Global management consultancy Hay Group has agreed a worldwide alliance with online psychometric tools provider Talent Q.
The deal will mean that Hay Group will be entitled to use, sell and market Talent Q’s portfolio of assessments in all territories, and is appointing Talent Q as their preferred provider for ability testing and personality measurement.
Salaries for new jobs dipped while employer demand has been maintained, according to the Reed Job Index for April.
Patrick De Maeseneire, Adecco
IT and sales recruiter Connections Recruitment has appointed Louise Gahan as researcher.
Practice manager Simon Voice says: “Louise joins us from a background in customer service, often dealing with complex and detailed issues, which we believe will give her the foundations to build a long- term career at Connections.”
Recruiting staff who understand both corporate and local cultures is an increasing priority for global recruiters.
IT and sales recruiter Connections Recruitment has promoted Anna Mackelworth to account handler from recruitment consultant.
Executive IT search firm Freshfield Services has launched IT contract recruitment arm Freshfield Technical Services.
Serving ITO/BPO and consulting clients and the wider UK economy, Freshfield Technical Services will operate from the group’s head offices in Wokingham.
Investment in training will be critical to address the continuing engineering skills shortage in the green jobs sector, according to Beth Mitchell, commercial manager at green recruiter Acre Resources.
Specialist recruitment, outsourcing and career transition consultancy Renovo has appointed Caroline Dugdall as business development manager.
Dugdall, who was previously responsible for driving business across learning and development for an IT training company, is tasked specifically to develop opportunities across the public sector.
On demand recruitment software provider Bullhorn has released Bullhorn Mobile Sync for iPhone and iPad.
The service adds automated tracking and synchronisation to Apple’s email and calendar functions so that users do not have to adopt new tools. Bullhorn Mobile enables recruiters to harness the system’s key applicant tracking and CRM features directly from their smartphones.