Almost half (46%) of banking recruiters anticipate headcount growth in 2011, according to research from finance, accounting, HR, banking and financial services firm Poolia.
The research shows that of the 46% who believe they may recruit in 2011, most plan between one and three new hires, while 20% expect to grow their teams by between four and 10 members.
A teenager pictured giving policemen the middle finger at the recent student riots should have been at a job interview, it has emerged.
When Nokia UK worked to deepen its relationships with agencies, interagency relationships improved and deepened as well, according to Greg Allen, Nokia’s head of recruitment EMEA.
Commercial and financial staffing specialist Parkside has strengthened its team with a number of new hires.
A third of Britain’s would like to leave the UK permanently if they had the opportunity, according to new research from Gallup.
The research shows that Britons are among the most likely in the European Union to say they would like to move, sharing the top spot with Romanians.
The number of women on interim assignments rose in Q3, according to the Interim Management Association’s (IMA) latest quarterly Ipsos MORI market audit.
The research shows women completed 39% of assignments in Q3, up 10 percentage points from last quarter.
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Following Friday’s announcement of the findings of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s investigation into anti-competitive behaviour, two of the recruiters involved have contacted Recruiter.
Randstad UK Holding (Randstad) issued a statement regarding disciplinary proceedings to its subsidiary Randstad Construction, Property and Engineering (Randstad CPE).
Momentum driven by consumers and business should result in continued growth for the UK economy, according to David Roust, head of recruitment industry team at Barclays Corporate.
Roust says: “Sufficient momentum in business and consumer demand should ensure that the UK economy keeps growing, with Barclays economists expecting GDP growth of 1.6% in 2010, 2.1% in 2011 and 2.2% in 2012.
Americans have rated software engineer as the nation’s top job, according to research from CareerCast.com.
Meanwhile, the worst rated job, according to the survey, is an oil rig labourer.
The rest of the top five best jobs include mathematician, actuary, statistician and computer systems analyst, while ironworker, lumberjack, roofer and taxi driver complete the five worst jobs.