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The spy's mum who hired me _2

The Business Connection is an independent, privately owned company which has been providing recruitment solutions since 1988. Not particularly noteworthy, but we bet you’ll be more interested if we told you that managing director Kirsty Craig is the step-mother of the latest James Bond actor Daniel Craig.

Rec Soc has a good day out _2
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) was shocked to see the interview technique of Sir Alan Sugar's business associates on BBC1's The Apprentice.
Opening time 8 August 2007_2
Yeovil gets a new Concept Expanding the creativepool Conkers swings to new offices Job board is now child's play
Would the real David Brent... _2

A jobhunter on the OnRec.com forum pages found himself in a dilemma recently after a rec-to-rec company lined him up with a new job.

Alarm bells started to ring after he was handed the following poem written by one of the company's directors, which could have come straight from the pen of David Br

Do you want hires with that? _2

Recruitment giant Adecco has weighed into the debate regarding whether the term ’McJob’ is derogatory.

Keep it close to your chest... _2
T-shirt slogan seen on the train: 'Many positions to fill'. A perfect T-shirt for a recruiter, but alas for UK recruiters, this gem was picked up in a market — in India.

Opening time 22 August 2007_2

Search for JFL's new website
JFL Search & Selection has launched a new website, www.jflrecruit.com.

MRL expands in the Middle East
MRL Financial has expanded its operations in the Middle East by opening a second office in Doha, Qatar.

Faster than a runner Beanman _2
While we're sure there are many recruiters out there who have the requisite level of fitness needed to run a marathon, recruitment technology firm Broadbean has gone one better and is sending its mascot to run the race this year.

Beanman will be one of thousands taking part in the 26-mile race on 22
Child's play for Pareto boss _2
It was sweet success for Jonathan Fitchew, of graduate training and placement firm Pareto Law, on CBBC's Beat the Boss, with former Apprentice contestant Saira Khan.

On the programme, Cheshire-based Fitchew was one of three business executives in a team that designed Rapfreeze — an ice
Inspiring interview techniques _2
Pascale Vernetti, who describes himself as an "independent assessor on large recruitment campaigns", has clearly had enough.

Vernetti emailed the Recruiter newsdesk to share his grief at the behaviour of some of his candidates — and some of his examples are amazing.

These include one candidate who kept his anorak and rucksack on throughout the entire interview, and the cabin c
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