Managerial recruitment activity in the US has improved in January, up 3.8 points on December 2010, according to the new CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index.
The January 2011 Index, measuring managerial hiring activity online, stands at 103.7, up 32.9 points on January last year.
Multi-sector recruiter McGregor Boyall is to open an office in Asia Pac.
The firm says the new office will be in either Hong Kong or Singapore — possibly both — and will serve across the financial markets arena, including IT, business change risk, product control and compliance.
Morrisons is train more than 12,000 apprentices in 2011, the supermarket has announced.
Morrisons aims to invest in creating more skilled butchers, bakers and fishmongers. The supermarket adds that 30% of senior management began working for Morrisons without a university qualification.
Midas Rec2Rec has promoted Richard Clarke from sales director to managing director.
Meanwhile, Chris James joins from Hamilton James R2R to head up IT Rec2Rec, while Katie McIntyre has been recruited to head up commercial & industrial Rec2Rec.
Building services group Kier has agreed a deal to implement eploy’s applicant tracking and recruitment software system across all its UK business divisions, including Kier Support Services, Kier Homes, Kier Construction and Kier Regional.
Axcis Education has opened a new Midlands office in Rugby.
Simon Fusedale, who have previously worked at Teaching Personnel and Capita, will head up the office.
Multi-sector recruiter Fresh Recruits has launched Fresh Recruits Care Division.
The new division will expand the firm’s remit and client base to include residential and domiciliary care, nurseries and housing.
Senior recruitment specialist Larson Group is to expand its associate scheme, which gives associates 70% of the fees they bill.
Recruiters have come through current turmoil in Libya and other troubled parts of the region relatively unscathed thanks to good planning and swift action.
Nick Stocker, associate director at NES, told Recruiter that the company had had a number of contractors working in Libya, both in the desert and in Tripoli.
New rules visa rules governing temporary woker permits do not represent a “drastic change” for employers and recruiters operating in the Dubai.