Graduate Success and the Bright Futures Society have come together to form Bright Futures Resourcing.
The new organisation will work with organisations to spot graduate talent and develop that talent through their time at university to prepare them when they enter the world of work.
Following a meeting with the department for business, enterprise and regulatory reform (BERR) on Friday, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is to push for the latest possible implementation of the agency workers directive.
Financial recruitment specialist, Ardent has launched a procurement, supply chain and logistics division. The division forms part of Ardent Search, its executive recruitment business.
Lee Hutchinson, who heads up the new division, will be based in the Leeds office, servicing the M62 corridor.
Nearly three out of four (72%) private sector workers surveyed say they are more likely to consider a public sector job now compared to a year ago, according to Hays’ Public Sector Survey 2008.
Despite continuing job losses, and uncertainty about hiring intentions, Paul Venables, finance director at Hays, says, it’s not all bad news for recruiters in the City. There are grounds for optimism in certain niche areas.
“It’s probably the best time in your life to be a credit scorer,” Venables told Recruiter.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s decision to grant permission for the the world’s second biggest wind farm off the coast of Wales would create a mass of jobs in the utlities, energy and enginering recruitment market.
Legal recruiter Shilton Sharpe Quarry’s (SSQ’s) recent decision to enter into a joint venture with US legal recruiter Mestel & Company, is based on predictions of significant mergers between UK and US law firms, according to a director of SSQ.
As firms across the country look to make redundancies due to the recession, HR professionals and management need to communicate clearly and openly with workers, according to HR recruiters.
A recent survey from training provider Learn HR shows that 49% of staff are more anxious about their job than they were this time last year.
The financial services sector continued to experience a decline in hiring activity in November, according to a new survey.
A recruiter has entered into competition with TV presenter Jonathan Ross to determine just who can put on the most extravagant Christmas lights display.
Nick Robeson, chief executive at headhunters Alium Partners, has erected an eight-foot, inflatable bear complete with cubs.