Professional services firm Deloitte is seeking 100 school leavers for its new A Level entry scheme Bright Start.
The scheme builds upon a programme under which some of Deloitte’s regional offices hired a small number of school leavers in recent years.
Candidate confidence in landing a new job within six months has fallen in the UK, according to the latest Randstad Workmonitor.
TheWorkmonitor reveals confidence decreased in Spain, Greece, Japan and the UK, with the UK showing the biggest decrease (-9%).
Meanwhile, India is the only country where employees have gained confidence in finding a comparable job (+5% to 90%).
Dutch unemployment is set to rise next year, according to the Winter Eurozone Forecast from Ernst & Young.
The forecast shows anticipates unemployment rising in the Netherlands from its current rate of 4.5% to 4.8% next year and remaining at this level into 2012, before gradually falling in 2013 and 2014.
South Korea’s unemployment rate has fallen to a six-month low, according to Statistics Korea.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in November from 3.6% in October.
The deadline for entries to the 2011 Recruiter Awards for Excellence has been extended to Friday 14 January.
Construction recruiter 4 U Recruitment has seen turnover rise from £2.1m in 2009 to £2.8m in 2010.
The figure marks a 33% increase in turnover.
Profits at job board Fish4jobs rose in 2009, despite a substantial drop in turnover.
In the year ending 31 December 2009 net profit after tax was £721,450 compared to £547,330 in 2008. This was despite a 46% fall in turnover to £4,896,275 (2008: £9,074,936.
In its report and financial statement, the company says that “significant cost savings were made during this period”.
2B Interface, a recruitment agency providing skilled trades people and management personnel, last week launched a bespoke service for the motorsports industry at the Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham.
Sales recruiter BTA Sales Recruitment has reported a 16% increase in UK sales vacancies during the past year.
As well as showing a significant increase in sales positions at all levels within the sector, up 34% on January 2010, the January 2011 industry market research reveals:
• The IT sales sector posted a 19% rise
• Financial sales jobs rose 6.2% on January 2010
Recruiters should think “lean” to give their candidates and clients the most value possible.
By applying lean manufacturing principles to recruiting, recruiters can create more value for their clients with less work, suggested Glen Cathey, vice president, recruiting, for US professional staffing company KForce.