Demand for management level hires fell by 10.1 points in May from April, according to the latest CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index.
However, the reading remains 11.5 points higher than a year ago.
Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com, says: “The decrease in hiring this month is a slight setback in the recovery we have been seeing throughout 2011.
The board of education support services firm Tribal Group has announced that it is no longer in discussions with any party regarding a potential offer for the company.
In a statement, the firm says it has received confirmations from each party with whom it was in talks that they are no longer considering an offer for the company.
Directors and senior recruitment executives gathered in London last week at the launch of Simplicity, the rebranded provider of back office services Cash Simply.
Financial and insurance recruiter Highams Systems has continued to see improved demand for its services as it revenues rise, according to its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
· revenue £4.41m (2009: £3.77m) up 17%
· gross profit £770,000 (2009: £572,000) up 35%
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The number of companies hiring multilingual professionals has increased in the UK, according to the latest ‘European Hiring Trends Report’ from specialist recruiter Euro London Appointments.
Argyll Scott, the middle management recruitment brand of the Redgrave Group, has launched Argyll Scott Technology.
The firm will be led by the former managing director of Nicoll Curtin Technology, Rodney Fraser, and will specialise in managing permanent and contract business facing technology roles across a broad range of industries and sectors.
IT graduates are still struggling to secure employment despite a significant rise in vacancy numbers, according to IT recruiter IntaPeople.
Simon Gee, Heywood Staffing Solutions
Counter offers within the recruitment industry are “at an all time high”, according to Simon Gee, managing director of rec-to-rec firm Heywood Staffing Solutions.
Job board Totaljobs.com has launched an app which allows job search results to appear on a map for jobseekers.
The tool, which adds to the site’s existing sector and region search, has been developed to allow a recruiter to have a job ad assigned to a unique pin on the map.