A recent report by financial publisher Plimsoll has predicted that more than 9,000 jobs could go in the recruitment industry over the next year as a result of the worsening economic climate.
The report comes as evidence mounts that the credit crunch, and rising input costs, are beginning to hit the real economy.
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A ‘super group’ of elite recruiters has evolved in the highly-competitive IT sector.
This year’s Recruiter Hot 100, which rates companies by gross profit per employee, includes more IT specialists than any other sector, with 20 companies making the cut (Recruiter 15 October).
Against the backdrop of a British Embassy reception in Doha, Qatar, IT recruiter Adrian Treacy found himself talking with a middle-aged Qatari man about a subject much closer to Treacy’s UK home.
The Gulf states seem to have come of age. Whereas expats commonly filled many of the professional Middle Eastern roles until recently, now the demand is for qualified local talent. DeeDee Doke went out to the Gulf and found out about the situation first-hand.
Executive, graduate and interim recruiter FreshMinds Talent has promoted James Callander to the position of managing director, from head of innovation and deputy managing director.
Engineering recruiter ATA has appointed Andrew Hardaker as managing director of ATA Selection, as the company restructures into separate operating brands.
How fair are the Conduct of Employment Business Regulations 2003? Some 47% of recruiters believe the legislation is unfair and 33% say it needs clarification.
New consultants need more than just recruitment advice. Time management is perhaps the greatest challenge facing new consultants. Ironically, it is an area that has traditionally been ignored with consultants being advised to work longer hours.
Marketing budgets will be up this year, bucking the doom and gloom surrounding the economy.
The capital's voters go to the polls tomorrow [1 May] to choose the next mayor of London, but what are the leading candidates' views of the recruitment industry?Recruiter contacted the offices of Labour candidate and current mayor Ken Livingstone, Tory candidate Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Padd