Demand for procurement and supply management professionals has increased by a third over the past year, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and specialist recruiter Hays Procurement.
The report shows that 33% more jobs in the sector were advertised in Q2 2011 compared with the same period in 2010.
International HR consulting group Penna Consulting has reported a pre-tax profit of £0.8m compared with a loss of £0.8m in the corresponding period in 2010, according to its interim results for the six months to 30 September.
Coffee dates could combat a situation whereby two-thirds of jobseekers have applied for over 11 jobs, with a third of these never getting an interview, according to research by jobs board totaljobs.com.
The report shows low jobseeker confidence, with 27% not expecting to get a job within the next 12 months, and Scottish respondents the least confident of all.
Woodhaven Search, a multi-sector rec-to-rec agency based in Scotland, has launched.
As well as financial services, accountancy, IT, legal, HR and office services, Woodhaven will work in the oil & gas and engineering sectors.
Founder Neil Campbell has 11 years recruitment industry experience, most recently with generalist recruiter Change Recruitment.
UK graduate employment is increasing steadily, with graduate level jobs at a record high, according to the Higher Education Careers Services Unit’s (HECSU’s) annual ‘What Do Graduates Do?’ report.
Moving from a paper-based system to an online recruitment process has yielded KFC impressive results, according to the company’s HR manager for the UK and Ireland.
The Human Resources Outsourcing Association, which co-ordinates the RPO Alliance Special Interest Group, plans to become a global leader in supporting professionals in the sector, Recruiter learns.
Business and technology staffing company ReThink Recruitment has announced that they are doubling the number of trainees they will recruit next year to 20.
ReThink’s academy programme lasts six months at no costs to trainees involved.
Job site Fish4jobs has launched a fully cross-platform mobile app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia smartphones.
Created by app developers Grapple Mobile, it enables jobseekers to search and apply for jobs on the go, including the ability to make applications from a jobseeker’s LinkedIn profile.
IT and financial services recruiter Bright Purple Resourcing has announced it is launching a new internal training facility.
The firm will work with management consultancy BMC Global Services to create the academy at its newly-expanded Edinburgh headquarters.