Both permanent and temporary staff placements increased strongly in August, according to the latest Bank of Scotland ‘Report on Jobs’.
The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer — a composite indicator designed to provide a single figure snapshot of labour market conditions — posted a reading of 53.9 in August, down from 55 in July.
South-East based recruiter Ainsley Morgan Appointments has made two new hires for its Bromley office.
Carly Guy joins as marketing co-ordinator, heading up marketing communication activities for the company.
Charles Purr has been appointed as consultant at Ainsley Morgan, specialising in banking & finance, following a university placement year.
Change and transformation recruiter Strategic Executive Partners is to open a new office in London.
The London office, which begins trading from 31 October, will be managed by senior consultant Sophie Johnson.
Employers need to open up to students at various levels of education to land top talent, according to Richard Irwin, head of student recruitment at global professional services firm PwC.
Doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme UK has ambitious expansion plans, which will take the number of outlets to 80 by 2015 and increase the number of people employed to 1,500.
Kirsty McHugh
The Canadian government will finalise by early next year a free-trade deal with the European Union that it believes will create 80,000 jobs in the country, reports the Vancouver Sun.
Most HR interim executives are finding it harder to find senior appointments since the start of the downturn, according to a survey of HR interim executives carried out by executive and interim search firm Green Park.
Leeds-based cloud computing specialist virtualDCS has hired Nicola Towler as marketing executive.
Recent media and marketing graduate Towler joins the virtualDCS team following the appointment of Andrew Cuthbertson in a business development role.
Recruitment software provider networx recruitment and criminal record bureau (CRB)-affiliated Personnel Checks have partnered.
The deal means networx clients will be able to include CRB checks in their recruitment process.
There are also plans to make it possible to perform Personnel Checks screenings directly from networx software.