Scotland is the most popular destination in the UK for international jobseekers, according to a new survey from Scottish Enterprise TalentScotland.
The survey of 1,600 respondents from the US, Africa, the European Union and Asia, found 58% chose Scotland, while 37% opted for England, 4% Ireland and just 1% Wales.
Job satisfaction has been overtaken in importance by employee engagement as workers look to develop their careers, according to a study.
Employers should look to ensure their staff fit the jobs they are in to stand a better chance of their best talent staying with them for longer, two psychologists involved with the study told Recruiter.
Multi-sector recruiter right4staff has won a 12-month contract to supply staff to The Better Flower Company in Hounslow, Middlesex.
The deal calls for right4staff to supply The Better Flower Company with up to 20 staff each week to help pack and label flowers for onward distribution.
Cancer Research UK is increasingly turning to online methods to cut recruitment costs, according to Elizabeth Sideris, Cancer Research UK executive director of human resources.
Jobs board Right Jobs in Wales has appointed Holly Hulme as sales manager to run sales for the South West.
Director Martin Heywood says: “Holly’s appointment is an indication that we are meeting our growth objectives set out as part of our strategy as agreed with partner media group UTV.”
A worrying disconnect between talent and recruitment professionals is leading to organisations employing the wrong kind of people, and this is storing up future problems, recruiters have heard.
Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson Canada has promoted Penny Mirams to partner in the Toronto office and a member of the healthcare and not-for-profit practices.
Mirams has been with Odgers Berndtson since 2004 mainly involving searches within institutional and community healthcare, as well as long-term care homes, foundations, health-related charities and member organisations.
Grim career prospects for Britain’s graduates could lead to a dramatic rise in young Britons moving to Australia on an Australian Working Holiday Visa, warns the Australian Visa Bureau.
International legal search and recruitment consultancy Shilton Sharpe Quarry (SSQ) has reported an increase in profits.
The answer to the life, universe and everything may have been 42 (according to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams), but the vital statistics for the perfect FTSE 100 boss is 43.
New research by financial website The Motley Fool (Fool.co.uk) looked into an analysis of the ages, length of service and share price performances of CEOs of FTSE 100 companies.