Do not assume the time between Thanksgiving and the New Year is a dead zone for hiring, says a new report from jobs search website CareerCast.com.
Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com says: “By doubling your efforts over the holidays at a time when many other unemployed workers are focused on activities other than job hunting, you increase your odds of finding a new position.”
Executive search firm Egon Zehnder International has appointed Dick Patton as leader of its US consumer practice group.
The consumer practice group recruits and develops top talent leadership teams for the consumer products, retail, sports, new media and hospitality industries.
Public sector recruiter The Capita Group has agreed to acquire the international financial services business of AIB for a cash consideration of £29m, on a cash-free, debt free basis.
Hong Kong constructors have begun a “hiring spree” in response to an anticipated infrastructure boom over the next five years, reports the South China Morning Post.
The Hong Kong government’s spending on public works is due to total over HK$58bn (£4.8bn) for this year and next.
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.
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).