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.
The government needs to “get out of the way” and let entrepreneurs create the jobs the UK needs, according to serial entrepreneur and non-executive director of InterQuest Group, Luke Johnson.
John Cridland
Executive search firm Saxton Bampfylde has successfully placed John Cridland as the new Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general.
International recruiter Hudson has appointed Paul Jacobs as UK, Ireland and Middle East chief talent officer.
Banking giant Santander has chosen Hays to provide a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solution to meet its staffing needs.
The three-year contract sees Hays responsible for all permanent roles and RPO across Santander’s UK retail branches, handling an anticipated 4,000 hires each year.
Creative sector recruiter Pitch Consultants has launched its 2011 B-Hive graduate recruitment initiative for the West Midlands.
The initiative, a partnership with Business Birmingham, sees students compete for industry placements at top Midlands firms and highlights employment opportunities for graduates within Birmingham’s burgeoning creative industries sector.
Executive search specialist RMG has appointed Clare Casey as consultant in its healthcare team.
Casey was previously a sales representative with 3M UK, within its occupational health and environmental safety sector.
In a slight departure from our quest for irrelevance, this week we have an entry for “thanks for stating the obvious”.
It comes to us courtesy of the Forum of Private Business, which offers do’s and don’ts for this year’s round of Christmas parties.
Continued innovation in the mobile phones sector will result in an intensifying war for technology talent in 2011, according to Mark Beard, managing director at technical and IT staffing specialist Vertex Solutions.
Conditions within the Scottish labour market improved in November, led by higher demand for employees, according to the Bank of Scotland (BoS) ‘Report on Jobs’.
As a result, the number of people placed into jobs in both the permanent and temporary sectors increased from October.