Castlerock Recruitment Group has been appointed as one of three agency providers to the Ministry of Defence Tri-service contract.
The contract is due to officially commence on 4 January 2011.
Covering the RAF, Army, Navy and overseas; grades covered within this contract range from healthcare assistants through to general practitioners.
Global professional recruitment and IT outsourcing group Harvey Nash has appointed Ian Davies as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee.
Davies is currently deputy chairman of BMT Group and a member of the Council at the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
As KPMG launches a recruitment drive, the professional services firm has appointed Iain McLaughlin as UK head of recruitment.
McLaughlin joins KPMG from GlaxoSmithKline where he was global talent business leader.
IT services provider FDM Group is to recruit student brand managers as part of its Student Brand Manager Initiative to further enhance its brand awareness across UK universities.
The government needs to ensure any migrant cap does not hinder economic growth, according to Ian Godden, chairman of UK aerospace, defence and security trade organisation ADS.
Godden says: “We understand why the government wishes to control immigration but we would encourage them to do so in a manner that aligns with their priorities for economic growth.
IT and digital media recruitment agency Circle Recruitment has appointed Lucy Burnley as senior recruitment consultant.
Burnley has four years’ recruitment experience, working in the IT and software development sector, and will focus on both permanent and contract appointments.
George Osborne MP (credit M Holland)
Recruiters who want to be successful in foreign markets have been warned that they risk failure if they fail to prepare.
Premiership football giants Arsenal have been using psychometric tests to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of their next generation of talent.
Multi-sector recruiter Forde Recruitment has appointed Shakela Needham as manager of its driving and industrial divisions.
She will be helped by Jocelyn Pinder as a consultant for the firm’s industrial division.