Demand for engineering talent is growing worldwide, according to David Leyshon, managing director of CBSbutler.
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Thanks go to our North American correspondent, who alerted us to this genuine, ninja-style recruitment ad from Kiersted Systems in Houston, Texas, which ’has an immediate opening for a Code Warrior’. The software developer is ’looking for battle-hardened code warriors to reinforce the first platoon we recruited earlier this year’. Apparently you might be a code warrior if…
Social network LinkedIn has announced the launch of Talent Pipeline, allowing companies to follow talent leads and keep track of “passive candidates”.
Talent Pipeline forms part of LinkedIn’s existing Recruiter platform and will not incur extra charges for users.
Less than a quarter of HR directors believe that men have an advantage over women in the workplace, according to research by financial recruitment consultant Robert Half.
Only 41% of HR directors surveyed said they had a specific plan in place or slated for future launch designed to assist women in the workplace.
Rushing to fill awkward pauses between interview questions is the biggest pitfall for interviewees, according to research by staffing service provider OfficeTeam.
The survey also shows that 60% of executives take into account the opinions of assistants, secretaries and PAs when evaluating new hires.
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Only 11% of UK companies regularly weed out so-called ‘dead weight’, or staff with continually low engagement, say senior executives.
Actuarial professionals working on Solvency II projects have broken through the £1,000 per day barrier as insurers rush to meet the 31 December 2012 compliance deadline, according to business and technology recruiter ReThink Recruitment.