Recruitment activity in the UAE has improved in Q1 2011 as compared to the same period over last year, reports Emirati news website Emirates 24|7.
According to Peter Greaves, director, head of financial markets at McArthur Murray, Dubai, “15% new jobs”, were created in Q1.
Multi-sector recruiter Xact Placements has appointed Shawn Mirza as software development recruitment consultant.
Mirza’s background includes recruitment, financial sales and software development and he also holds a Masters in Management Information Systems.
Meanwhile, Keri Wheatley joins as marketing recruitment consultant from Office Angels in Reading.
Technology staffing specialist Longbridge Technology has appointed Kingsley Geddes as senior consultant.
Managing director Jonathan Cox says: “Kingsley joins us from Greythorn and DP Connect, and previously worked in stockbroking and F/X. He will identify outstanding candidates for our financial software clients and continue the growth of Longbridge Technology.”
Multi-sector recruiter Concept Staffing has strengthened its team with two new at its Plymouth branch.
Tracy Adlington joins as senior recruitment consultant, while Adam James has been appointed as resourcer at the firm’s branch in New George Street.
Rates of growth in both permanent and temporary placements eased in September, according to the latest ‘Report on Jobs’ from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.
The report shows expansion rates of both permanent and temporary/contract staff appointments fell in September and were the weakest for just over two years.
Creative sector recruitment consultancy Purple has taken on six new staff in its offices in London and Leeds.
New hires joining the company as resourcers at the London office include Charlie Cash, Linda Rozario, Sophia Lengui and Dan Chopra.
Kate Young also takes up the role of resourcer and will be based in the Leeds office.
Speaking at the launch of the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI), the organisation’s chair Sir Trevor Phillips has urged an end to the view that “employers are bad guys in red braces who don’t want women to prosper”.
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is to open a major new office in the UK, producing a new smart phone and bringing 650 jobs to the country, reports The Huffington Post.
Jobs will be spread across research, sales and marketing and customer services roles, with those hired into customer services requiring technological know-how.
Research from online HR consultancy Reabur.com has shown that 34% of staff are ‘too lazy’ to search for their dream job.
The survey found that 38% of workers are unhappy with their current job, with nearly a fifth of these ‘hating’ it and only one in 10 workers are currently in their ‘dream job’.
Indonesia’s National Development Planning Board has revealed plans to create 9.6m jobs from 2012 to 2014, reports The Jakarta Post.
Unemployment in Indonesia was 8.1m in February, or 3.5% of its 230m population.