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.
Six in 10 firms have no “systematic or strategic approach” to recruiting, developing and retaining talent to meet future business needs, according to a joint study.
The Cornhill Partnership, parent company to executive recruitment firms Archer Mathieson, Correlate Search, Euromedica and BIE Interim Executive, has appointed Nigel Guy as non-executive chairman.
Multi-sector recruiter Foresight Recruitment Solutions has appointed Andy Ogier-Smith as IT divisional manager.
Ogier-Smith will set up and lead the firm’s new IT division.
Foresight also operates within the industrial and commercial sectors.
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called for Australian companies to plug the nation’s skills gap with local workers, rather than relying on skilled migrants, reports Australia’s ABC News.
Gillard’s comments directly contradict work done this week to attract Irish and Northern Irish workers to the country.