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Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has appointed Daniel Cheng as senior client partner and regional market leader, global technology in Asia Pacific.

Multi-sector recruiter Initio International has appointed Jeff Grout as non-executive director.

Grout spent over 20 years as UK managing director of Robert Half, while  he now splits his time presiding over his consultancy business and acting as a advisor to industry figures. 

Recruiters that have sought refuge in the healthcare sector could be in for a tough time ahead, according to Tracy Ward, director at Medic International.

Ward told Recruiter  “There have been agencies in finance or IT coming into the market. That has led to increased competition.

Specialist social work recruitment consultancy Liquid Personnel has appointed Mike Walmsley as a non-executive director.  

Walmsley is a former managing director of international recruitment group Parker Bridge.

The charity Education and Employers Taskforce has launched a national campaign for private and public sector business leaders to visit state schools and colleges to help young people ages 5-19 shape their motivation, skills, achievement and employability.

The use of face recognition technology in screening candidates could land employers in “hot water”, warns Steven Kirkpatrick, managing director at Adecco.

Multi-sector recruiter Badenoch & Clark has been reappointed to the government’s Buying Solutions framework agreement for temporary staff.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) September JobsOutlook has revealed that employers are being more cautious about their hiring intentions until the end of the year.

Blusource Legal, the legal division of recruitment and HR specialist, The Blusource Group, was the ‘third party’ in the merger between Nottingham law firm Berryman and West Midlands-based Shakespeare Putsman.

The merger, which was announced last week, creates a £30m firm with 440 lawyers and staff across the East and West Midlands.

Global CV platform Innovate CV has appointed Jim Knight, Rt Hon Lord Knight of Weymouth, Shadow Employment Minister, as associate director.

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