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Views on whether analogous measures to Barack Obama’s proposed $450bn (£283bn) ‘American Jobs Act’ could be implemented in the UK are mixed, Recruiter has found.

From 1 November, customers at Starbucks in the US will see $5 (£3.20) wristbands for sale, with proceeds going towards the new ‘Jobs for USA’.

Starbucks will match every $5 donation with $30 that will go towards the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), an association of around 180 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, announced yesterday a new £75m scheme to create a total of 12,000 short-term jobs for unemployed young people over three years, with 4,000 jobs created in each year of the scheme.

Video is only part of the candidate attraction mix but is an increasingly compelling tool in attracting passive candidates, according to Andrew Wilkinson, chief executive atresourcing and communications business TMP Worldwide.

Ernst & Young will create 300 new jobs across Ireland over the next 12 months reportsThe Belfast Telegraph.

De Novo Legal, an international attorney document review and electronic discovery provider, will now provide executive search for law firm senior management, partners, associates and paralegals.

The firm has appointed Barry Bova as managing director – senior level placement and will manage the legal permanent placement division.

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Online professional social networking service LinkedIn has opened a Tokyo office as it makes the site available in Japanese, becoming accessible in an Asian language for the first time, reports the Associated Press.

A survey by the All-China Women’s Federation and the Nationa Bureau of Statistics in the country has shown that discrimination against women is strong despite female workers spending more time at work, according to Chindaily.com.

Globally, clients are satisfied with retained executive search consulting to recruit top management, according to the bi-annual report from the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).

City IT recruiter Burns Sheehan has appointed Stuart Fransz and Louise Smith as delivery consultants.

Fransz will work within the commerce and consulting team, and Smith joins the banking and finance division.

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