Thursday, 09 February 2012

Recruiter
Rec to Rec

  • McCall figures attest to upturn in technical sector

    Fri, 3 Feb 2012

    Placement figures from multi-sector rec-to-rec firm McCall show to a rise in technical jobs, with the public sector hit.

  • Recruiters: avoid getting caught in the middle-ground

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    Alan McBride, founder and managing director of newly-launched recruiter Camino Partners, tells Recruiter that businesses should look to be either large and competitive on fees, or small and specialised, in the above video:

  • Camino Partners launches

    Fri, 6 Jan 2012

    Camino Partners, a recruiter of financial professionals to the recruitment industry, has been newly launched by Alan McBride and Sachin Ruparelia.

  • Pay for internship company Etsio targets recruitment industry

    Mon, 12 Dec 2011

    The chief executive of a company that co-ordinates arrangements in which interns often pay employers a fee, that can be as high as £200 a day for work experience, says he wants to build a network of recruitment agencies across the UK.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Briscoe joins Paddington Partners

    Tue, 6 Dec 2011

    Multi-sector recruiter Paddington Partners has appointed Adam Briscoe to its Hong Kong office.Joining from Midas Rec2Rec, Briscoe will look to manage and grow Paddington’s Hong Kong rec-to-rec business.

  • Campbell launches Woodhaven Search

    Fri, 4 Nov 2011

    Woodhaven Search, a multi-sector rec-to-rec agency based in Scotland, has launched.As well as financial services, accountancy, IT, legal, HR and office services, Woodhaven will work in the oil & gas and engineering sectors.Founder Neil Campbell has 11 years recruitment industry experience, most recently with generalist recruiter Change Recruitment.

  • Fresh goes global

    Tue, 1 Nov 2011

  • Appointments: New hires at Midas Rec2Rec

    Tue, 30 Aug 2011

    Midas Rec2Rec has appointed Rob Muirhead as senior consultant for finance.Meanwhile, Chris James has been promoted to senior consultant for IT recruitment to recruitment.

  • Spencer Harrington launches international division

    Fri, 19 Aug 2011

    Recruitment-to-recruitment firm Spencer Harrington has launched an international division.The division is led by director Luke Daynes and newly promoted international consultant Candice Komel.

  • Peritus Consultants moves to Wilmslow

    Tue, 2 Aug 2011

    Recruitment-to-recruitment headhunter Peritus Consultants has moved to new offices in Wilmslow.The firm was launched last November by Gary Cox.

  • Appointments: Midas Rec2Rec appoints sales manager

    Fri, 15 Jul 2011

    Midas Rec2Rec has appointed Sean O’Brien as sales manager.O’Brien joins following four and a half years as managing consultant. He will be manage the sales team as well as supplying Rec2Rec services into the finance, procurement and legal sectors.Meanwhile Ajay Kaler has been appointed consultant for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors from ID Medical.

  • Recruiters reap rewards of holding on to top talent

    Wed, 4 May 2011

    Recruiters that did not cut headcount excessively in the downturn are reaping the rewards as the economy picks up, according to Ruth Moran, director at rec-to-rec firm Ruth Moran Consulting.

  • Rec-to-rec

    4 May 2011

    With the market improving nationally, recruiters are driven to take on consultants to replace the staff they lost earlier in the recession

  • Appointments: Midas hires head of search

    Wed, 13 Apr 2011

    Midas Rec2Rec has appointed Maria Finn as head of search for the firm’s rec-to-rec function.Finn previously recruited senior sales professionals into medical and pharma markets at life sciences and pharmaceutical rec-to-rec specialist A La Carte Selection.

  • Appointments: New recruits at Red Ventures

    Thu, 10 Mar 2011

    Rec-to-rec firm Red Ventures has appointed James Marshall as recruitment consultant in its IT recruitment team.Meanwhile, Kerrie Studholme has been taken on as researcher.

  • All-time high for counter offers

    Mon, 6 Dec 2010

    Simon Gee, Heywood Staffing Solutions

  • Direct Approach Resourcing opens for business

    Thu, 23 Sep 2010

    Former associate director at Morgan Hunt, Simon Jennings, has launched bespoke recruitment-to-recruitment and executive headhunter Direct Approach Resourcing.The firm is based in Leeds and will concentrate on vacancies across North and Midlands.    

  • Candidates shaping the R2R market, says REC group

    Fri, 17 Sep 2010

    Excellent candidates now shape the market for rec-to-rec assignments with top billers always in demand, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s R2R sector group.

  • Alexander Chapel launches rec-to-rec division

    Fri, 23 Jul 2010

    Sales, marketing and IT recruiter Alexander Chapel has launched a recruitment-to-recruitment division.Stephen Glenn, who set up Blue Recruitment and Stephen Glenn Resourcing, has joined forces with Alexander Chapel to set up the division.

  • Appointments: Hood hired at Qui Recruitment

    Thu, 22 Jul 2010

    Recruitment-to-recruitment firm Qui Recruitment has appointed Joanne Hood as a director.

  • McCall eyes international expansion

    Mon, 21 Jun 2010

    Rec-to-rec specialist McCall is planning to expand to a number of international locations, including the Middle & Far East, South-East Asia, Australia & Europe.

