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Southampton-based IT recruiter has bucked the trend of economic hardship, doubling in size in its first year.

The company has moved from its London Road office to a new base at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth, after growing from three to six personnel.

UK industrial output rose unexpectedly in April for the first time since February 2008, official figures have shown.

The Office for National Statistics said output rose by 0.3% from the previous month, compared with forecasts by analysts of just a 0.1% rise.

Manufacturing rose 0.2%, which was also an unexpected rise.

Freelancesupermarket.com, a freelancer comparison website, has launched. The website features real-time league tables of the best candidates and recruitment agencies in different parts of the country. 

Freelancers and agencies can vet each other before getting in touch, and can then having worked together can give anonymous feedback.

Unemployment has risen to 2.26m in the first quarter of  2009, the highest since November 1996.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics, covering the period until April, show the jobless rate rose to 7.2%.

For employers today, sourcing candidates is not the problem, but time spent screening them is

Food industry recruiter Red Rock On Site Services has launched a non-food division Red Rock On Demand.
 
Dan Brown, operations manager, will oversee a traditional generalist branch network, with the first opening in Leicester on 3 August, while Cassie Owen, new business manager, will head up a Non-Food Onsite business.
 

HR recruitment to the financial services sector is starting to move again following autumn’s banking crisis, according to recruiters.

Recruitment training and performance development specialist Lander Associates has won a contract to deliver specialist training to Italian aeronautical and telecommunications recruiter Isati.

Intern recruiter InternStar has launched a new website to enable British businesses and candidates to meet online.

The site offers small and medium-sized businesses the opportunity to identify talent from over 100 candidates that are university students, young graduates and post-graduates.

International recruiter Michael Page’s UK profits fell, according to its half-year results for the period ended 30 June 2009.

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