Up to 40,000 of this year’s graduate leavers will struggle to find work, according to figures compiled by The Guardian.
The number of new graduates out of work will be double that of last year, if employment trends follow the same pattern of the last recession, career experts predict.
Shilton Sharpe Quarry has headhunted three leading lawyers for US law firm Greenberg Traurig.
Paul Maher, formerly international global law Mayer Brown’s global vice chairman, will join Cate Sharp and Fiona Adams in setting up an office of US firm Greenberg Traurig office in London.
Hanover Search & Selection has acquired City-based search firm Napier Scott for an undisclosed sum.
Patrick Field, managing director of Hanover, told Recruiter: “We got into discussions six or seven weeks’ ago. Sean Springer [Napier Scott’s chief executive] was looking for an exit, and we were in the market to purchase a company of that size.”
In times of recession, when money is tight, business is getting tougher and you’re getting stuck for solutions, who do you call? (No, we’re not talking about a certain popular film of the 80s.) Russell Grant Astrology, of course!
US executive search firm Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson has appointed Stephen A Dezember and Kevin B Kelly as managing directors to open its new Atlanta office.
Dezember and Kelly were previously executive vice presidents withSlayton Search Partners, a retained executive search firm.
Tracy Ellison has recently been appointed as Kelly Services’ UK manager.
Ellison has held the position on an interim basis since January this year. Ellison joined Kelly in 1992 to launch the permanent placement business in Liverpool. She previously worked in the legal and recruitment sectors.
Technology recruiter Nicholson is opening an office in Poland.
Located in Poznan, the team will be led by country manager, Anna Wiatr. Wiatr previously worked under the old Nicholson International banner recruiting senior executives across a number of sectors.
In response to last issue’s article ‘Recruiter bounties posted in online site’ (Recruiter, p11, 24 June), I am concerned that some companies are encouraging prospective clients to purely think about recruitment on a cost basis.
The recession has had many effects on business — recruitment freezes, bonus holds and the tightening of purse strings being three major reactions.
