More than nine in ten employers expect to increase or maintain headcount this year, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
The survey also shows that a quarter of employers plan to add to their temporary workforce in the next year.
Leisure sector specialist jobs board LeisureJobs has witnessed a surge in heath and beauty positions.
LeisureJobs says it is seeking over 115 beauty therapists, masseurs, nail technicians, life coaches and hair stylists for health club operator Fitness First.
Banking group Santander is to increase its planned number of graduates in the UK to around 230 this year.
Santander adds that it is expanding its graduate recruitment to include areas such as corporate banking alongside existing graduate schemes which include finance, branch, telephone distribution, audit and HR.
Financial services recruiter KennedyPearce Consulting has launched KPC Projective, a new division specialising in project and change management.
Global consumer brand company P&G is launching an interactive online competition to reach out to university students as part of its attraction strategy.
Recruitment services and managed services provider Resourcing Group has recorded increased sales of over £17m and net profits of over £1m for 2009.
Construction recruiter ABC Contract Services has strengthened its team with a number of appointments across its UK Network.
Job shedding through consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry is set to continue, according to Martin Anderson, director at Carrot Pharma Recruitment.
Social care and child care recruiter Personnel & Care Bank has appointed Tracey Shapley as business development manager for the London area.
Shapley most recently worked in business development and operations at Interaction and before that with Blue Arrow.
Assessment company Finding-Potential says recruiters and employers could face high attrition rates as the economy emerges from recession if they don’t find out what factors are important to individuals at work early in the recruitment process.