We have been told by our head office to cut costs by £1 million by the end of the month, and that we have to do this by letting staff go. This means losing 25 members of staff! What do we do? 
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In an increasingly competitive industry, how easy is it to differentiate your recruitment company from all the others?
If e-auctions work for the supply of goods, then why not the supply of temporary labour?
Guidance on all things 'human resources' comes from many different sources, it seems.
Hence the diverse range of speakers at last month's Human Resources Development conference run by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
However, one speaker stood out at the conference more than most… a certain Ajahn Brahmavamso, a Buddhist monk, who dispensed wisdom on 'Workplace Ha
Hence the diverse range of speakers at last month's Human Resources Development conference run by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
However, one speaker stood out at the conference more than most… a certain Ajahn Brahmavamso, a Buddhist monk, who dispensed wisdom on 'Workplace Ha
At the Recruiter Annual Forum last week, we were most relieved to hear Rosaleen Blair of Alexander Mann Solutions tell the audience that as recruiters "we should be careful not to get hung up on terminology", having begun her talk explaining that her company was involved with recruitment process outsourcing.
In the panel discussion and audience questions following her excellent prese
In the panel discussion and audience questions following her excellent prese
A reader's letter in the Daily Mirror this month asked the Biz columnist: "I would like to set up an employment agency in the area where I live. Can you give me any advice on how to do this?"
Biz, trying to be helpful, asks: "Have you any experience of running an agency or at least working in one?" He continues: "It's not the sort of business you can just set up out of the blue.
Biz, trying to be helpful, asks: "Have you any experience of running an agency or at least working in one?" He continues: "It's not the sort of business you can just set up out of the blue.
Recruiter's cover boy John Simmonds, managing director of de Poel Consulting, let it slip that his account managers all have toy lorries bearing the liveries of their clients on their desks. Chairman Matthew Sanders even goes on eBay to snap up lorries of new clients.
A Jobcentre in Norwich has gained national news coverage for carrying an advert for a dominatrix in a kinky torture dungeon. The successful candidate, it said, can earn £100 a day "for wearing leather and stomping on S&M fetishists who enjoy being trodden on".
Secs in the City's Simon Prince (left) and Jeremy Roberts won the 2007 NORAS pool tournament, proving it's not just hits but also balls that they are good at racking up.Secs in the City saw off stiff competition from 16 other job boards, beating Mad.co.uk in the final.
With the power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland underway and apparently running smoothly, business is being attracted back in a big way. And it seems that now is a very good time to be in recruitment in the province, as Ben Jones found out