The City experienced a slowdown in job creation last month, according to figures from finance staffing specialist Astbury Marsden.
The figures reveal 5,830 new roles created in March, up 1.5% from the 5,745 roles created in February but down on the 5,890 new roles created in March last year.
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Commercial and industrial recruiter, Blue Arrow, has opened an office in Aberdeen, led by branch manager Nicki Boyce.
She is joined by Rhea Calderwood, focusing on commercial office business, and Lesley Vallance, who will cover technical oil & gas.
he number of permanent placements rose at a faster pace in April, but growth of temporary billings slowed, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
The report reveals permanent staff appointments rose at a strong and accelerated rate in April, but remained below February’s 10-month high.
Education staffing specialist Axcis has opened a new office in Bristol.
The office is led by manager Helen Benham, while Mat Webber joins as senior consultant. Both new recruits join from teaching agency Cover Teachers.
Increasing its intake of female apprentices was an “amazing achievement” which has played a key role in energy firm E.ON picking up the award for Best Diversity Recruitment Strategy at Recruiter’s Awards for Excellence, supported by Innovate CV.
UK job vacancies in May were 18% higher than a year ago, according to the latest Reed Job Index.
However, the Index fell for the second month running, down 4 index points (3%) in May compared to April, indicating demand for staff is falling.
FDM Group is set to double its graduate intake to 1,000 next year, the international IT services provider has confirmed.
FDM’s Academy Programme provides postgraduate training and commercial expertise for graduates aiming to bridge the gap between university and employment.
Kenexa, provider of business solutions for human resources, has agreed a partnership with job posting distributor eQuest.
The contract will integrate eQuest’s portfolio of job posting delivery services into Kenexa’s recruitment technology software.
