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Software provider idibu has agreed a three-year contract with international recruiter SThree.

idibu will provide fully integrated multi-posting software via its new XML feed service and is idibu’s first contract agreement that spans for more than 12 months.

Lloyds Banking Group’s recruitment finance arm has seen an 8% contraction in lending to the recruitment industry. However, there are some cautious grounds for optimism that the worst may be over.

US job openings in September fell 25.9% on a year-over-year to almost 2.5m, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of hires fell 11% in September to around 4m from 4.5m in the same month last year.

Expatriates continue to dominate the talent pool among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to a report from regional recruiter TalentRepublic.net.

The report shows that 58% of the workforce of GCC countries, which include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, is made up of expats.

A conference call hosted by Barclays Commercial Bank entitled ‘Road to Recovery’ this morning heard Barclays reiterate that commercial loans were available to “good business models”, according to managing director Ian Stuart.

Life science recruiter Hobson Prior has been granted Swiss Cantonal and Federal licences.

The firm will operate through wholly owned subsidiary, Hobson Prior Switzerland. The licences permit the firm to trade fully in Switzerland.

Professional networking site LinkedIn is setting its sights on university students to create a new wave of members as it looks to further broaden its user base.

A complaint against a job advert advertising data entry positions in the Essex has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

IT recruiter Steria has today signed an agreement with its unions and employee representatives to move to a new defined contribution pension scheme for Steria UK employees.  

The deal follows a three-month period of consultation and will from 1 April.

Almost all students now have a Facebook profile, according to new research from graduate recruitment website Milkround.com.

The survey found that 92% of those polled had a Facebook account, compared with 43% that use MySpace, 38% using Twitter and 25% Bebo and 17% LinkedIn.

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