  • Recruitment-to-recruitment

    28 April 2010

    As business in general starts to pick up, there are signs that recruiters, particularly in niche sectors, are once again in demand

  • Appointments: Red Ventures recruits operations manager

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    IT and financial services rec-to-rec firm Red Ventures has appointed Kelly Hogan as operations manager.Hogan joins from Brooksons and will help expand the firm’s regional presence in both London and Manchester.

  • Recruiters reluctant to move

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    As the country emerges from recession, recruiters are choosing to stay put rather than seeking pastures new, according to Samantha Woodland, senior HR business partner at Kelly Services.

  • Appointments: Red Ventures recruits Nikki Hill

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    Rec-to-rec firm Red Ventures has appointed Nikki Hill as a consultant.Hill joins from Lorien Resourcing and will work in the graduate recruitment team focusing on the running of the assessment centres in both London and Manchester for the IT and financial services sector.

  • Appointments: Red Ventures promotes Cripps

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Rec to rec firm Red Ventures has promoted Sam Cripps to research and marketing consultant specialising in the IT and financial services markets.

  • Appointments: Yarrow returns to McCall

    Thu, 4 Mar 2010

    Helen Yarrow has returned to rec-to-rec recruiter McCall as consultant.Yarrow returns to McCall after seven years and joins McCall’s London office. She was previously managing partner of Shore Recruitment.

  • Rec-to-rec recovery bodes well for recruitment

    Fri, 26 Feb 2010

    An increase in rec-to-rec assignments is the first sign of a return to growth and investment in the recruitment industry, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) Recruitment- to-Recruitment sector group.

  • Rec-to-rec recording recovery

    Mon, 22 Feb 2010

    The recruitment-to-recruitment market is recovering, according to rec-to-rec recruiter McCall.

  • Cheshire Brown launches senior appointment division

    Wed, 7 Oct 2009

    Rec-to-rec recruiter Cheshire Brown has launched a new division focusing on senior appointments operating on salaries at £50k plus.

  • Profits decline at McCall

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Profits at rec-to-rec firm McCall fell slightly in the year to the end of December 2008 compared to the previous year.Profits after tax were £209,080 compared to £230,564 in 2007.Turnover rose from £1.5m to £1.69m.

  • Fresh Approach launches new company

    Mon, 11 May 2009

    Surrey-based rec-to-rec and training firm The Fresh Approach has launched Career Confidence, a new company aimed at helping recruiters deal with the effects of the recession.

  • Rec-to-rec: Sector focus shifts

    Mon, 20 Apr 2009

    Rec-to-rec recruiter McCall has shifted its focus as smaller agencies continue to build business.

  • Aston Taylor survey: Service comes top

    Mon, 20 Apr 2009

    Six out of 10 recruiters say service levels are the single most important factor when choosing a supplier, according to a new survey.

  • Rec-to-rec healthcare agency launched

    Wed, 15 Apr 2009

    Castlerock Care Services owner, Ian Munro, has launched a new rec-to-rec agency called Appoint Rec2Rec to supply recruitment staff to the healthcare sector.

  • Recruiters seek multi-lingual consultants

    Tue, 10 Mar 2009

    Rec-to-rec recruiters are experiencing an increase in demand for multi-lingual consultants as UK-based agencies target international business.

  • Rec-to-rec recruiters target retained work

    Wed, 4 Mar 2009

    The number of rec-to-rec assignments undertaken on a retained basis has increased dramatically as headhunting becomes crucial to identifying talent.

  • Aston Taylor manages agencies

    04-Mar-2009

    A rec-to-rec recruiter is introducing a managed agency service for its clients. Vic Chuntz, chief executive officer of Aston Taylor, told Recruiter the company launched the scheme — meaning any other rec-torec agencies wishing to work with the clients will apply through Aston Taylor — to capitalise on its business development experience as the market shifts focus from candidate to client.

  • Rec-to-rec: Split fee arrangements increase

    Thu, 19 Feb 2009

    Rec-to-rec agencies are working together to ensure they can secure business and candidates.

  • Sharon Leonard launches rec-to-rec Oxygen Resourcing

    Fri, 6 Feb 2009

    Leonard hopes to utilise experience and contacts built up over the last 10 years, including six spent as a director in  rec-to-rec recruiter JPP.

  • Sorting out the men from the boys...

    21-Jan-2009

    As business in certain recruitment sectors get tougher, Sarah Coles looks at how rec-to-rec firms are finding the gems for their clients

  • Rec-to-rec recruitment: Aston Taylor – Recruiters need to embrace change

    Wed, 7 Jan 2009

    Rec-to-rec recruiter Aston Taylor has preserved revenues during the economic downturn by identifying opportunities for the increasing number of candidates entering the market.  

  • Rec-to-rec recruiters lose fees to new points-based immigration

    Mon, 22 Dec 2008

    Rec-to-rec recruiters have missed out on fees because agencies are not licensed under the recently launched points-based immigration system. Tier two for skilled workers was launched on the 27 November and requires companies to have a sponsorship licence to employ immigrants from outside the EU.

  • Demand for junior personnel disappears

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    Demand for junior recruitment consultants has disappeared, according to rec-to-rec recruiters.