Engineering, utilities, medical and logistics recruiter Larson Group has made a number of appointments.
The firm launched earlier this year a scheme offering higher than average commission to experienced recruiters or those with senior experience in the firm’s target markets.
X-PM Transition Partners (X-PM), French executive interim management firm, has reinforced its operations in India and Brazil to respond to the needs in these fast growing countries for quality managers.
Investment in skills and career building is the only way of decreasing unemployment, according to Carmen Watson, managing director at welfare-to-work provider Pertemps Recruitment.
Amazon will use a combination of its own careers site and local recruitment agencies to fill 900 new roles at its new fulfilment centre in Rugeley, Staffordshire.
All available roles at the new centre will be advertised on the Amazon.co.uk careers site (www.amazon.co.uk/careers).
Oil & gas recruiter Infinity Resources International has appointed three new directors as part of a global expansion strategy.
Martin Finnie joins Infinity Resources as chief executive and Debbie McFarlane, a former global recruitment manager, takes on the role of executive vice-president business development.
Global recruiter Antal International has acquired finance and office support recruiter Parkside Recruitment from talent management group Ochre House.
The University of York is to implement Agresso e-Recruiter from UNIT4 Business Software.
The program provides an intuitive web interface and enables the university to track applications once they are submitted.
“Agresso e-Recruiter will be integrated into the university’s Agresso Campus Platform and will link with the University’s HR system.”
Having an affair with a colleague has been ranked top of a list of seven deadly business sins by leadership consultancy First100.
International executive search firm Friisberg & Partners has appointed Christian Bjerring in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bjerring has worked with Nordic brands Tryg and DSB, and for number of large and small organisations both in Denmark and internationally.
Talent management provider Kenexa has agreed an alliance with Australian recruiter The Brooklyn Group, which expands Kenexa’s presence in the Australian RPO market.
Kenexa says it chose The Brooklyn Group for its expertise in transaction, project and enterprise recruiting services as well as its local leadership.