IT and construction recruiter THA Recruitment has opened a new London office.
The office, at City Point near Moorgate, will be led by former managing director of technical at Blake Beresford Thomas (BBT) Richard Dobell.
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A downward trend in the number of recruitment agencies being placed into the hands of administrators continued through the second half of 2010.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, 13 recruitment agencies went into administration, compared to nine in the previous quarter and 18 during the same period in the previous year — a year-on-year drop of 28%.
Financial services group Prudential has appointed Peter Goerke as group human resources director.
Saber Analytics, a recruitment management software firm, has appointed James Buckwell as head of sales.
Buckwell comes from a background of selling back office payroll and billing solutions to recruitment companies and joins to help expand its proposition and brand further into the recruitment profession.
Political unrest in the Middle East could boost domestic UK travel and recruitment, according to James Tucker, operations manager for hospitality and catering recruiter Towngate Personnel.
Tucker says: “We do a lot of recruitment for clients in the Channel Islands, for instance, and they’re expecting a much better year this year.
Oil and Gas Job Search is opening an office in Perth, Western Australia.
Aron Myerthall will lead the Australian office, having been appointed business development manager.
Myerthall will also help develop the firm’s client base in the Far East.
One in every five finance workers in Ireland are being counter-offered, compared to just one in 10 last year, according to research from finance recruiter Marks Sattin.
The average rise made in a counter-offer rose from 4% this time last year to 13% in 2011.
Almost two thirds (64%) of managers feel that bonuses and reward-based pay are the most effective employee benefit for retaining staff.
That is according to an online survey of senior managers carried out by technical and engineering recruiter CBSbutler through its monthly Bulletpoint management newsletter.
CD Sales Recruitment has recently launched an i-Phone App.
Candidates can search for the latest sales jobs in a specific niche or geographical area, as well as finding how to get to the company’s offices and see who they are dealing with.
HR recruiters need to test candidates’ knowledge of HR and skills, according to Tracy Burrell, HR manager at domestic equipment cover provider Domestic & General, Nottingham.