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Greythorn is hoping to have offices in locations as diverse as Boston, São Paulo and Dubai by the end of 2009, it was revealed last week.

Newly-promoted global HR director Anna Gibbons outlined the company's vision for the future at a meeting at its London headquarters on 4 June.

Gibbons told

Be strong from the inside out

More client companies are realising that to promote a healthy external image, they need to be strong internally.

That's the view of Ros Kindersley, managing director of marketing and communications recruiter JFL Search and Selection.

Kindersley contends that companies are becoming more aware of their self-image, particularly in sectors such as retail banking, which traditionally has

Tributes for 'gentleman' Hill

Services were held last week for Stephen Hill, founder and executive chairman of Hill McGlynn & Associates, who died on 12 June of a heart attack.

Need to innovate, not imitate

Milton Keynes-based Active Resourcing has introduced a lifetime guarantee for all permanent placements made at its standard fee.

After the initial rebate period, the client will get a lifetime guarantee of a 15% reduction of the cost of replacing that individual, however long they remain in the job.

Managing director Paul Preston told Recruiter: "By offering a lifetime guara

Primary schools 'prefer women'

Education recruiters' experiences in placing teachers support the findings of a report by the Training and Development Agency, which revealed last week that men made up only 16% of primary school teachers.

Darryl Mydat, managing director at The London Teaching Pool, told Recruiter that though around

Temp? No, a flexible employee

Right4staff has changed the status of its temps, making them flexible employees, following the footsteps of other large agencies.

The change means they are guaranteed certain standards of employment such as a disciplinary procedure and notice periods.

Right4staff has also launched its first dedicated hospitality desk at its branch in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

Huxley talks up HR importance

HR is a significantly more skilled career than it was five years ago as a result of a more litigious society, according to Andy Simpson, who is heading up Huxley Associates' newly-launched HR division from the company's London office.

Simpson told Recruiter: "Over the past five years human r

Russian ban on foreign sellers

Russia has banned all foreigners from working as retailers in its shops and markets. Up to 20,000 non-Russians currently work in Moscow markets in a tradition going back to Soviet times. President Vladimir Putin said that the interests of Russian citizens were at stake.

She's fired up so you're hired

Jo Cameron, an unsuccessful candidate on the 2006 series of BBC2's The Apprentice, has launched her own recruitment business, especially for women.

Midlands-based URhired will coach, help and place women into roles and companies where they are under-represented.

Feedback advice from the sites

Candidate feedback always brings something positive even if it's negative, Jobsite's marketing director Felix Wetzel told the Forum.

He said: "Following the development of Web 2.0, the next generation of jobseekers expect conversations and favour companies who provide them and enable them to pass on their experiences.

"A feedback loop increases the confidence of the candidate; it's l