American educational testing and assessment provider Prometric will create up to 150 new jobs in Dundalk over the next three years, according to the website of state broadcaster RTÉ.
The company already employs around 74 staff in Ireland and is due to start recruiting immediately.
Prometric’s investment is supported by Ireland’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA).
Employers and recruiters must have access to a single central point of information to learn about providing barrier-free recruitment if it is to become a reality in the UK, according to Richard Toy, operations director for SkyBlue Recruitment.
International candidate assessment firm Saville Consulting has launched a portfolio of 15 new online tools designed to improve organisational recruitment, development and talent management.
The new products include three new reports to enhance individual and team development, seven new online aptitude tests and five behavioural screening questionnaires to improve candidate selection.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has reiterated its call for a targeted approach to encourage employers to take on young people.
Fourteen recruitment consultancies and one supplier to the sector have earned place on the 15th annual The Sunday Times 2011 Fast Track league table.
The league table ranks the UK’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales over their last three years.
According to the The Sunday Times, a typical Fast Track 100 company:
Outsourcing and energy services firm MITIE has acquired a majority stake in access and disability consultancy Direct Enquiries Holding.
Direct Enquiries has an annual turnover of £1.4m and the deal will see up to a maximum of £8.3m paid for the company.
A new advertising campaign from jobsite reed.co.uk will ask the public to decide which TV ad they want to see aired.
The jobsite shortlisted six ads after asking 20 ‘up-and-coming’ directors to create a 30-second commercial for the firm.
Multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy has appointed Julie Calisir as director for its call and contact centre and office services divisions in Scotland.
Calisir joins Search from Rise Group where she was head of recruitment.
In-house recruiters should send all their jobs to aggregators, according to Peter Gold, founder of social media consultancy Hire Strategies.
International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has established a UK office in London.
With 44 wholly owned offices in 41 countries, Ulrik Rasmussen, partner in charge of Western Europe, will be leading the operations of the new London office.