Demand for high-level IT staff in the telecoms sector is proving a massive growth area for recruiters.
Matthew Bishop, manager of the telecoms and networks division of multi-sector recruiter Blue Pelican Group, told Recruiter:
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A decrease in oil price will lead to wide spread job losses, according to a trade body.
Figures from trade body Oil & Gas UK suggest that the number of wells drilled in the North Sea could be a third of last year’s total of 109. The body blames the combination of decrease oil prices and increases in tax.
Building bust: redundancies in construction are on the up
International engineering firm GKN has announced cut backs in its Hampstead, Walsall and Telford operations.
A spokesperson for the company told Recruiter the redundancies would not affect temporary or contract staff:
Media sector recruiters are trying to help broadcast candidates after ITV’s announcement it would cut 600 jobs, about 15% of its total workforce.
Judith Blair, managing director of media recruiter PCR, told Recruiter:
Creative, media and marketing recruiter Ad Lib has launched a technical division, Ad Lib Techies, specialising in IT professionals in the same industries.
The new division will handle both creative and technical positions.
As business gets to grip with the recession, companies are deploying different tactics to have the best and brightest in their organisation, according to a new report. DeeDee Doke looks into how the new people agenda will affect the workforces of the future
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Hiring activity in the City in February was significantly down on February 2008, according to Morgan McKinley’s latest London Employment Monitor.
According to the company, there were 62% fewer new vacancies in February than in the same month last year. This was despite a 9% rise in the number of new vacancies in February 2009 compared with January 2009.