ATA Recruitment and Ganymede Solutions have announced increased profits for the period ending 31 December 2008.
The staffing firms, part of recruitment, training and events firm the RTC Group, achieved operating profits of £1.05m, (2007: £849,000), with net fee income of £7.2m.
Recruiters’ encouragement to their staff to use social and professional networking sites for work purposes could pose legal risks. At a recent Blake Lapthorn and APSCo seminar with Selwyn Bloch QC, recruiters were advised of practical steps that an employer could take to minimise potential risks.
Recruiters have a crucial role in providing staff with good communication skills into hotels, according to hospitality recruiters.
England cricketer Andrew Flintoff told The Sun this week that he was annoyed that there are hotel receptionists in this country who cannot speak English.
Technical recruiter McGinley Support Services (MSS) has used its exposure within airport infrastructure staffing to launch an aviation division.
MSS has hired Gary Edelman as operations manager to lead the division, which has so far focused on ground handling, cargo and catering services.
Monster has launched its Target SMS service in the UK to send the latest relevant vacancies direct to Monster users’ mobile phones.
Jobseekers whose CVs match an employer’s search criteria can now be notified of job opportunities by SMS. They can then immediately apply for the vacancy and speed up the application process.
Badenoch & Clark says that employers remain cautious in their hiring, but warns that they need to gear up for hiring now or risk missing out when the upturn comes.
There has been a marked increase in the number of firms recruiting personnel without using the traditional methods of the past 20 years, according to London advertising agency MBA.
Stephen Rowlinson
International human resources consulting group, Penna Consulting, has acquired recruitment communications company Barkers in an £8.6m cash deal.
There are significant executive level recruitment opportunities, as firms restructure, according to travel recruitment firms.
