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IT jobseekers prefer niche boards
Nearly half (45%) of IT jobseekers do not use generalist jobs boards at all, finds specialist IT jobsite CWJobs.co.uk in a survey of over 1,000 candidates. The survey also finds that 90% of jobseekers prefer to get support from a company ‘that understands the IT sector’, with 75% stating that they do not believe people working outside the industry understand it.
Contracts/Deals: Penna Ireland and Whitewater merge
Northern Irish HR firm Whitewater Consulting has been merged into HR services firm Penna Ireland.
Iron Maiden singer looks to create 1,000 jobs with new firm
Bruce Dickinson, pilot, entrepreneur and lead singer of heavy metal group Iron Maiden, has founded Cardiff Aviation, an aircraft maintenance business, which he hopes will create at least 1,000 jobs within 18 months.
INTERNATIONAL US: Standish Executive Search launched in Boston
Recruitment industry veteran Stanley H Davis has launched his new firm, Standish Executive Search.
INTERNATIONAL US: SOS acquired by QPS
The Kansas City, Missouri operation of nationwide staffing firm SOS Staffing Services has been acquired by professional, technical, industrial and office recruiter QPS Employment Group.
INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Heidrick & Struggles hires Pierce-Cooke in New York
Leadership advisory firm, Heidrick & Struggles International, provider of executive search and leadership consulting services worldwide, has appointed Chris Pierce-Cooke as partner, leadership consulting.
INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Lucas Group promotes five at the top
North American executive search firm, Lucas Group, has announced five senior promotions at the firm. This brings the number of associates promoted by the firm to 19 in this fiscal year.
INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Volt makes Kochman CEO
Talent and technology consultancy Volt Information Sciences has made Ron Kochman its president and chief executive.
INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Slayton Search attracts Doyle
Retained executive search firm Slayton Search Partners, based in Chicago, has appointed John P Doyle as executive vice president.
Contracts/Deals: Talent Q used by London Ambulance Service
The London Ambulance Service is using talent assessment software from Talent Q.
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