Makro has implemented StepStone Solutions’ e-recruitment platform, which now handles the wholesaler’s recruitment processes through new online careers portal www.makrocareers.co.uk.
Makro anticipates that the site, which went live in June, will provide a 150% return on investment (ROI) within 12 months.
Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has agreed the proposed sales of its agency nursing and medical services business to Ambition subsidiary Arabella Health staffing for £2.75m.
Multi-sector recruiter Bluestream Recruitment has appointed Victoria Marsh to run its accounts/finance division.
Clay and starch firm English Indian Clays has appointed Praneet Mehrish as senior vice president HRD.
Mehrish has led the human resources function with organisations including Eicher Goodearth (R&D Centre), Apollo Tyres, Oracle Software, ST Microelectronics and Essar Steel.
Financial and professional business services provider Grant Thornton has launched a microsite aimed at prospective trainees.
The site, which was launched to coincide with the start of the firm’s graduate intake, has had more than 1,000 visits. It is part of the company’s efforts to reach out to a global market of talent from countries, including Pakistan, Australia and Egypt.
Resourcers have been urged to build a candidate’s online footprint before requesting a CV by the Sourceress, Grand Master sourcer Katherine Robinson.
International specialist recruiter Empresaria is set to acquire 28% of the minority shareholding of FastTrack Management Services, a subsidiary of the company.
After the acquisition of the minority shareholding, Empresaria will own 94% of FastTrack, a staffing company that specialises in the placement of construction and engineering personnel on both a contract and permanent basis.
Former Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chair David Winterburn has been re-elected president of European search and selection organisation ECSSA.
ECSSA (European Confederation of Search and Selection Associations) represents roughly 600 search and selection consultancies across France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Luxembourg and the UK.
Financial recruiter Goodman Masson has chosen Active Dashboards software from Dynistics to provide a highly visual graphical representation of key performance and operational targets across the organisation.
Active Dashboards is used to graphically represent individual consultants’ operational statistics as well as other key performance measures broken down by client organisation.
