More parcels jobs in the East Midlands as DPD set to recruit

A week after Royal Mail Group announced a major investment and the creation of 1,000 jobs in its parcels business, competitor business DPD, part of French postal group La Poste, has gone 500 better with the announcement of up to 1,500 full-time posts in the East Midlands.

Cogs expansion turns into new Germany and Hong Kong offices

Digital, creative and advertising recruiter Cogs Agency has opened Hong Kong and Berlin offices.

Contracts/Deals: Berry sees Green ripe for acquisition

Multi-sector recruitment group Berry Recruitment has acquired Hampshire-based recruiter Green Personnel.

Marine skills gap to hurt industry now and in future, finds Matchtech

The vast majority (92%) of marine industry organisations are experiencing some difficulties in the recruitment of engineers, and this skills shortage is not just an immediate concern, but in the future “will also seriously impact the industry’s ability to provide the government-backed predicted growth”.

Recruitment apprenticeships launch aims for 2013

New recruitment industry apprenticeships could be ready by February, Skills CFA, the skills and training charity driving the project, tells Recruiter.

INTERNATIONAL Departures: Manpower Southern Europe boss to Center Parcs

Francoise Gri, ManpowerGroup president of Southern Europe, will leave her role effective 1 January 2013, with a successor to be announced “in due course”, the company says.

India: Hindustan Petroleum to bring new recruits in through GATE

India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is to take on 250 graduate trainee engineers in 2013 through the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) testing scheme.