Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has created 109 modern apprenticeship placements in partnership with Scotland’s skills body Skills Development Scotland.
Located at the group’s Scottish properties, the new trainees gain recognised vocational qualifications in professional cookery, general hospitality, food and drink service, and hospitality management.
Recruiters considering international expansion should first weigh up whether their offering is sufficiently unique and strong to compete effectively with large players already operating in the target market.
Ex-military recruitment consultancy ForceSelect has provided some Christmas cheer for members of 2 Para during a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan.
Alberta COPS (Career Opportunities in Police Services), a project that represents all 12 police agencies throughout the Canadian province, is using video gaming to attract new recruits.
RPO provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), has appointed Tony Hall as global head of talent management.
Baby brand Mama & Papas is aiming to be more “social media friendly” with the launch of its new career site, according to HR director Karl Brown.
The site, launched last month, reflects the firm’s ‘Love Life’ marketing campaign and features an improved tracking system so candidates receive regular updates from Mamas & Papas.
Resource Group is to support Newquay Cornwall Airport with the training of maintenance engineers through an Advanced Apprenticeship to be launched in May.
JobServe has appointed Tom Williams to UK & European sales manager.
Williams succeeds Anthony Aluko, who takes charge of JobServe’s strategic optimize and recruitment solutions groups.
The former sales & marketing manager for JimFinder, and key account manager for both Fish4 and Stepstone, Williams joined JobServe in March 2009 as UK business development manager.
Social media and HR recruiter Talent Genius has appointed Lisa Davies has head of sales recruitment.
Davies takes charge of the firm’s new sales recruitment division, which will initially target North-West based businesses.
Talent Genius now has specialist divisions in HR, social media, IT, health and safety.
’Work, learn and earn’ programmes are steadily increasing in popularity with forward-thinking UK businesses using them as a strategy to attract and retain talent.