The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has identified five areas in the country where illegal recruitment activities are rampant, reports Manila-based website sunstar.com.ph. Search Page
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has identified five areas in the country where illegal recruitment activities are rampant, reports Manila-based website sunstar.com.ph. Research finds Dubai and Shanghai are up-and-coming
Survey finds employees find office romance annoying
Recruitment agencies' bad customer service, rather than bad practice, is causing most dissatisfaction among clients and candidates, according to the REC's annual complaints report.The report, compiled by the REC's Professional Standards department, says that in 2006 it handled 685 enquiries and comp
Recruitment needs to get its own house in order before it can advise clients on ways of retaining staff, claims the director of one firm.
Daniel Flach, of sales specialists Initiate, says that high staff turnover levels in recruitment are a "shocking slur" on the industry, and a strong company culture is the way to address the problem.
Flach told Recruiter: "Average staff tu
Daniel Flach, of sales specialists Initiate, says that high staff turnover levels in recruitment are a "shocking slur" on the industry, and a strong company culture is the way to address the problem.
Flach told Recruiter: "Average staff tu
British Computer Society reveals that the number of students studying IT has declined by a third in four years
Outsourcing and recruitment group Workforce plans to list on Johannesburg's AltX (Alternative Exchange, for smaller firms) by the end of next month in a bid to raise R24m (£1.75m). Workforce plans to use the cash for acquisitions and to expand in South Africa. The group places staff in sectors such as leisure hospitality, and food processing.
Lack of industry knowledge and communication skills are highlighted problems
Berlin is facing a shortage of Santas, the head of a placement agency has told Reuters.
Rene Heydec, director of Berlin's Heinzelmaennchen agency — which acts for 5,000 families that order 20-minute visits from Santa on 24 December — said, "We need at least 300 Santas to meet the demand but we only have about 100 signed up so far."
New EU state Romania is a hotbed of talent, according to leading recruiter Eutopia Solutions.
The firm recently spent a week in Bucharest, providing information to several hundred potential candidates. This generated enough candidate for its medical and dental business for the next four months, said managing director Craig Coverman.