Greater use of flexible and locum doctors is vital for dealing with the pressures on frontline staffing brought about by new EU rules, according to medical recruiter HCL Thames Medics.
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The average number of qualified City candidates for each new City job vacancy halved from 5.7 in March 2009 to 2.7 in March, according to research by financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden.
Two in three (67%) entrepreneurs expect to increase headcount in 2010, with just 8% planning cuts, according to research from Investec Specialist Private Bank.
The research also shows that 14% of entrepreneurs expected to increase their workforce by over 20% during 2010, while 14% said that their workforce would increase by between 16% and 20%.
scotsman.com/jobs has launched a new advertising campaign to increase its audience reach in the Scottish market.
Over the next four months, the campaign, devised by creative agency 60 Watt with media planning by Feather Brooksbank, will use a range of channels including radio advertising, outdoor posters, online, search, print and email.
Bristol City Council says that restricting a two-year apprenticeship scheme to candidates from black or ethnic minority backgrounds is necessary to tackle “under-representation” of BME candidates.
The council has prevented white candidates from applying for the £18,000-a-year traineeship.
LV=’s new recruitment advertising campaign is seeking candidates from outside insurance as well as within the sector, according to the insurance, investment and pensions group’s head of resourcing and development, Stuart Affleck.
James Harrison has joined Ambition’s London office as associate director of its commerce & industry finance division from Adecco recruiter Badenoch & Clark.
An Increase in VAT could be a ticking timebomb for recruiters
Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has appointed Kristen Badgley as senior vice-president, strategic market development for the firm’s global technology market.
Marketing your employment brand is key to driving talent to your organisation, EA’s Matthew Jeffery (pictured) told members of The FIRM [Forum for In-house Recruitment Managers] at an event in London.