Public sector recruiter Hays Public Services and Kent County Council have partnered to create a careers transition website.
The interactive site supports Kent County Council employees who are affected by reorganisation over the coming year. Employees will be able to search for jobs and improve their CV writing, job searching techniques, interviews, competencies and salary negotiation.
Tara Ricks, managing director of Joslin Rowe has been appointed chairman of Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), following the election of the industry body’s new executive committee members.
Employers can now access a ’survival guide’ to help them navigate complex new equality laws passed last month.
Retaining talent is the most pressing recruitment challenge for employers over the next six months, according to a new survey from PA and office support recruiter Crone Corkill.
The survey shows that 29% of employers identified retaining talent as a key recruitment challenge, while 17% are aiming to improve staff performance and productivity.
Industrial recruiter Staffline has acquired the trade and assets of DKM Labour Solutions from the joint administrators in a pre-pack deal.
Online assessment should not be used simply as a way of testing what candidates can do, recruiters have heard.
Executive search firm The Caldwell Partners International has appointed Peter Reed as a partner based in the company’s Stamford, Connecticut office in the US.
Reed joins from executive search firm CTPartners where he was a member of the financial services practice with expertise exclusively in the insurance industry.
Will Coker has resigned as chief financial officer at IT, accountancy, hospitality, leisure and professional services recruiter Kellan Group with immediate effect.
Kellan says Coker wants to pursue external opportunities.
An announcement on a successor will be made shortly.
Britain does not measure up well against its European cousins on foreign languages, according to a survey by specialist language recruiter Euro London Appointments.
The financial services sector recorded a 12% slump in recruitment activity in May, according to research commissioned by City pre-employment screening firm, Powerchex.