The Caldwell Partners International has announced that C Douglas Caldwell, the founder of the Canadian retained executive search firm, is stepping down as a director and executive chair of the company’s board of directors.
The board will appoint a successor as chair at its next meeting.
A slowdown in the creation of energy jobs is a ‘temporary blip’, according to global executive search firm Kinsey Allen International.
Nearly six in ten new graduates are not working in a job related to their degree, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Chancellor, Alistair Darling
A former recruitment consultant who claimed her line manager forced her to have a private lap-dance with him in order to win business has had her complaint of unfair dismissal thrown out by an employment tribunal.
Bob Hughes, talent manager at Network Rail, spoke about brokering the peace in the war for talent at Tuesday evening’s Recruitment Society event.
Software and consulting firm Assess Systems is expanding its partnership with on-demand talent management solutions provider Taleo.
HR and hiring managers can now manage all stages of the recruiting and hiring process, including completing assessments and reviewing the assessment results immediately.
Revenue at Manpower Inc fell by 26.0% to $4.19bn (£2.538bn) in the third quarter. This compares with $5.67bn in the same period in 2008.
US revenue fell 21.2% to $409.8m from $519.8m in the third quarter of 2008.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the number of people who have their backgrounds checked to allow them to work with children could increase significantly because companies may fear losing business to competitors if employees are not vetted.
Business needs to manage change better to engage with employees, which increases employee engagement tenfold, according to a global survey by Right Management.
Only 43% of UK employees believe change is handled effectively within their organisation, the talent and career management consultancy survey on engagement has revealed.