Recent financial results from some major UK recruitment companies show they are increasingly reliant on international markets for their growth and profits.
Testing a candidate's skills is nothing new. TRecruitment agencies have been using skills testing since the original Qwiz product came on the market in the 1980s. What is relatively new and not so widely used, however, is the 'build your own' skills test. Resource process outsourcing (RPO) provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has appointed Jeremy Tipper as its new global client relationship director, responsible for sales and marketing, client relationship development and channel management.
Society is changing rapidly and recruiters need to change with it. The latest trends in online social networking are not a fad, they are here to stay — but it’s important your forays onto the net are carefully thought through if you are to avoid embarrassment. Sue Weekes reports
The charity Heyday’s legal challenge on the right to work past the age of 65 has reignited the debate among recruiters about the worth of age discrimination legislation in the UK.
It might be tempting in the current climate to make cutbacks, but training is one area in which you should invest. Cath Janes reports
Non-executive director and management buy-in resource specialist, First Flight, has appointed a non-executive director of its own — Cheshire-based headhunter, Ross Monro.
Recruiters must help manage employees’ careers if