IT and sales recruiter Connections Recruitment has appointed Louise Gahan as researcher.
Practice manager Simon Voice says: “Louise joins us from a background in customer service, often dealing with complex and detailed issues, which we believe will give her the foundations to build a long- term career at Connections.”
Recruiting staff who understand both corporate and local cultures is an increasing priority for global recruiters.
IT and sales recruiter Connections Recruitment has promoted Anna Mackelworth to account handler from recruitment consultant.
Executive IT search firm Freshfield Services has launched IT contract recruitment arm Freshfield Technical Services.
Serving ITO/BPO and consulting clients and the wider UK economy, Freshfield Technical Services will operate from the group’s head offices in Wokingham.
Investment in training will be critical to address the continuing engineering skills shortage in the green jobs sector, according to Beth Mitchell, commercial manager at green recruiter Acre Resources.
Specialist recruitment, outsourcing and career transition consultancy Renovo has appointed Caroline Dugdall as business development manager.
Dugdall, who was previously responsible for driving business across learning and development for an IT training company, is tasked specifically to develop opportunities across the public sector.
On demand recruitment software provider Bullhorn has released Bullhorn Mobile Sync for iPhone and iPad.
The service adds automated tracking and synchronisation to Apple’s email and calendar functions so that users do not have to adopt new tools. Bullhorn Mobile enables recruiters to harness the system’s key applicant tracking and CRM features directly from their smartphones.
Odgers Berndtson says headhunters “bring expertise, sector knowledge and a breadth and depth of individual contacts” not typically available to clients, as newspaper reports reveal Boris Johnson has spent almost £450,000 on headhunters since taking office.
Almost 70% of recruiters prefer a sustained partnership approach from someone working within the business to aid growth and exit strategies, according to a survey on behalf of HB RIDA.
Apex Health + Social Care, an independent provider of health and social care staff, has won a new contract with Tameside Borough Council, Greater Manchester, to provide home care in the Denton and Hyde area.