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Professional networking site LinkedIn has added the former chief executive of Ask.com to its board of directors, according to Reuters.
Skip Battle joined the LinkedIn board a few weeks ago, a LinkedIn spokeswoman said, expanding the company’s board to five members.
The pay divide between IT workers in the North and South is closing, according to new research form technology staffing firm ReThink Recruitment.
The research shows that IT workers in the North earned 69% of London salaries in 2009, up from 66% in 2008. Average weekly pay for IT professionals in the North of England rose by 6% last year to £625, up from £590 in 2008.
Industrial recruiter Driver Hire has hired Jim Kirwan and Mika Zonta as trainers to deliver its Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) training.
Kirwan previously worked as a transport manager for BRS, based at a Morrison’s, while Zonta was a transport manager at Clipper Logistics.
Umbrella company Parasol has appointed Chris Clowes as group head of sales.
Prior to joining Parasol almost two years ago, Clowes spent 12 years in various agency roles, most notably as sales director for Reed Health and operations director for Pulse Staffing.
Clowes replaces sales director Paul Shrimpton.
While the use of social media in recruitment is increasing, definitively proving return on investment is still not easy, recruiters have heard.
Firms can now get clarity on certain competition law issues under a new process being trialled at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
Workplace consultancy, information services and software provider Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer, has acquired HR software services provider Simply Personnel.
Wolters Kluwer will continue to market Simply Personnel’s existing products.
Engineering and technology recruiter CDI Corporation has reported continuing ‘signs of a modest recovery’ in its results for the first quarter of the year.
The firm’s results reveal:
Executive recruitment and interim management firm Executives Online has launched accelerated senior management search service Executive RPO.