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A potential ban on BlackBerry will spell trouble for recruiters if such a ban were to eventually include other forms of mobile communication, according to Laurel Wise, managing consultant at HR Digby Morgan’s Dubai operation.
On demand, front office staffing and recruiting software provider Bullhorn has appointed Harnish Kanani as vice president of professional services and general manager.
Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has been selected by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to lead the search for a new permanent general manager for the tranpsort system, according to the Association of Search Executives.
Former managing director of PR recruiter Price Trace Hawes Libby Trace has been appointed as head of financial services at international recruitment and executive search VMA Group’s London office.
Back office specialist to the recruitment sector InsideOut has partnered with healthcare recruiter 247 Professional Health to manage the pay and bill function for all its operations.
“Outsourcing our back office means that our staff are able to make a better use of their time,” says Les Armitage of 247 Professional Health.
Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has appointed Daniel Cheng as senior client partner and regional market leader, global technology in Asia Pacific.
Multi-sector recruiter Initio International has appointed Jeff Grout as non-executive director.
Grout spent over 20 years as UK managing director of Robert Half, while he now splits his time presiding over his consultancy business and acting as a advisor to industry figures.
Recruiters that have sought refuge in the healthcare sector could be in for a tough time ahead, according to Tracy Ward, director at Medic International.
Ward told Recruiter “There have been agencies in finance or IT coming into the market. That has led to increased competition.
Specialist social work recruitment consultancy Liquid Personnel has appointed Mike Walmsley as a non-executive director.
Walmsley is a former managing director of international recruitment group Parker Bridge.