Supply Desk East Anglia emerged victorious in Wednesday’s national sales competition, hosted by Bill Boorman Consultancy (see Recruiter.co.uk, 1 June)
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The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales has appointed Dan Langford, group marketing director at Acorn, as commercial director of the sporting organisation responsible for the Wales team at the Delhi Games in October 2010.
Hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive has announced the appointment of Darren Walsh as an associate director.
Walsh’s specialisms will be hospitality real estate, finance, legal, operations and investment management.
Walsh has worked in investment banking executive search for 10 years recruiting on retained mandates.
Professional financial services and insurance recruiter Darwin Rhodes has recruited Matthew Doyle as its regional manager for its Dublin office.
Doyle has six years’ of local financial recruitment experience.
Social networking sites are not the best way for niche job boards to attract candidates, according to niche job board, Jobs4Medical.co.uk
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The government is proposing that a certain level of social care would be provided free to everyone, while accommodation costs are deferred.
Hays has appointed Julie Greenwood as managing director of Hays Healthcare in the UK.
Current jobseekers need to ask potential employer questions surrounding the company’s financial stability to safeguard their own long-term job security, according to Andrew Hardaker, managing director of construction and engineering recruiter ATA Selection.
Hardaker says: “No-one wants to start a job and find out months down the line that it vanishes from under their feet.
Tesco has received more applications than ever to enter its Pharmacy Graduate Scheme.
Tesco says it has received over 1,000 applications from graduates looking to join this year’s scheme.
The scheme has generated 50 newly qualified pharmacists, now prepared to enter stores and serve communities across the country.
Human capital management solutions provider StepStone has launched a free Talent Strategy Assessment tool to help employers gauge the strengths and weaknesses of
their talent management processes.
Over 300 firms have already used the tool (available at www.talentstrategyassessment.com).
German, French and Chinese versions are now available.