A group on LinkedIn, Corporate Recruiters, has posed an interesting question on its discussion board: What is the most outdated interview question?
Here is a selection of the group’s ideas but we would love to get your suggestions as well.
• Why do you want to join our organisation?
Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has recorded “very strong” performances across all its divisions last year and it predicts continuing growth in each of its divisions into 2010.
Multi-sector recruiter and training agency Abatec staff consultants has appointed Rhea Isom as a consultant to its IT team at its head office in Weston-super-Mare.
Jason Ashton, IT recruitment manager, says: “Last year has proved hard work but I am delighted with our results and our client base has expanded to the point that we need to recruit additional staff to manage our workload.”
The default retirement age (DRA) should be retained, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
The FPB has responded to the official consultation on DRA, which closed yesterday.
The FPB’s response says: “Removal of the default retirement age will limit some small businesses by removing the tools that help them to plan for the future.
Stefan Ciecierski has left his European chief executive’s role at international marketing and design recruitment agency Aquent to join ReThink Group.
Software and solutions provider Access has acquired web-enabled HR solutions provider Select Software.
Select Software will now become a division of Access UK and will continue to operate from its Canterbury office, under a new Access Select brand.
Technical recruiter Matchtech Group has seen net fee income (NFI) decline by 9% in its interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2010.
We came across an interesting anti-dismissal tactic this week which kept an errant staff member in his job.
Earlier this week, a trader was spotted by TV viewers in Australia watching pictures of scantily clad Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr on his work PC monitor.
Miles Davis, operations director at multi-discipline recruiter Servoca, has resigned from the company’s board with effect from 11 February.
Davis had been with Servoca for 10 years.
The Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) and National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure (NSA) are to offer 100 apprenticeships in community sport to aid the development and growth of grassroots boxing.