HR business solutions provider Kenexa has appointed Kevin Horigan as president of global HR technology.
The former senior vice president at SAP, who also held executive leadership positions at PeopleSoft, OutlookSoft, Sand Technology Systems and Oracle Corporation, will be responsible for the division’s overall strategy and operational execution.
Direct recruiters do a better and cheaper job than recruitment agencies, according to RBS’s director of group resourcing.
UK and US executive search specialists PIR Group and Heritage Partners International (HPI) have agreed to work in partnership.
While PiR Group will represent Heritage Partners International in the UK and Ireland, Heritage Partners International will represent PiR Group in the US and Canada.
Ten new business ideas will win their creators an equal share of £500,000 in a new campaign launched by Barclays.
There will be increased competition for top performers in the UK’s insurance sector, according to Samantha Rich, head of group attraction & talent - Human Resources AXA UK.
The Agency Workers Directive “will be a boon to the staffing industry in Continental Europe”, according to the general manager Europe of Staffing Industry Analysts, a research company.
Headhunters Spencer Stuart and Korn/Ferry have won important headhunting assignments.
Specialist in-house recruitment recruiter Aspen Partners has reported a surge in recruitment activity in October.
Suppliers of identity checks and anti-money laundering services, Tracesmart, is to expand its workforce to help manage the increasing demand for its services. The expansion will specifically involve the administration, sales and IT teams.
