Media group Northcliffe Media is to overhaul its recruitment advertisement fee structure.
Recruiters can place adverts for a basic price per vacancy across all Northcliffe titles in print and online and opt for add-ons to create a more bespoke package if they wish.
Global executive search firm CTPartners has appointed Honor Pollok as partner in its technology, media & telecommunications practice.
Global management consultancy Hay Group has launched human resource management (HRM) solution Hay Group Spectrum.
The solution, which builds on the group’s Job Evaluation service, helps organizations to optimise how they design jobs, fit people to jobs and align jobs to the overall organization structure.
Global talent management provider Lumesse has been chosen by Belgian electricity transmission system operator Elia to create an integrated talent management and talent acquisition system for over 1,200 employees, to replace its current HR solution.
Photographic retailer Jessops has launched a new recruitment platform through a partnership with MyPeopleBiz.
The new platform enables Jessops to manage all their requirements from one place, attracting direct candidates, talent pooling, creating talent databases and referral schemes to tap into the growth of social media and manage all their agency suppliers.
Marketing recruiter Stopgap has launched ‘Stopgap Apprentice’, which offers paid marketing internships within high-profile businesses.
While recruitment activity increases in the UAE and the Middle East, the region’s banking and finance sector is most bullish on hiring, according to Lama Ataya, chief marketing officer at jobsite Bayt.com.
Ataya told news website Emirates 24|7: “Industries that are attracting/retaining the top talent in the UAE [are] banking and finance.
The number of confirmed job offers in financial services declined in May by more than 10%, according to city pre-employment screening company Powerchex.
The Co-operative Group has launched an Apprenticeship Academy, which will create 2,000 jobs over the next three years.
Apprentices will be based within one of The Co-operative’s businesses which range from food, pharmacy and motors to legal and financial services and farming, as well as many corporate functions such as IT and funeral industry apprenticeships.
What do you think will happen in recruitment merger and acquisition activity over the next quarter (Q1 2011)?
Mergers and acquisitions in the recruitment sector have remained relatively buoyant over the last couple of years. However, that buoyancy is often overlooked as many deals remain private, and no barometer of future sentiment currently exists.