Demand for marketing & communications staff is increasing, though employers are only looking for proven performers, who can hit the ground running, according to Badenoch & Clark.
Nick Eaves, executive director, marketing & communications at Badenoch & Clark, says: “The job market is showing improvement as many companies look to upgrade their marketing capability.
Interim manager and executive search firm Hexagon Human Capital has announced an increase in net fee income (NFI).
For the year to 31 March 31 2009, NFI increased by 15% to £22.5m (2008: £19.5m).
Over the year, Hexagon’s interim management business increased by 9%.
Grafton Employment Group has launched a new recruitment outsourcing and HR consultancy brand targeting both Irish and global markets in a move designed to deliver a major long-term expansion of the Irish-based international group.
Grafton ESP – standing for employment solutions portfolio – will be based in Northern Ireland.
Niche medical job board MedicHunter.co.uk has been launched.
Clients can sign up for a free account and start posting jobs straightaway, and the site www.medicHunter.co.uk is designed to be very easy to use, says Viviane Goodwin, the site’s creator.
The number of recruiters in ‘critical’ financial difficulty has more than doubled in the past year, according to new research.
The research by business rescue, recovery and restructuring firm Begbies Traynor found:
• the number of recruiters with ‘critical’ financial problems rose from 24 in Q2 to 55 in Q2 of 2009, a 129% increase
A weakened pound is causing UK holidaymakers to stay in the UK, according to travel recruiters.
IT and financial services recruiter QPS Group has chosen Microdec Profile RPM recruitment software for use across the group.
The software aims to enhance operations and streamline recruitment processes at QPS’s Longbridge Search & Selection and Qualitas People Solutions’ brands.
Media group Johnston Press has appointed Jobsite as its official online recruitment partner.
Jobsite will supply Johnston Press’s JobsToday recruitment portals across its 300+ websites in England, Scotland and Ireland.
Eastern Europe shows strong potential for temporary workers, according to new research from Eurociett and Interconnection Consulting.
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) specialist Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) and business process outsourcing specialist Xchanging has formed a strategic alliance to provide end-to-end human resources solutions.
The partnership will allow firms to access separate or bundled services. ?