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Threats to Ireland's labour market looming large_2
The stunning transformation of Ireland's labour market over the past 20 years could be thwarted if the republic's government fails to control the growth of wages and tackle the problem of excessive employment regulations.

Peter Keenan of Irish recruitment company the Parc Group, which has been established for 32 years and operates in 32 countries, warned delegates that a number of factors t
Suppliers driven to gain diversity accreditation_2
Business demand for recruiters' commitment to diversity is intensifying, with an announcement by two major UK master vendors that they will require suppliers on their preferred supplier lists to achieve a new diversity certification.

Matrix Management Services and SkyBlue Solutions have written to th
Kyte takes flight with its online video channels_2
Recruiters have another powerful online channel to build brand and find passive candidates, following the launch of Kyte.tv.

Based in San Francisco and backed by some of the same investors behind Google, Hotmail and Skype, Kyte's uniqueness lies in bringing together social networking, user-generated
Workcircle's widget could make anyone a job site _2
Workcircle, a UK-based search engine for jobs, is enabling recruiters to target passive candidates by putting their job advertisements within specialist blogs and websites.

It works by the site owner or blogger embedding a piece of code, referred to as a 'widget', which then pulls relevant jobs from the Workcircle database to their site.

"The people visiting the site or blog won't be
Deliver on training and careers to ease shortage_2
Recruiters need to deliver on consultants' career expectations to help ease the skills shortage in the sector, according to Richard Lawrance, managing director of engineering specialist Resource Solutions.

"There is a shortage of good recruitment consultants and there is also a shortage of companies
ATSCo looks further afield to EU for real growth_2

Providing information on geographical expansion should be at the heart of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies' future, ATSCo's chief executive told Recruiter.

Ann Swain said in an exclusive interview that member companies branching out to the EU could be a "real growth area" for ATSCo, with the provision of information key.

"Our plans are to extend the vista

Verb glues together all Vedior's education parts_2
All the education-related businesses owned by Vedior are now operating as part of a recently created subsidiary group.

The Vedior Education Recruitment Business (Verb) Group, which was launched at the beginning of the year, includes Select Education, Select Education Australasia, teachanywhere.com, S
Simply Hired locks in the importance of networks_2

Jobs search engine, Simply Hired, has developed an application for social networking site Facebook, which allows users to display a mini CV, as well as indicate how open they are to new job opportunities.

Called Workin' It!, the application also tells potential employers what type of roles or posi

Medics seek posts abroad following system fiasco_2
Medical Training Application Service (MTAS), the NHS's botched recruitment system, has created opportunities for agencies who recruit junior doctors to work abroad, says one recruiter who works in the sector.

Geneva Health, which recruits junior doctors to work in Australia and New Zealand, claims th
Changing migrant worker rules 'unfair and no use'_2
Retrospective changes to the government's Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) were criticised by MPs and recruiters.

Parliament's joint committee on human rights met on 9 August to discuss the changes made to the legislation last November.

Estimates of the number of migrants affected by th
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