The biggest problem facing the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is its members' "badge mentality" coupled with a failure to participate, the trade body's departing managing director said in his last interview with Recruiter before leaving office.

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Investment in people is the key to improved margins in the IT and engineering sectors, industry insiders claim.

More focus on training, development and staff retention will help margin growth in the sector as recruiters look to reverse the slump of the early part of the decade.