A third of UK firms think improved access to highly skilled workers is “critical” to driving business performance, according to research from Virgin Media Business.
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Eight in 10 students do not find social media useful when looking for a job, according to a report from online job board Freelancestudents.co.uk.
The survey shows most respondents (63%) found online job boards to be the most effective when job hunting, while more traditional forms of job hunting, such as networking and referrals, came in second place at 32%.
Trufflepig Search has been launched to help client corporations find business savvy social media communications and marketing professionals in the US and Asia.
A division of Los Angeles-based Berkhemer Clayton Executive Search, Trufflepig Search has offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Global executive search and assessment firm Russell Reynolds Associates has appointed John Schultz to the medical technology practice in its Minneapolis/St Paul office in the US.
Risk management is a key requirement when making board-level appointments, according to a report from executive search firm Korn/Ferry International.
The report says that new directors should be appointed with risk in mind, so that the board is a balance of industry experience, strong risk instincts, strategic minds, and overarching diversity.
Multi-sector recruiter bbe recruitment, part of the Taylor Nash group, has appointed Mark Guest into as account director, sales and commercial.
Guest’s consultancy and business development experience comes from working in plastics and packaging markets.
Our friends in the north-west top the list of work-shy locations, according to research from online HR Consultancy Reabur.com.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which advises the government on migration issues, has recommended that the government remove skilled senior care workers from its shortage occupation list.
Among the other recommendations for removal are integrity pipe welder, skilled meat boner and skilled meat trimmer.
Tokyo-based recruitment firm Wahl & Case has announced a new fee agreement designed to mitigate clients’ risk when hiring.
Trademarked as the ‘Anshin Contract’, the structure pushes the typical three-month refund/replacement clause standard in Tokyo to a six-month, 100% guarantee.
Recruitment software provider Arithon has agreed to fully integrate with Broadbean Technology.
The integration includes job posting, candidate searching, Broadbean’s Talent Pod as well as its search product, Stream.