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Jobsite will gain a significant foothold in the London jobs market when it becomes the official online recruitment partner for the Evening Standard and the free newspapers Metro (London) and London Lite.

The deal with Associated Newspapers, which takes effect at the end of

Hirers and Firers - 16 April 2008

The Ministry of Defence has secured a contract with Airtanker to produce a fleet of refuelling planes which will create 600 jobs and safeguard 3,000.

Vedior helps Pareto Law go abroad

The sale of a 70% stake in sales recruitment firm Pareto Law to Vedior will enable its expansion abroad, Pareto Law director and co-founder Jonathan Fitchew said.

Fitchew told Recruiter that "any country with a developing economy, an education system and where they speak English is an opportunity for Pareto Law".

Financial sector could soon be hit_2

The current turmoil in the world's financial markets — induced by the US housing market slump — which has lead to 87,000 job losses in the US financial services sector, has not yet had a major effect on recruitment within the UK financial services sector. However, some recruiters predict that a downturn is just round the corner.

Practicus team flies high and fast

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well yes, and it's also the team from project management recruiter Practicus, celebrating a record second quarter. Practicus consultants celebrated with a day of high adrenalin dogfights and aerobatic display manoeuvres.

City Comment: Riding out the storm

Yet another wave of nine recruiters has revealed their shareholders the fruits of the first six months of the year.

However, most noteworthy was a report by Greatfleet, which revealed that challenging and uncertain market conditions in the financial services sector will impact on its outcome for the

Post-conflict recruiter situations?

Working in post-conflict reconstruction situations has similarities to recruitment, according to Andy Bearpark, director general of the British Association of Private Security Companies, and former private secretary to Margaret Thatcher.

Investment firms target recruiters

Recruiters are attractive targets for private equity investment, Owen Trotter, a partner of Key Capital Partners, said.

The company chose distribution and warehousing contract recruiter Templine Recruitment, at the end of last month, for its first investment from its maiden fund, a £4.3m funding of the management buy-out. "We were attracted by the quality of the management team.

Mismatch in creative skills supply

Britain's creative sector is suffering from a serious skills mismatch between supply and demand, according to an internal report by Creative & Cultural Skills, the sector skills council.

TheLadders climbs to senior levels

TheLadders.co.uk, the US-owned job board for senior management positions, has launched in the UK.

The website, launched last month, already has 50,000 members from senior level professions and businesses.

General manager Sarah Drew told Recruiter: "It's gone crazy since January.