Nine out of 10 HR professionals say an unprofessional email address would affect their decision on whether to shortlist a candidate, according to specialist media and entertainment recruiter Handle.
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Charities require further funding to recruit volunteers in order to realise the Big Society, according to Olga Johnson, managing director at Harris Hill Executive Search.
Multi-sector recruiter Concept Staffing has appointed three new managers.
Jamie Portt takes charge in Plymouth, Rebecca Gulliver in Yeovil, while Andrew Banfield has been promoted from consultant to branch manager in Truro.
Law firm Irwin Mitchell appointed Tom Flanagan as head of employment.
Flanagan, who has been a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons join Irwin Mitchell’s London office.
Rising unemployment means next week’s Budget should place the emphasis firmly on helping SMEs recruit new employees, according to Hays.
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistic reveal UK unemployment increased by 27,000 in the three months to the end of January to 2.53m, taking the unemployment rate to 8%.
Executive search and advisory firm Allemby Hunt has appointed Simon Chakrabarti as senior consultant in its operations division.
Chakrabarti’s remit is to grow the operations divisions of Allemby Hunt within both fund management and the international banking sector.
Software and services provider Safe Computing has launched a Business Intelligence service.
Starting with current Safe Tempest customers, whose users stem largely from the recruitment sector, the service will provide one Business Intelligence platform covering front, middle, and back office, whether or not recruiters use the front or back office solution from Safe.
Anne Gibson, head of HR and organisational development at Norfolk County Council, will take over as president of the Public Sector People Managers’ Association (PPMA) later this month.
The current vice president of the PPMA for the last year takes over from Dean Shoesmith, executive head of HR at the London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton, who has served in the role for the last year.
The director general for employment at the Department of Work and Pensions has hailed the government’s new Work Programme as “a step change in innovation”.
The programme is due to be operating nationally by July.
The retail sector will look to expand abroad while increasing its online footprint, according to Lee Evans, group recruitment manager at New Look.