Producing the skills that UK business needs must be a three-way relationship between employers, universities and undergraduates, according to Richard Irwin, head of student recruitment, PwC.
Irwin says: “It looks like the employer/university relationship will become more important as the new wave of fees comes into force and students expect a clearer route into employment.
Procurement, supply chain and purchasing recruitment firm Langley Search and Selection has appointed Steven Deverill as operations dfirector on the Langley board.
Deverill has has spent eight years managing key accounts for Langley, first as a consultant and latterly building the Langley interim team as head of Langley’s interim practice.
Procurement, supply chain and purchasing staffing specialist Langley Search and Selection has appointed Ross Pheby as their head of interim practice.
The former senior consultant for the firm’s interim practice now joins Langley’s management team.
Four recruiters who repeatedly criticised the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) management and practices in an online forum run by the REC have been kicked out of the group in the latest stage of a long-running dispute.
Those responsible for talent management need to take more risks, according to the director of talent and leadership development, Balfour Beatty Group. Richard Gartside told a recent London HR Connection event at the London School of Economics: “It’s about getting the business to take a chance with people and recognising that it won’t always come off.”
Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Supporthas been chosen by the NHS Shared Business Services Commercial Solutions to provide healthcare assistants (HCAs) and registered nurses (RGNs/RMNs) to its member Trusts throughout the North-West and South Staffordshire.
Persuading people with strong retail skills to opt for a career in community pharmacy can be a challenge, says Lloydspharmacy.
A new work permit category introduced today (August 9) for those with ‘exceptional talent’ will do little to help UK employers fill skills shortages, according to an employment lawyer.
According to the UK Border Agency, “This route is for exceptionally talented individuals in the fields of science, humanities, engineering and the arts, who wish to work in the UK.
US online career site CareerBuilder has bought Malaysia’s fastest-growing job portal JobsCentral, according to Bernama, Malaysia’s national news agency.
The article cites online data and research provider Internet World Stats’ estimation that internet penetration rate across Malaysia is nearly 60%. The UK figure is 82.5%.
