To avoid the escalating charges of recruitment-to-recruitment firms, Select Australasia has established Pure Talent, an internal recruitment business, to supply recruitment consultants, executives and managers to the 20 brands within its network throughout Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
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Offshoring to India fails for some firms because they do not fully incorporate this activity into their other operations.
That is the view of Matthew Fernandez, director at new media and IT specialist Acuro, whose firm uses the CV-sifting skills of Indian staff to find candidates.
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If Glasgow's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014 is successful, it could have a big effect on the local recruitment industry, especially for firms dealing with the construction sector.
The bid was welcomed by attendees at Recruiter's regional forum on 30 November, sponsored by JPA and Key Managed Services..
Temp-to-perm secretarial placements have picked up, according to Roisin Holden, manager of banking and financial services at recruiter King and Toben.
Holden said the trend has grown as benefits packages have improved. "People know the jobs are there and there are attractive career options," Holden told Recruiter. "We think the trend could continue."
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Manchester-based IT specialist Circle Recruitment has improved the standard of candidates for Galleria Retail Technology Solutions after tying up a short-term master vendor agreement.
Galleria, a provider of IT systems for retailing, previously worked with a number of preferred suppliers, including Circle, and handled some recruitment in-house.
Galleria, a provider of IT systems for retailing, previously worked with a number of preferred suppliers, including Circle, and handled some recruitment in-house.