Heads of resourcing command a pay premium over heads of talent, according to the latest In-house Recruitment Salary Rewards Survey 2014/15 from the Forum for In-house Recruitment Managers (The FIRM).
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A recruitment initiative that initially harnessed the buying power of three London borough councils to save money has now been rolled out to 171 local authorities nationwide and will go live in April.
Sales representative positions are the most difficult roles to fill in three out of five of the UK’s largest job-creating cities, according to global job board Indeed.
Almost half of HR directors plan to increase permanent recruitment of professionals in H1 2015, according to finance staffing specialist Robert Half.
HS2, the company responsible for developing and promoting the UK’s new high speed rail network, will use a mix of agencies, social media and its job site to fill more than 50 procurement roles over the next year.
Julie Towers, board director and managing director of recruitment solutions at Penna, has been appointed to newspaper The Guardian’s 2015 Public Leader editorial advisory board following nominations by her peers.
Bridgewater Human Capital has acquired System Training for an undisclosed sum.
The strong performance of oil & gas recruiters in this year’s Recruiter FAST 50 is the culmination of years of investment in the sector, which has driven demand for specialist workers in “what is already a tight labour market”, says Mark Kingston, assistant director, Boxington Corporate Finance, compilers of the FAST 50, which lists the fastest-growing private staffing companies in the UK.
A TV programme highlighting questionable pay practices by recruitment agencies and umbrella companies has highlighted the lack of industry regulations and what one umbrella industry leader characterised as “the proliferation of such poor practice”.
The recession, the need to innovate and the need to remain competitive have given rise to the importance of marketing departments within recruitment companies. words and pictures by Sarah Marquet