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Neutral vendor de Poel Consulting revealed the names of the 30 agencies that have been awarded its Gold Standard at a ceremony in Coventry last week (see www.recruiter.co.uk for a full list).

The early departure of Vedior chairman and chief executive officer Zach Miles has raised an eyebrow or two within the City analyst community.

Manpower in the US has launched the Manpower Island in the online universe of Second Life.

Flooding in the West Country cost recruiter Omega Resource Group an estimated £10,000 in lost revenue, the company has revealed.

The extreme weather conditions meant that the company's offices in Tewkesbury and Gloucester had to close for eight working days from 20 July because of loss of water suppl

Job board giant Careerbuilder.co.uk has announced a massive exclusive deal with MSN to provide job postings on its Careers Channel.

And Recruiter can reveal that the job board has also signed a similar deal with AOL in the UK, although the precise terms have not been disclosed.

Rosaleen Blair, chief executive of Alexander Mann Solutions, said that she will manage growth carefully, despite the booming demand for the company's services.

Blair told the Forum she would only take on about five new clients in her recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) business in 2007.

A recruitment campaign run in the web-based virtual universe of Second Life has already attracted nearly 500 hits to the career site of international directories company Yell.

From the outset both Yell and its recruitment agency TMP Worldwide were keen to point out that it was as much a brand-buil

There is still a perception in continental Europe that agency workers cater for the lower end of the job market, a leading industry official has said.

Denis Pennel, managing director of the European Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (Eurociett), a trade body which represents temporary employment agencies across Europe, contended that there were "too many misconceptions" about tem
Tinies, supplier of nannies and childcare staff, has had to disclose the details of a bad reference given to an agency worker, following a long battle with the Information Commissioner (Recruiter, 7 February).

A nursery nurse in Birmingham, who had been unsuccessful in applying for positions
Young entrepreneur Mohammed Naveed Mirza has set up his own recruitment agency — thanks to a loan from his mum.

Eighteen-year-old Mirza has just established Luxury Recruit, which will focus on department stores and boutique retailers in central London.

Mirza secured a grant of £3,200 from the
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