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Public sector employment has risen across the NHS, education and administration but there is a mixed picture throughout the country, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.

Eight in 10 students hold reservations over applying for a job through a social networking site, according to research carried out by Tods Murray’s Summer Law School.

Eight in 10 telecoms professionals in the Asia-Pacific region would require a pay rise of more than 20% to change jobs, according to new research from telecoms recruiter RP International (RPI).

Legal recruitment firm Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment has strengthened its team with a number of new hires.

Denise Phoenix joins the firm in a management role with a remit to develop Douglas Scott’s Midlands operations. Phoenix will focus on qualified and non-qualified vacancies in the East and West Midlands.

Recruiters have a key role to play in selling the skills of ex-military candidates ahead of planned cuts to the UK’s defence budget.

In a private letter to the Prime Minister David Cameron, leaked to The Daily Telegraph, defence secretary Liam Fox said “draconian” cuts to military spending cannot be implemented without “grave consequences” for the coalition government.

Bond International Software is launching a standalone product for executive search consultancies.

Multi-sector recruiter Apple Personnel has appointed Pete Deane as business marketing manager.

The new firm is also seeking a recruitment consultant to market and develop in-house within the North West, Manchester area.

Global financial and professional services executive search firm Kinsey Allen International has appointed Isabella Trupke as a consultant to lead the firm’s legal and compliance business across continental Europe.
 

Financial institutions need to do more to improve confidence among graduates, according to HSBC.

Psychometric assessment provider Thomas International has launched an updated version of its Emotional Intelligence assessment report.

Free samples of the report are available on the Thomas website at www.thomasinternational.net.

The offer is available until 30 April and is limited to one assessment per organisation and open to UK-based companies only.

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