Professional services firm KPMG UK is to use Kenexa’s 2x BrassRing system to improve its talent acquisition strategy and processes.
Kenexa European director of talent management David Kelly adds: “We’re delighted to be partnering with KPMG’s UK firm.
The media & creative sector is facing a shortage of experienced junior talent, according to Paul Farrer, chairman of Aspire Global Network (AGN).
Farrer’s comments follow a recent Credit Suisse survey of a panel of Northern European media planners, which showed there was no slowdown in the growth of the media and advertising industry in Northern Europe.
Talent management provider Kenexa and SaaS provider of e-learning content SkillSoft have announced a strategic alliance to integrate and market Kenexa’s global talent management solutions with SkillSoft’s learning content and platform technology.
Finance and office professional staffing specialist Parkside Recruitment has appointed Stuart John as executive consultant.
John will recruit for office professionals in Uxbridge.
School leaver programmes are just as viable a career route as university, according to a survey of career advisers by professional services firm PwC.
Recruitment communications and employer branding consultancy Genuis Consultancy has recently won over £250,000 new business from organisations including Bishop Fleming accountants, Digby Morgan Global HR, Hanover Fox International, Westminster Drug Project, Lafarge Plasterboard and the homeless charity St Mungo’s.
Information services company Experian’s Insolvency Index has shown that large UK businesses are financially stronger and less likely to fall into insolvency compared to last year.
Specialist leisure industry recruiter Leisurejobs has appointed Ian Bailey as commercial director for the hotel and spa sector.
Bailey has 20 years’ operational and sales experience in the leisure industry.
Chief executive Marc Moresco says Leisurejobs is planning to expand from its current 50 staff to 78 over the next 12 months.
Financial services recruiter McGregor Boyall has opened a Singapore office as the base for its Asia-Pacific (APAC) operations, which will be staffed by two new hires.
Luke Archer arrives as managing director of the company’s Asia Pacific operations, while Georgie Chong has been appointed country manager for Singapore.
Archer has been in the recruitment industry for 13 years.
Canadian job creation will now mostly focus on lower-wage areas like retail service, customer service and catering, the The Montreal Gazette reports.
The provinces of Alberta and Quebec are notable exceptions to this trend, however, according to banking solutions firm CIBC World Markets’ Employment Quality Index.