Further evidence of a recovery in the UK jobs market is provided by the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs.
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“A broad based improvement in all activity levels in all regions and specialisms” in Hays’ UK business was a key factor behind “a solid performance” by the international recruiter, according to the company’s group finance director.
An analysis of online job market news reveals that job prospects in New Zealand look good for 2014. In contrast the analysis of online news in Australia suggests that those looking for work in Oz could struggle.
Unemployment rates fell in 293 out of 372 US metropolitan areas year-on-year in November, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, unemployment rates were higher in 71 areas and remained unchanged in eight.
The chief executive officer of Robert Walters says he is confident that the business is “well positioned for recovery” following the company’s trading update for the final quarter of 2013 that shows gross profit 4% higher than Q4 in 2012.
Global recruitment firm Ambition Group has opened an office in Tokyo to meet the demand for recruitment services for mid- to senior-level professionals in Japan.
Executive recruiter Argyll Scott has acquired actuarial recruitment agency Acumen Resources’ UK business.
Boxington Corporate Finance, compilers of the Recruiter FAST 50, the definitive ranking of the 50 fastest growing private recruitment companies in the UK, advised on the recent sale of Japanese online recruitment group of companies CareerCross to pan-Asia group JAC Recruitment.
Recruitment group Pertemps has partnered with business network Families in Business (FiB) to provide recruitment services and expertise to its members.
Engineering company AMEC is set to hire 150 workers after winning a North Sea contract.