Executive search firm Stanton Chase International has appointed Andrew Cheshire as consultant.
Cheshire, who has over 15 years’ experience in recruitment, specialising in wealth management and banking, most recently worked for a financial services executive search firm in Zurich.
Social media is all the rage as a recruitment tool for many professions – but more traditional methods of scouting for talent may be most effective for entry-level roles in retail and catering/hospitality, according to HR and recruitment directors working in those sectors.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and IT specialist Square One Resources has seen a number of hires across both its sales and operations.
Marek Mrozowski, Daniel Mingay, Daniel Lambert, Olivia Beer and Tom West join as sales consultants.
Despite some positive trends, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) believes the UK is set for “slow, painful contraction” of the jobs market, following publication of its autumn Labour Market Outlook report.
Simplicity, a provider of outsourced back office services, has appointed two new executives to help meet the company’s expansion and development plans.
Alex Goode and Simon Jay join the professional sales team at Simplicity to help generate and develop new business opportunities.
The demand for media talent in the UAE has increased in the past year, but salaries remain, according to Emirates247.com.
PM David Cameron’s announcement yesterday of £250m funding to develop training programmes for businesses has been welcomed by recruiters and the manufacturing industry.
LinkedIn has been used by nearly two-thirds of jobseekers, while only 24% of candidates go to a local recruitment agency as a first port of call, according to a report from online recruiter webrecruit.
However, multi-sector job boards remain a strong favourite, with 97% of respondents having used them, while newspapers and trade press are used by 19%.
Multinationals looking for graduate hires look at the ability to speak a foreign language as important but not essential, according to a survey of global firms.
French executive search firm ArchiBat HR is opening a new regional office in Abu Dhabi in the UAE to cover the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) and Middle East markets, according to newswire Eye of Dubai.
ArchiBat HR specializes in finding architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design and retail professions, and as well as in France has offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.