Recently-graduated women working in the IT sector would recommend the sector as a good place for women to forge a career, but are still concerned as to gender bias in the industry, according to a survey by niche jobs board TARGETjobs IT.
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Private client accountancy firm Saffery Champness has chosen on-demand recruitment solutions firm Advorto to manage its graduate and school-leaver recruitment.
Vince Cable is set to announce a £30m scheme to encourage small firms to take on young apprentices, as reported by several daily newspapers yesterday, with one recruiter saying we need to push ahead with creating more apprenticeships rather than just talking about them.
Under the new scheme, firms employing fewer than 50 people would be given an incentive of between £1,500-£2,000.
The near 900% increase in uptake of apprenticeships by those aged 60 and over, as reported by The Guardian on 14 November, has been welcomed by talent measurement and assessment provider SHL, pointing to the different aptitudes and strengths found when dive
Sean Smith and former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas have launched legal recruitment company Sean Smith & Associates.
The company will predominantly target criminal and civil law firms.
Finding talented workers is the second biggest worry for business leaders behind losing customers, reveals the 2011 Lloyd’s Risk Index.
The 2009 survey showed that lack of available credit was the biggest concern for respondents, with talent and skills shortages not featuring among the top five concerns in this edition.
The ability of workers to tackle two or more jobs at once has become a key for Bulgarian employers in the current crisis, according to sofiaecho.com, commenting on a report from Adecco Bulgaria.
The Royal Mail has denied that there have been any walkouts by Christmas temporary staff affected by issues including lack of pay, telling Recruiter that such outstanding issues will be resolved as soon as possible.
Concept Resourcing has promoted Caroline Bingham to the position of lead of its commercial division, while Melanie Fedeli and Kully Samra have also been promoted into management positions.
Bingham has over 10 years’ commercial recruitment experience.