Creative media firm Pink Squid has won a three year branding, marketing and communications contract working with private hospital group HCA International.
Alongside work with HCA’s recruitment functions, Pink Squid will be involved in the company’s human resources, learning and development, PR, events and internal communications departments.
Accountancy firm Ernst & Young has seen applications for its graduate trainee scheme rise by 140% compared to the same point last year.
The firm has received 3,200 applications for 800 places on the scheme.
Multi-sector recruiter Athona has been announced as a supplier of mental health professionals to Devon Partnership NHS Trust.
Athona is the only Tier 1 supplier appointed as part of the deal.
The four men arrested last Wednesday (2 November) by West Sussex Police as part of a Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) investigation have been bailed until 17 February 2012.
The men arrested were not detained overnight after their initial detention.
Multi-sector recruiter cer The Specialist Recruitment Group has appointed four new members of staff to its team.
Lisa Handley joins as banking operations manager. With 15 years of recruitment experience, Handley previously worked for Conningham Lee. She is also the regional director for London at the Institute of Recruiters.
With the global financial crisis and continued population growth worldwide, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD’s) president Gill Rider has called on HR professionals to play a key role in the health of their businesses.
Executive search firm Stanton Chase International has appointed Andrew Cheshire as consultant.
Cheshire, who has over 15 years’ experience in recruitment, specialising in wealth management and banking, most recently worked for a financial services executive search firm in Zurich.
Social media is all the rage as a recruitment tool for many professions – but more traditional methods of scouting for talent may be most effective for entry-level roles in retail and catering/hospitality, according to HR and recruitment directors working in those sectors.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and IT specialist Square One Resources has seen a number of hires across both its sales and operations.
Marek Mrozowski, Daniel Mingay, Daniel Lambert, Olivia Beer and Tom West join as sales consultants.
Despite some positive trends, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) believes the UK is set for “slow, painful contraction” of the jobs market, following publication of its autumn Labour Market Outlook report.