Southampton-based shipping specialist SDW Recruitment Group has completed its phase 1 expansion.
Founder and managing director Steve Wyeth is expecting further expansion over the next two quarters. He also announced the appointment of five new members of the team: James Chandler, Jason Cook, Simon Cook, Laura Neilson and Jock Bindloss, with a sixth person starting in March.
Ian Muff
IT and pharma recruiter Vine Resources has appointed Ian Muff as a recruitment consultant in the Pharma sector.
Muff previously worked at property recruitment agency Macdonald & Co.
International recruiter Manpower Inc has seen revenues decline for the last quarter of the year.
For the three months ended 31 December 2009, net earnings fell to $29.1m (£18.2m) from $76m a year earlier, while revenues dropped by 4% on the same period in 2008 to $4.4bn.
More job placements were made through online recruitment than print advertising and agency use, according to new research from PeoplePerHour.com
There has been a 130% increase in the number of job applicants over the past two years, according to new figures from student and employer matchmaking site www.studentgems.com.
US recruiter On Assignment has recorded increased revenues in its results for the fourth quarter of 2009.
The medical, IT and engineering recruiter reported revenues for the quarter of $99.9m (£63.8m), up from $98.1m in the third quarter, while gross margin was 33.2% up from 32.9% in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Almost half (47%) of chief financial officers are more or slightly more confident at the economic prospects facing their companies in the next six months, according to findings from financial recruiter Robert Half.
I read Alex Brock’s comments in his Bloggers with Bite column (Recruiter, 3 March) with interest, having worked extensively within the internal recruitment sector. Trying to change the mindset of the majority of an industry who are plagued with cold calls, unsolicited CVs and a disregard for internal process is going to prove an uphill struggle.
The Hard Rock Cafe in Manchester is one of the latest employers to sign on to the Hire a Hero campaign aimed at matching ex-forces personnel to jobs.
