A ‘can-do’ attitude as well as soft skills are the most important attributes employers look for when recruiting new workers, according to research from Virgin Media Business.
The study found a ‘can-do’ attitude was most important for 85% of repsondents, while academic qualifications and professional qualifications were most important for 27% and 28% respectively.
Recruiters will be able to learn what contract and permanent vacancies are predicted for the coming 12 months and where talent will be needed in Switzerland next month.
International recruiter Hydrogen Group has opened an office in Hong Kong.
Contracting solutions provider CXC Global has now moved to new offices in St Petersburg, Russia.
Located at Europa House, CXC offers work permits and work visa for foreign specialists anywhere in Russia, within around six weeks.
Not cutting headcount to the extent that competitors did in the downturn and maintaining marketing budgets have helped technical staffing specialist Harvey Nash grab marketshare and generate rising revenue.
Pioneers of the moving assembly line, the Ford Motor Company is still improving its seminal innovation 100 years on. With the retirement age creeping ever upwards and an ageing workforce bending and twisting to fit fiddly components into other fiddly bits (as you can see, we’re well versed in the art of motor mechanics on Recruiter…), ergonomic experts at Ford have found a solution.
Martin: looking to wider picture
IT recruiter Outsource UK is hosting an assessment day on 17 May for its graduate training scheme to select three new consultants.
Successful applicants will receive training in all aspects of recruitment and have the option to take a professional recruitment qualification through the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Online recruitment across Europe rose in April, according to the latest Monster Employment Index for Europe.
The index reveals a 26% year-on-year growth.
The growth has been driven by industrial production related sectors, while the financial services sector has seen further improvement. Germany continues to lead growth across the continent.
Recruitment software provider Parasol Group has launched software package Silverline.
Silverline enables managers to focus on the key performance metrics such as CVs sent, interviews arranged and offers made and accepted, by using multiple data sources to create interactive dashboards thereby eliminating the need for additional data manipulation and conflicting reports.