The public relations sector must gain a greater sense of its own worth if it is to combat its candidate shortage, according to Patrick Barrow, director general of the Public Relations Consultant Association.
He said recent statistics show that 20% of those working in PR want to leave it within 10 years and 50% want to leave within five years.
Speaking at a debate organised by recruit
He said recent statistics show that 20% of those working in PR want to leave it within 10 years and 50% want to leave within five years.
Speaking at a debate organised by recruit
The chairman of the REC's board of directors says the recruitment trade body is "in good hands" with acting chief executive Helen Reynolds, in the wake of CEO Marcia Roberts' departure.
Support is growing among MPs to extend the remit of the Gangmasters Licence Authority (GLA) from agriculture and food processing to other sectors, including construction and hospitality.
Recruiters are casting doubt on whether an urgent review of recruitment checks on overseas staff working in the NHS that has been ordered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown will produce concrete results.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said it wants to work with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), which has announced that a "major industry taskforce" will put the "activities and behaviour" of recruitment consultancies "under the spotlight".