The Japanese jobs market is in a “very healthy” state, according to Christine Wright, managing director of Hays in Japan.
Wright’s comments follows an announcement that Hays is seeking experienced UK recruitment consultants to join its teams in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.
Rising demand for collateral and portfolio reconciliation professionals will be a key trend for the banking and financial services sector.
This is according to Lynne Hardman, managing director, professional services at financial recruiter Badenoch & Clark.
Robbie Steinhouse, head of training, NLP School
Social media and HR recruiter Talent Genius has appointed Mark Thomas as head of new business development for its HR recruitment division.
The rate of contraction of Scotland’s jobs market eased in December, according tothe Bank of Scotland’s latest PMI report.
The report posted a reading of 53.7 in December, up from 50.6 in the previous month for manufacturing, while the services sector posted a reading of 47.1 in the month, up from 46.9 in November.
Education staffing specialist Axcis Education has opened new offices in Liverpool and Sheffield.
The offices will run by branch managers Donna Whitfield and Rachael Frith respectively.
Meanwhile, the firm’s London and Home Counties office welcomes Emily Sherwood who joins as a candidate consultant, while Sumé MacDonald is promoted to senior consultant.
US-based Integrated Healthcare Strategies, a healthcare human resource consulting firm with offices in Minneapolis and Kansas City, has appointed Rita Johnson as vice president in its MSA Executive Search practice.
Before joining MSA Executive Search, Johnson ran her own executive search firm Healthcare Management Group and served as a director of nursing at a University hospital.
Professional staffing recruitment consultancy Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has strengthened its team in London with six new appointments.
Toby Beech and James Woolley join the firm’s procurement and supply chain team as lead consultant and as senior consultant respectively.
Not-for-Profit recruiter Charity People has appointed Ed Cherry as senior fundraising consultant.
Cherry, previously with Badenoch & Clark, will now recruit senior fundraising positions for Charity People, which is part of the People Unlimited group.
More than half of firms (55%) have encountered difficulties recruiting in the last six months, according to research by Alexander Mann Solutions.
The survey of global senior HR decision makers shows that 70% cite difficulties to a skills shortage in the candidate pool. This is a particular issue for companies in the UK (76%) and less pronounced in Asia-Pac (60%).