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PageGroup gives Gerard Butler insider knowledge for star role

Gerard Butler, who is set to star as a headhunter in an upcoming film, dropped by global recruiter PageGroup’s New York office recently for a bit of on-the-job research.

andSoMe shuts the door on recruitment marketing

Recruitment marketing agency andSoMe is today shutting up shop.

Monster sells position in South Korean JobKorea to H&Q Korea

Global job board Monster has entered into an agreement to sell its 50.01% ownership position in its South Korean operation, JobKorea, to H&Q Korea for around US$85m (£38m).

India’s Capabiliti platform secures funding for growth

Indian recruitment and training platform Capabiliti has secured INR2.6m (£26k) in funding from a range of investors, India’s Economic Times reports.

Recruit Investments directors banned for transferring assets

Two directors of Recruit Investments Ltd, a Norwich-based holding company that owned various businesses specialising in labour recruitment, have been banned from being company directors for extracting company funds when their creditors were not being paid, the Insolvency Service revealed today.

Canadian Caldwell Partners International buys back DHR shares

Canadian retained executive search firm The Caldwell Partners International has purchased the 5.4% of its shares held by US executive search firm DHR International.

Monster launches phase 2 of advertising campaign

Job board Monster has launched the second phase of its £1m advertising campaign, with adverts appearing across several radio stations.