Two in three global financial leaders are encountering difficulties finding skilled staff and growing concern about their ability to hold on to their best employees, according to research from international recruiter Robert Half.
Search Page
European telecommunications and managed services specialist Colt Group has chosen to deploybusiness execution software provider SuccessFactors’ Recruiting Management solution to help support its ongoing expansion.
The software replaces 15 different recruitment processes with a single, consistent standard worldwide.
Four hundred jobs are to be created as New Zealand materials firm Fletcher Building announced plans to open a factory by the end of 2013 in Jiujiang, China, according to Chinese news agency Xinhuanet.com.
Multi-sector recruiter Absolute Recruitment UK has launched a new division - Summit Executive Search and Selection.
Malaysia’s international trade and industry deputy minister Mukhriz Mahathir has expressed concern that raising the retirement age to 60 would lessen opportunities for graduates and young people, according to Bernama, the Malaysian national news agency.
The World Economic Forum’s ‘Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World’ held in Jordan over the weekend saw calls for women and young people to lead the way for the future of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).
Global retained executive search firm CTPartners has appointed Laurie O’Shea as vice chairman and global head of the insurance practice.
O’Shea will also be a member of the board & CEO practice, and will align herself with the middle market corporate finance sector within the financial services practice.
O’Shea joins CTPartners from Russell Reynolds Associates.
Healthcare recruiter Athona has been appointed as a sole tier 1 provider by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Athona will provide mental health and elderly medicine doctors.
Hospitality and leisure recruiter Berkeley Scott has been appointed exclusive global recruitment partner of the United Nations-backed Food For Thought programme.
Tougher economic times along with fewer opportunities for career progression are causing UK accountants to seek overseas roles, according to Max Williamson, director at accountancy careers site CareersinAudit.com.