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.
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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.
It was interesting to see the research from Watson Wyatt, highlighting that over 70% of European firms were looking to reduce budgeted pay increases in response to the current economic climate (‘Costcutting European firms face risks’, Recruiter.co.uk, 3 July 2009).
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Over-expansion and a management talent shortage has combined to batter Britain’s pub industry, according to hospitality recruiters.
Latest figures from the British Beer & Pub Association show that 52 pubs are going out of business every week.