Commercial and industrial recruiter Blue Arrow has appointed Alan Corcoran as head of permanent recruitment for the UK.
Corcoran is charged with growing and developing the permanent consultancy community. His appointment follows seven years with the firm.
Technical and professional staffing Networkers International expects profits to be at the “top end” of market expectations, according to a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2010.
The update reveals:
· The group expects profits to be above the top end range of market expectations for the year ended 31 December 2010
The Locum Practice has won a place on the NHS SBS Commercial Procurement Solutions ‘Framework Agreement for the Supply of General Practitioners Locums’.
The medical recruiter will supply Locum GPs into prisons, walk-in centres and surgeries across the SBS CPS member and associate member trust client base.
Smart Solutions Recruitment has launched Edgar Stewart Selection, its new professional recruitment services firm.
As part of a strategic plan to expand into new markets, Edgar Stewart will focus on contract, permanent, mid-market and senior appointments for a range of white collar private and public sector clients.
If you dream of recruiting in Australia, ensure your partner and children are also ready to take the leap to a new life, advises the managing director of an Australia recruitment business.
More than a third (35%) of employers plan to recruit apprentices this year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) 2011 Learning and Talent Development survey.
However, the survey also shows 43% do not intend to recruit apprentices this year, while 22% have no set plans in an uncertain economic climate, with widespread staffing requirements.
Most Chinese managers and professionals would prefer to work for international firms than Chinese ones, according to research from Antal International.
The three most popular firms overall were General Electric, Procter & Gamble and Pfizer. Just two Chinese businesses, State Grid and King and Wood - PRC Lawyers, made the overall list.
Human capital resourcing and software provider IT Human Resources has acquired UK-based Swan iT Recruitment for an undisclosed fee.
Sean Gallagher, managing director at IT Human Resources, says: “Acquiring a like-minded company to complement our existing business has been a key target in our growth plans for some time.
Davey: don’t want another AWR
The employment relations minister Ed Davey has outlined the government’s plans to avoid any “future AWRs”.
