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The Institute of Recruiters (IOR), which launched on Wednesday, plans to lobby in Brussels on behalf of recruiters and the recruitment industry, according to its founder.
Azmat Mohammed, told Recruiter that while the IOR initially plans to focus on its educational and training activities in the UK, followed by expansion in the US, it plans to set up an office in Brussels.
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Regional job board network MyJobGroup.co.uk is to create 20 new jobs at its headquarters in Sheffield.
Geraldine Finn, managing director of MyJobGroup.co.uk, says: “We are thrilled to be expanding the business across all divisions, particularly in sales, IT and finance, and we look forward to welcoming new members to our rapidly growing team over the coming weeks.”
Atlassian, an Australian-based software company, is seeking to recruit in-country ’Ambassadors’ throughout Europe.
The recruitment drive includes adding sales, marketing, channel and support resources in Europe, but the initial focus will be on hiring in-country ’Ambassadors’.
Multi-sector recruiter Berry Recruitment has acquired catering and hospitality recruitment specialist Rouge Recruitment.
Berry Recruitment operates from 22 locations nationally and says the acquisition is an important step towards its goal of achieving turnover of £30m by the end of next year.
Most public sector organisations (54%) think spending cuts announced in last month’s comprehensive spending review will see headcount fall in their department, according to research from public sector recruiter Capita Interim Management.
Executive search and interim management staffing specialist RSA is to open a new office near Munich.
The office, located in the Innovation and Start-up Centre for Biotechnology (IZB) in Munich-Martinsried, will act as a base of operations for RSA’s increasing activity within the European life sciences sector. Interim consultant Daniel Braun will be based at the office full time.
Jack Gratton, managing director, Major Players, will chair the forum
Agency recruiters who move to in-house roles must master the language of HR if they want to prosper, according to Nokia’s head of recruitment for EMEA.
Greg Allen, a former agency recruiter at Modis International, told Recruiter that coming to terms with ’HR speak’ was a real challenge for ex-agency recruiters.