Multi-sector recruiter Concept Staffing has strengthened its team with two new at its Plymouth branch.
Tracy Adlington joins as senior recruitment consultant, while Adam James has been appointed as resourcer at the firm’s branch in New George Street.
Rates of growth in both permanent and temporary placements eased in September, according to the latest ‘Report on Jobs’ from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.
The report shows expansion rates of both permanent and temporary/contract staff appointments fell in September and were the weakest for just over two years.
Creative sector recruitment consultancy Purple has taken on six new staff in its offices in London and Leeds.
New hires joining the company as resourcers at the London office include Charlie Cash, Linda Rozario, Sophia Lengui and Dan Chopra.
Kate Young also takes up the role of resourcer and will be based in the Leeds office.
Speaking at the launch of the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI), the organisation’s chair Sir Trevor Phillips has urged an end to the view that “employers are bad guys in red braces who don’t want women to prosper”.
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is to open a major new office in the UK, producing a new smart phone and bringing 650 jobs to the country, reports The Huffington Post.
Jobs will be spread across research, sales and marketing and customer services roles, with those hired into customer services requiring technological know-how.
Research from online HR consultancy Reabur.com has shown that 34% of staff are ‘too lazy’ to search for their dream job.
The survey found that 38% of workers are unhappy with their current job, with nearly a fifth of these ‘hating’ it and only one in 10 workers are currently in their ‘dream job’.
Indonesia’s National Development Planning Board has revealed plans to create 9.6m jobs from 2012 to 2014, reports The Jakarta Post.
Unemployment in Indonesia was 8.1m in February, or 3.5% of its 230m population.
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to create 37,000 jobs through investment of nearly a billion pounds of public money, reports Sky News.
Specialist and postgraduate-only Cranfield University in Milton Keynes will use business software firm UNIT4’s Agresso e-Recruiter programme for its recruitment needs.
The software allows candidates to track their recruitment progress electronically and includes a job board integrated into the university’s website.
Qualifications are the least important part of the recruitment process for employers, according to research from learning and training solutions provider Infinity Learning.
Four out of five respondents called professional experience the most important consideration when reviewing an applicant, ahead of qualifications and potential.