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.
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Simplicity, a provider of outsourced back office services, has appointed two new executives to help meet the company’s expansion and development plans.
Alex Goode and Simon Jay join the professional sales team at Simplicity to help generate and develop new business opportunities.
The demand for media talent in the UAE has increased in the past year, but salaries remain, according to Emirates247.com.
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.