In response to recent comments about screening and standards, (Recruiter 24 June and 8 July), it’s clear that now, more than ever, it is only through providing a quality screening and matching service can any recruitment company hope to thrive.
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Most IT departments think staff lack business knowledge and communication skills, according to research from IT recruiter Parity.
The rate of decline in the construction sector fell at its slowest rate for 16 months, according to the CIPS/Markit Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Small recruitment firms will now have free access to thousands of lower value government contracts on the government’s website www.supply2.gov.uk.
The site, which advertises thousands of public sector procurement opportunities worth up to £100,000, previously charged to search the site.
Highlands and islands jobs website Hijobs.co.uk has been purchased by Search.co.uk.
The deal ensures jobs from Aberdeen and the Islands, Inverness and Sutherland will be brought before a much larger audience through Search.co.uk’s increased coverage of jobseekers across Scotland and the rest of the UK.
As unemployment continues to grow, recruiters are uniquely placed to make a difference
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The NHS will need to significantly increase its use of flexible staffing if a public sector spending cut leads to a significant reduction in headcount among permanent frontline staff, according to healthcare recruiter HCL.
Agency management firm de Poel is welcoming back driving, logistics, catering and office recruitment solutions provider Blue Arrow to its preferred agency panel.
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Job boards have been hit hard by the economic downturn, according to a new survey.
Among the findings of the survey of 43 UK job boards by whatjobsite.com are: