US temporary workforce provider Kelly Services has announced the acquisition of Brazilian temporary, permanent and executive recruiter Tradição Tecnologia e Serviços.
Tradição has 13 branches across Brazil.
Pedro Caldas and Sergio Valentim, the founders of the firm, remain involved with the company “for a transition period”, according to a press release issued by Kelly Services.
Performance levels in the business service sector has revealed a significant rise during Q3 2011, however confidence for the future among business owners is still a concern, according to new tracking data.
The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) should no longer be seen as emerging markets, but as growth markets, according to Jim O’Neill, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
President Felipe Calderón has announced that the country’s economy has created 764,000 new jobs this year to 15 November, according to newspaper La Prensa.
In the first half of November, 37,000 jobs were created, leaving job creation in the month on course to exceed the monthly average of 66,400.
When considering hiring a new member of staff, two-thirds of UK small businesses value experience over qualifications, research from online HR consultancy Reabur.com has shown.
Korn/Ferry subsidiary Futurestep Australia has announced a three-year permanent and temporary recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) contract with Australian renewable energy company AGL.
AGL has until now used more than 70 different recruitment agencies to recruit for as many as 600 jobs a year across Australia, which receive an average of between 30,000 and 40,000 applications.
Accountancy firm Brookson has launched Brookson Connect software, developed alongside IT firms Insight UK, TVision Technology and Mando Group.
The software gives freelancers an up-to-date snapshot of their income, tax and overall financial position.
Nearly half of workers aged 16–24 claim they would not work for companies that impose strict policies prohibiting business-orientated social media use, according to research from recruitment solutions provider hyphen.
Out of the 16-24-year-olds surveyed, 58.7% believe that using online networking sites such as LinkedIn at work actually increases their efficiency.
Procurement and supply chain recruitment firm, Langley Search & Selection, has been confirmed as a preferred recruitment partner of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS).
CIPS members will be able to register with Langley, free of charge, to support their job search.
Fiji recruitment firm Access United’s managing director Varinava Tiko has told Australia’s Radio Australia that the country could make more than A$100m (£66m) over the next 10 years from money sent home by nationals working overseas.