Talent management solutions provider Technomedia-Hodes iQ has appointed Savio Pacifico as director of finance.
Pacifico was most recently controller at technology and real estate investment firm Barrontech Investments, and has held a number of other roles finance in financial, compliance and monetary services organisations.
North American executive search firm Lucas Group has appointed Keith Nemeth as managing partner of the newly launched human resources recruiting practice.
The human resources office in Dallas, Texas is the seventh HR office among Lucas Group’s 15 locations throughout the US.
Skills minister John Hayes has announced “greater freedoms” for colleges to deliver fully subsidised training to help people on benefits enter employment.
Five thousand people attending a working abroad exposition in Dublin yesterday were greeted by Rob Knight, employment minister of Australia’s Northern Territory, the Irish Timesreports.
Search engine Google announced on Friday the opening of a new data centre that aims to create jobs for 30 people once completed, according to a press release from the company.
The 30 roles include computer technicians, electrical and mechanical engineers, and catering and security staff, some of which will be full time.
Penna has chosen to implement recruitment software provider Dillistone Systems FileFinder Executive Search Software for its offices in the UK, Ireland, Spain and Sweden.
Under the terms of the contract, the executive search division of Penna will implement FileFinder 10 software for use in its offices in the UK, Ireland, Spain and Sweden.
Government proposals to boost recruitment of teachers for subjects with the greatest shortage, by paying students up to £20,000, could turn out to be a waste of money, according to a director of Randstad Education.
The Apprentice star Natasha Scribbins’ success in making the last five in this year’s competition is down to her “results-driven” focus, according to Mark Bull, chief executive of Randstad UK.
Scribbins left the competition this week, just missing out on a final appearance and the chance to go into partnership with business supremo Lord Alan Sugar.
International recruiter Morgan Hunt has extended its partnership with the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust.
The partnership, which began in April 2010, supports young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) to find employment through volunteering, work placements and employment opportunities.
Any escalation of the current crisis in the Eurozone could have “severe” consequences for UK unemployment, according to a spokesperson for the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).