McCann Manchester has unveiled a talent development programme designed to help recruit, retain and develop talent across all areas of the agency.
The company says the programme, branded Talent Tree, is an integral part of its growth strategy and is aimed at attracting fresh new talent alongside nurturing existing talent within the agency.
Independent recruitment company, right4staff, was contracted to supply more than 30 marshalls to help the Pope’s visit to Birmingham run smoothly last weekend.
The positions were primarily ’customer service’ roles with responsibility for manning road blocks and giving out advice to members of the public on alternate routes and car parking.
Social work recruitment firms Amicus Recruit and Social Work 2000 have merged to form a combined company with a turnover of more than £12m.
The two companies will continue to operate as separate brands within their established markets, but expect to benefit from sharing expertise within a new group structure under the banner of 3d Recruit.
More than one in four (28%) senior executives are being award share options rather than bonuses, according to new research from executive search firm InterExec.
Multi-sector recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has launched a headhunting practice.
Practice group leader James Hartshorn leads the operation, which provides a combination of ‘on-boarding’ one-to-one coaching, talent management, and executive coaching and outplacement.
Recruiters and candidates will benefit from faster searching thanks to Google’s new search enhancement but they must also ensure they understand how it might affect their search engine optimisation (SEO) strategies.
The debate around employee engagement, employer brand and cost savings reminds us that “recruitment is a conversation” between a candidate and an organisation, according to Paul Maxin, global resourcing director at Unilever.
In response to your article ’Public sector must pay to secure top talent, says Right Management’ (recruiter.co.uk, 20 September), in 15 years as a recruiter of senior management, I have never met anyone from the private sector who warranted the level of base salaries that these people get.
Clarity is required from the Employment Agencies Act on the status of job boards and social media, according to Kevin Barrow, partner at law firm Osborne Clarke.
Last week a number of revisions to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations, the principal piece of legislation covering the recruitment industry, came into force.
Recruitment software provider Working Pulse has appointed Russell Woolley as appointed chairman.
Meanwhile Shaun Lawson joins the board as a non-executive director and Rob Willcock as finance director.