The rise of social media is not a seismic shift for recruiters, Jon Porter, managing director of TMP Worldwide, told a Recruitment Society meeting in London.
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Demand for senior-level IT staff has increased despite ongoing uncertainty regarding the economy, according to IT recruiter IntaPeople.
The firm found that requirements for senior IT positions in August soared by 39%, compared with July.
The ’pull factors’ used by recruiters to attract candidates to a company must be the same as those valued by candidates or employers risk losing out on the best talent, the head of Randstad UK has warned.
Professional staffing recruitment consultancy Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has hired Sue Palmer as manager of its finance and accountancy division.
Palmer joins from Martin Ward Anderson and will focus on recruiting permanent and interim finance professionals, from recently qualified through to chief financial officer level, throughout the Northern Home Counties.
Employers should be allowed to use agency workers to cover in industrial action, according to John Cridland, deputy director-general of the CBI.
In a new report, the CBI has outlined a raft of measures aimed at modernising employment relations legislation and keep the recovery on track.
Education recruitment specialist Aspire People has appointed Yolanda Rickells and Jane Whitfield as recruitment consultants.
Rickells previously worked for Activant Solutions as a sales and marketing co-ordinator and will be working under Kelly Steadman in the firm’s office and technical support staff division.
Hospitality recruiter Renard has appointed Daniel Griggs as managing director.
Griggs left Randstad in May after 15 years’ service with Beresford Blake Thomas before it was re-branded as Randstad.
Executive search and leadership consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles International has appointed Dan Mullin partner in its financial services infrastructure practice in New York.
As a partner within this group, Mullin will deliver executive search and leadership development services to financial clients in the region as well as globally.
Construction and engineering recruitment specialist 4 U Recruitment has helped London Tower Crane Hire and Sales expand into the North of England and Scotland.
Technical recruiter NRLRail has won three nationwide contracts with Network Rail.
NRL Rail has agreed a four-year contract worth £6m to provide nationwide support to Network Rail’s switch & crossing (S&C) grinding fleet, with five teams providing S&C inspection and remedial grinding work, and associated signalling and telecoms (S&T) testing.