Upstream, a global marketing technology and solutions provider, is using ’gamification’ as a tool to attract and engage the right candidates for its marketing campaign manager positions.
The company has designed an online challenge to appeal to jobseekers on the move and offering them a more rewarding experience, as well as driving better response rates for the applications.
The UK’s lack of language skills essentially constitute a £7.3bn annual ’tax on trade’ for the country, according to a report published yesterday by the charity the Education and Employers Taskforce.
Just under half of all professionals believe they should change jobs every three to five years, with public sector workers the most open to moving more frequently, according to recruiter Robert Walters’s Career Insights Survey 2011.
Innovate CV is launching a new online interview tool, which is available to agencies that use its white label service, which allows recruiters create branded CVs with their own logo to distribute to clients. The company is also opening a US office in New York and is currently carrying out beta testing with a number of US recruiters.
Market mapping and talent pooling specialists Talent Works International (TWI) have continued their global expansion by opening their first office in the US.
The move is part of the firm’s continued drive to commit to supporting its clients’ businesses in identifying and engaging with the world’s leading talent, according to a statement released today.
The Capita Group has been appointed as preferred bidder by the London Borough of Lambeth to form a collaborative partnership.
I couldn’t agree more with the headline ’Stop being psychologists’ of Ben Fletcher’s article (’Bloggers with Bite’, Recruiter 15 June). In fact, I would go further and say that it applies not just to agencies but to employers as well, because all too often neither is very good at it!
“Aggressive” accounting practices have been one of the main focuses of an investigation of “accounting irregularities” at healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums, according to chairman Peter Sullivan.
Neil Lafferty
IT and financial services recruitment specialist, Bright Purple Resourcing, has appointed Neil Lafferty (right) to the new role of sales director.
Global executive recruitment firm Antal International has acquired Beijing-based recruiter AGEC.