Photographic retailer Jessops has launched a new recruitment platform through a partnership with MyPeopleBiz.
The new platform enables Jessops to manage all their requirements from one place, attracting direct candidates, talent pooling, creating talent databases and referral schemes to tap into the growth of social media and manage all their agency suppliers.
Marketing recruiter Stopgap has launched ‘Stopgap Apprentice’, which offers paid marketing internships within high-profile businesses.
While recruitment activity increases in the UAE and the Middle East, the region’s banking and finance sector is most bullish on hiring, according to Lama Ataya, chief marketing officer at jobsite Bayt.com.
Ataya told news website Emirates 24|7: “Industries that are attracting/retaining the top talent in the UAE [are] banking and finance.
The number of confirmed job offers in financial services declined in May by more than 10%, according to city pre-employment screening company Powerchex.
The Co-operative Group has launched an Apprenticeship Academy, which will create 2,000 jobs over the next three years.
Apprentices will be based within one of The Co-operative’s businesses which range from food, pharmacy and motors to legal and financial services and farming, as well as many corporate functions such as IT and funeral industry apprenticeships.
What do you think will happen in recruitment merger and acquisition activity over the next quarter (Q1 2011)?
Mergers and acquisitions in the recruitment sector have remained relatively buoyant over the last couple of years. However, that buoyancy is often overlooked as many deals remain private, and no barometer of future sentiment currently exists.
The government needs to “get out of the way” and let entrepreneurs create the jobs the UK needs, according to serial entrepreneur and non-executive director of InterQuest Group, Luke Johnson.
John Cridland
Executive search firm Saxton Bampfylde has successfully placed John Cridland as the new Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general.
International recruiter Hudson has appointed Paul Jacobs as UK, Ireland and Middle East chief talent officer.
Banking giant Santander has chosen Hays to provide a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solution to meet its staffing needs.
The three-year contract sees Hays responsible for all permanent roles and RPO across Santander’s UK retail branches, handling an anticipated 4,000 hires each year.