The percentage of UK businesses recruiting at similar levels to before the recession rose to 47% in Q4 from 37% in Q3, according to research from professional staffing firm Barclay Meade.
The Barclay Meade Tracking UK Recruitment report also shows the number of firms implementing a recruitment freeze has fallen from 30% in Q3 to 24% in Q4 2010.
A luxury Middle East hotel group counts the number of times a candidate smiles at interview in a bid to boost profits.
This unusual selection criteria is used by Jumeirah Group. It estimates that employing staff that are 10% friendlier than its competitors will boost profits by more than £20m.
Professional staffing recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has appointed Jason Frost as head of finance.
He joins from professional recruitment specialist Martin Ward Anderson where he was a manager.
Frost will be based at the firm’s London office, and report to director Mark McFall.
The number of people visiting Jobsite via a mobile phone has grown 200% over the past year, with 8% of the job board’s total visits now coming from a mobile device.
Poor trust in line managers has huge implications for the retention of talent, according to Adrian Moorhouse, managing director at performance development consultancy Lane4.
Ex-military staffing specialist ForceSelect has appointed Rachel Deakin as head of mentoring.
Deakin will support military service leavers to develop the mentor programme and also to manage the team of mentors that are being appointed across the UK.
RPO provider Resource Solutions, part of the Robert Walters Group, has appointed Janine Chidlow as the team UK head.
Chidlow joined Resource Solutions in 2003 working her way up to operations director.
Educational recruiter Simply Education has appointed Emma Munn as consultant.
Munn, who has more than four years’ recruitment experience in travel and hospitality, will to the Cambridgeshire Primary business in the firm’s new office.
Nine in 10 (89%) graduates expect to land a graduate role following graduation, according to a survey from Sanctuary Search.
The research also shows while 74% of respondents acknowledge that the job market is more competitive since the recession, 60% expect to be on at least a £25,000 starting salary, which compares against an average starting salary of £19,677.
Multi-sector recruiter Specialist Solutions UK has launched forensic job site Forensic Recruit.