Graduates remain keen to enter the public sector despite impending cuts, according to research from The Guardian.
The research found public service and not-for-profit recruiters ranked high in the chart, with the NHS, Teach First, Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Civil Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Amnesty International all claiming spots in the top 20.
Recruiters have been urged to help the mobility of talent in the public sector through providing advice on candidate’s skills by Dean Shoesmith, president of the Public Sector People Manager’s Association (PPMA).
Multi-sector recruiter JAM has appointed founder and former chief executive of Harvey Nash, David Higgins as non-executive director.
Higgins stepped down from Harvey Nash last year.
CA Technologies has appointed US recruitment firm Allegis RPO as its new talent acquisition partner for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Working Links says it is well prepared for changed to the welfare to work programme, according to a spokesperson for the welfare to work provider.
The government needs to a tread a fine line over slashing banker’s bonuses, according to Amy Butler, director at Joslin Rowe.
Microsoft has rolled out the Jobs2web Recruitment Marketing Platform across all of its global business units. It follows a successful pilot of the platform in its Entertainment and Devices division.
International executive search firm ejsSearch has appointed insurance market specialist Emma Gant as a consultant.
Gant joins ejsSearch from the Miles Partnership where she worked as a researcher for the past three and a half years, focusing on insurance market assignments for the London market and throughout the UK.
Engineering recruiter ATA Recruitment is to send new recruits on a behavioural safety course to ensure that their clients get employees with a health and safety-conscious attitude.
The course was developed with Tewkesbury-based Symbiotics and the two firms are also offering advanced behavioural safety training for supervisors and managers.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has launched Facebook application Work With Me to reach potential candidates through links with existing employees.