The demand for media talent in the UAE has increased in the past year, but salaries remain, according to Emirates247.com.
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PM David Cameron’s announcement yesterday of £250m funding to develop training programmes for businesses has been welcomed by recruiters and the manufacturing industry.
LinkedIn has been used by nearly two-thirds of jobseekers, while only 24% of candidates go to a local recruitment agency as a first port of call, according to a report from online recruiter webrecruit.
However, multi-sector job boards remain a strong favourite, with 97% of respondents having used them, while newspapers and trade press are used by 19%.
Multinationals looking for graduate hires look at the ability to speak a foreign language as important but not essential, according to a survey of global firms.
French executive search firm ArchiBat HR is opening a new regional office in Abu Dhabi in the UAE to cover the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) and Middle East markets, according to newswire Eye of Dubai.
ArchiBat HR specializes in finding architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design and retail professions, and as well as in France has offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
November saw the growth of permanent job vacancies has reached a 25-month low, while for the 28th month in a row, billings for temporary and contract staff rose, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs.
Brightwork Specialist Recruitment, a subsidiary of Scottish company the Brightwork Group, has appointed Linda Allan as principal consultant in the HR division and Scott Fergie as a consultant within the technical and engineering team.
Financial services recruiter LMA Recruitment has opened a Hong Kong office, following the opening of a Singapore operation in January.
Peter Ritchie will lead the business as regional director, having joined earlier in the year from HR services firm MRI China Group.
Professional network LinkedIn has compiled a list of the most overused words and phrases in members’ profiles.
The number one word is creative, knocking motivated from the 2010 top spot.
The top 10 list is:
PeoplePerHour.com, a Europe-wide online business marketplace, has reported a 54% rise in British workers joining the site in the last month for a second job, compared with this time last year when the recession was at its peak.
According to the company, most new joiners admit that the tough jobs market and reduction in wages and spending power is forcing them to look for new work.