Supermarket Asda is to create 6,000 new jobs in 2010.
As part of a recruitment programme alongside 10 new store openings and 10 store extensions, the new jobs are aimed at increasing the service levels on the shop floor and providing career routes into management positions for existing hourly paid employees.
Legal recruiter Chadwick Nott has hired two new consultants.
Wendy Bampton joins the firm’s London private practice team from Michael Page, while Brian Littleton will lead the in-house team having left Hughes-Castell.
Graduate recruitment website Milkround Online has launched.
The new site, from Milkround.com, features a talent search advising on targeting students and graduates, along with case studies.
Jobsite.co.uk has launched a new iPhone app.
The free-to-use app allows users to search for jobs by job title, location, contract type and date added to the site – from the last two hours to the previous seven days.
Multi-recruiter Douglas Scott has strengthened its legal division with a number of appointments.
Geoff Baines and Nicola Hook join the firm’s Manchester office as consultants focusing on law firms offering legal services to the business community, while Cassie Hughes will concentrate on legal support recruitment in the North-West region.
Two out of three employers in the oil and gas sector are set to increase pay in the next year, according to a survey from Hays.
The Hays Oil & Gas Global Salary Guide, based on over 7,000 responses, also shows that the average oil & gas professional in the UK earns £92,000, compared to a UK salary average of around £25,000.
Business intelligence and executive search firm Impact Select is to open an office in Doha, Qatar early next month.
With growth in Qatar and the Middle East, Impact Select aims to offer its international experience to clients in business intelligence, executive search, leadership skills and career development.
New research from global online network Fox Networks and comScore shows that video and display advertising are effective at increasing site visits and advertiser search queries, despite minimal clicks on ads.
Umbrella and subcontracting company Zeva has appointed Matthew Partridge to the new position of sales director.
Partridge joined Zeva earlier in the year after 10 years’ business development experience in some of the UK’s largest FTSE 100 companies.
Businesses that invest in graduates see significant financial returns, according to a new report out today from national campaign Backing Young Britain.