Multi-sector recruiter Berry Recruitment has acquired catering and hospitality recruitment specialist Rouge Recruitment.
Berry Recruitment operates from 22 locations nationally and says the acquisition is an important step towards its goal of achieving turnover of £30m by the end of next year.
Most public sector organisations (54%) think spending cuts announced in last month’s comprehensive spending review will see headcount fall in their department, according to research from public sector recruiter Capita Interim Management.
Executive search and interim management staffing specialist RSA is to open a new office near Munich.
The office, located in the Innovation and Start-up Centre for Biotechnology (IZB) in Munich-Martinsried, will act as a base of operations for RSA’s increasing activity within the European life sciences sector. Interim consultant Daniel Braun will be based at the office full time.
Jack Gratton, managing director, Major Players, will chair the forum
Agency recruiters who move to in-house roles must master the language of HR if they want to prosper, according to Nokia’s head of recruitment for EMEA.
Greg Allen, a former agency recruiter at Modis International, told Recruiter that coming to terms with ’HR speak’ was a real challenge for ex-agency recruiters.
Employers have been warned to expect an increase in the number candidates coming to interview with fake degrees on their CVs if students are saddled with rising tuition fees.
The warning from Eyal Ben Cohen, managing director of CV verification and background screening expert Verifile, comes ahead of today’s House of Commons vote on tuition fees.
CV parsing and intelligent searching and matching solutions provider Daxtra has completed a ’six-figure’ investment in multi-posting and candidate management software developer idibu.
Scottish jobs website STV has launched a new STV Jobs iPhone app, providing jobseekers with instant access to vacancies across Scotland.
The free STV Jobs app, produced in partnership with job board software provider Madgex, offers real-time job alerts and enables online applications, as well as browsing of all the top jobs from across Scotland.
International recruiter Hays has launched careers training portal Career Skills.
The number of confirmed City job offers fell 21% in December, compared to the previous month, according to a study from pre-employment screening firm Powerchex.
The research reveals investment banks saw opportunities drop by 65%, while vacancies in insurance firms were down 17%.