Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has appointed Lewis Rusen to office managing director in Toronto, Canada.
Jeffrey Rosin, who previously held the position, will continue in his role as president, Canada, overseeing the region’s four local offices: Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, as well as focusing on the firm’s board and CEO practice in Canada.
There will be a critical need for data security, disaster recovery and business continuity professionals over the next decade, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Technology 2010 report.
Other trends highlighted in the report include:
Government purchasing policy will dictate the fortunes of the IT sector, according to Bernard Brown, partner and head of business services at KPMG and former head of consulting at IT services firm Atos Origin.
There has been a dramatic increase in recruitment activity in the financial services sector in September, according to findings from pre-employment screening firm Powerchex.
The system is at fault as well as women themselves for not having achieved pay parity with men, according to a number of leading businesswomen.
Occupations with the highest death rates from suicide are doctors, dentists, nurses, veterinarians and other health-related jobs, according to a new report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The report is part of a series published for 10-year periods and covers the 1991-2000.
Manpower Business Solutions (MBS) has announced the realignment of its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed service programmes (MSP) and business process outsourcing (BPO) businesses under the MBS umbrella.
Rec-to-rec specialist Atlantic Executive is rolling out its retained search function as a result of improved market conditions.
Children’s charity, Action for Children, has launched an innovative employment scheme, with the support of Hays.
‘Step Ahead’ aims to raise the aspirations of vulnerable young people so they can successfully enter the workplace at a time when youth unemployment is at an all time high, and creeping towards one million.
