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Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson has appointed Terence P McGovern as managing director and industrial practice leader in its Miami office.

Legal recruiter firm Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment has appointed Amy Openshaw as a consultant in its North-West recruitment team.

Openshaw, who has previously worked in the financial recruitment sector for Reed and the SF Group, will develop new business in the region in line with the company’s 2011 growth plans.

Scotland’s one-year budget will do little to inspire private sector employers, according to Ian Eker, public services director at Hays in Scotland.

Scottish finance secretary John Swinney announced yesterday that Scotland’s 2011/12 budget would be cut by more than £1bn.

Executive search consultancy Carmichael Fisher has appointed Ouarda Guellou and Jonathan Rossotto as research associates

Guellou will support the Life Sciences searches and Rossotto will focus upon industry searches. Both are multi-lingual and will have a pan-European remit.

More than one million jobs in corporate finance, IT and other business functions were lost at large US and European companies in 2008 and 2009.

This is according to new research from strategic business advisory and operations improvement consulting firm The Hackett Group.

A great attitude in candidates is key to recruiting top hospitality staff, according to Jan Marshall, director of HR at London Marriott Hotel County Hall .

Recent research by sector skills council People 1st shows 68% of businesses in the UK which implemented customer service training said generating repeat business was a key benefit, while 18% witnessed increased sales.

Executive recruiter Kinsey Allen International has appointed Geoffrey Craig as a senior consultant in its legal practice in London and Paris.

Adele Carr Financial Recruitment has appointed Simon Massey as director.

Massey will be responsible for senior financial recruitment in Liverpool.

Managing director Adele Carr says: “We are confident that the financial recruitment market is now in a sustained recovery; we have resumed our growth plan. More high-calibre recruits will follow this year.” 

Commercial recruiter The Agency Search & Select has appointed Jenny Cole as a senior consultant.

She was previously with executive search firm and HR staffing specialist Ashley Kate.

More than three quarters (77%) of UK NHS interim managers say the government’s proposed NHS efficiency savings will have a significant negative impact on frontline service delivery, according to a report from provider of interim management solutions Interim Partners.

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