Indian business favours ‘build’ rather than ‘buy’ approach to talent

Indian businesses are responding to the shortage of leadership skills by adopting a build rather than a buy approach to developing their talent pipelines, according to research by international professional services firm PwC.

Employ E appoints liquidators as HMRC makes £58m claim

Employment agency Employ E has appointed liquidators after HMRC submitted a claim of £58m in unpaid tax and penalties. In a statement, insolvency firm Henderson Loggie says the claim was confirmed this week.

Birmingham masterplan to create jobs and growth

Engineering and planning consultancy Arup has developed an ambitious plan alongside local authorities in the Midlands to put the region at the centre of UK economic growth, creating 100,000 jobs and boosting GDP by as much as £19.5bn.

Not all work experience equal for graduates

With most graduates having work experience, the quality of that work experience has become more important, says Gerry Wyatt, operations director at graduate-jobs.com.

Google people chief says firm’s brainteasers ‘complete waste of time’

The senior vice president of people operations at Google says that the brainteasers it infamously posed to jobseekers at interview have been done away with because they were “a complete waste of time”.

Bullock and Graham promoted to associate director at Sellick Partnership

Amy Bullock and Nikki Graham have joined the senior management team at financial and legal recruiter Sellick Partnership as associate directors.

Morgan McKinley recruits for new senior marketing and people role

Global professional recruiter Morgan McKinley has appointed a new global marketing director and promoted an HR manager to the newly-created role of people director.