Global digital, creative and marketing recruitment firm Nakama has acquired the assets of Big fish Search & Selection.
Big fish, which started trading in 2002, places creative and marketing professionals in both the agency world and large blue chip companies.
Big fisher founder Nicola Kleinmann now joins the team of directors at Nakama.
Recruiters in the oil & gas sector face a period of consolidation as smaller companies are bought up by larger competitors, according to staffing industry merger & acquisition (M&A) experts.
I read your article ’Employers shift from temp to perm hires’ (1 March) with great interest. The economy continues to be challenging, the budget is imminent and there is a huge piece of new employment legislation arriving in October.
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has created 100 new jobs as a result of opening seven new hotels this spring.
Technical and engineering staffing specialist TechConsult UK has expanded into the Asia with the placement of a number of workers on projects in Singapore and Malaysia.
Global interactive CV platform Innovate CV has launched a free iPhone app.
Specialist rail and engineering recruiter Exxell has opened a new branch in Southampton.
Monster UK has launched an Android app.
The app alerts candidates with the latest job opportunities on the move, from any location.
Like Monster’s i-Pad and i-Phone app, the Android app can be downloaded for free via the Android Market <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.monster.android.Views>.
International IT services provider FDM Group has opened a new office at 14 Wall Street in New York.
The new office and training centre is on the 31st floor of the original Bankers Trust Building, formerly investment bank JP Morgan’s penthouse suite in the financial centre of New York.
US unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, dropped to 9.4% at the end of April from 9.6% in mid-April and 9.9% at the end of March.
Unemployment now stands at its lowest level of 2011 and is lower than the 9.6% at the end of April last year.