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Professional services recruiter Hydrogen showed the City and the industry it's a company in a "sweet spot" as it revealed its interim results for the first six months of the year.

The company last week reported a 38% increase in pre-tax profit to £3.9m for the six months to 30 June 2007, compared to

Share prices remain fairly static

IT recruiter FDM saw its share price rise 2p on 17 September as it reported a 45% increase in pre-tax profit to £1.8m in the six months ended 30 June 2007. Its share price continued rising in the days after the announcement to reach 133.5p, but fell back to 132p.

Respond to candidates on the move

Recruiters can make their advertising work harder for them in the mobile space with Ad.IQ's multi-channel service.

Relax rules on migrants, says ACE

Engineering recruiters are supporting calls from the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) for the Home Office to allow work permits for a wider variety of engineering disciplines to fill the skills shortage.

ACE, which has delayed its report on the skills crisis in the sector, wants Work Permits

International Costs rise in Dubai

The rising cost of international workers is placing a growing burden on multinational employers in Dubai, according to a survey by Mercer Human Consulting. Average salaries for expats rose by over 6% last year, largely due to the high cost of accommodation, the survey found.

GCS IT academy hits info overload

GCS IT has dropped its academy programme for new consultants because it was giving them too much information over too short a time.

Hives of interest aid recruitment

Live Connect from US software developer HiveLive aims to put companies more closely in touch with employees and customers, and in doing so help to attract new talent. The platform enables organisations to build online communities or ’hives’ based around people, their relationships and shared knowledge.

Select's Martyn forges franchises

Select Group's chief executive Diane Martyn claims Select is three years ahead of the competition after "aggressively" driving its franchise strategy across all of its divisions.

When Martyn joined from Blue Arrow in December 2000, Select only had 10 franchise offices, but since then she has invested millions in back office infrastructure and has implemented a strategy to award 30 franchise

Illegal workers still in key jobs

The government has failed to revoke the licences of nearly 4,000 illegal workers from security jobs despite the passing of a deadline imposed by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

On 13 December Smith admitted that 6,653 people were working illegally in the UK and 4,447 were suspected of doing so.

Instant interview live on the web

A new website from India is allowing employers to schedule and conduct live video interviews with candidates wherever they are in the world.