out of 10 (42%) of recruiters have made redundancies and 39% currently operate a headcount freeze, according to the 2009 Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) Annual Salary & Benefits survey.
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Royal Mail retains agency workers
11-November-2009
The Royal Mail is to retain all of the temporary workers it has hired, despite suspension of industrial action.
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soundbites
11-November-2009
What are your views on supplying agency workers to employers where an industrial dispute is taking place?
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Spring uprising expected for recruiters
11-November-2009
Over the past two months, recruiter.co.uk surveyed recruiters about their recent business experiences and their expectations for the future of their industry. DeeDee Doke highlights the first part of the findings
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Stick with the big boys of the job boards and you won’t go far wrong
11-November-2009
In response to In-House Hannah’s blog ‘Bored of the boards’ (Recruiter, 28 October), I am sorry to hear that your correspondent has experienced a difficult time when dealing with a particular job board, but I think it is wholly unfair to tar all job boards with the same brush.
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Stop offering service on a shoestring
11-November-2009
Emphasising and producing a quality service is the best policy for recruiters and clients even in this tough climate
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To curb post delays, check in with a CRB registered body
11-November-2009
An article appeared in the online edition of recruiter.co.uk on 13 October (‘Postal strike to delay CRB checks’), looking at delayed CRB disclosures as a consequence of the postal strike and the effects this is having on candidates and recruiters.
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Trustee search
11-November-2009
Trustees Unlimited, a new recruitment service for not-forprofit organisations, launched last week to enable charities and voluntary groups to recruit vetted and experienced trustees cost effectively.
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UK helps staff Disneyland Paris this Christmas
11-November-2009
The director of employment and remuneration at Disneyland Paris, Jean-Noël Thiollier, said he was pleased with the company’s recent recruitment drives (28-31 October) in London and Birmingham for Christmas and next summer’s season (see recruiter.co.uk, 30 October).
