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Capita gains REC qualifications

More than six out of 10 Irish companies looking for IT staff are unhappy with the services offered by recruitment agencies, according to a survey by Clarion Consulting, an Irish IT consultancy.



The global oil and gas industry is expected to face a 15% shortage of qualified engineers by 2010, according to a report by Cambridge Energy Research Associates.



South Wales recruiter Jennifer Griffiths Recruitment has won a contract to supply 120 employees to insulation company Rockwool. Jennifer Griffiths, managing director, said: I’m proud we’re helping Rockwool build the region’s economic prosperity.”
PreVisor, a specialist in pre-employment assessments and selection solutions, has acquired ASE, a psychometric test provider.
PayStream, the accountancy service provider, has purchased the Glasgow-based umbrella service provider Mimax Mosaic for an undisclosed sum. The deal enables PayStream to increase its presence in Scotland
Recruiters should consider looking for the "surprise fit" instead of the "perfect fit" when sourcing candidates for clients, a behaviour-based role modelling expert has urged.

Speaking to the Recruitment Society last week, Jo Keller of Belbin Associates, said the perfect candidate was not always the best solution when finding a long-term fit to fill vacancies.

"Sometimes a candidate
New legislation designed to curb a practice widely used by family-owned and run businesses to reduce their tax bills has been criticised as unworkable and flawed by tax experts.

The legislation that is due to come into effect on 6 April would crackdown on the practice of "income splitting" where the
Former Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett opened specialist recruiter Ab Search's new branch in Pride Park, Derby recently.

Ab Search received funding from the government's Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme for the new office which will create eight new jobs.

Beckett, Labour MP for Derby South, spoke in favour of the scheme when proposals were raised to withdraw it during her time as
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