Skills shortages and economic uncertainty have made the recruiter’s job harder in recent times, adding to the problems caused by employers connecting with candidates directly online. New figures from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation suggest that the market for full-time jobs is shrinking, but despite this, recruiters still need to find candidates capable of filling the roles that are available.
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UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty is to create 300 new jobs in the US, thanks to a $697m (£537m) contract win.
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has told Recruiter it is considering whether to carry out its own investigation into the conduct of its members The Best Connection (TBC) and Transline in connection with working practices at retailer Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire.
Technology recruitment firm Digitech Resourcing has a new brand and website.
Multi-sector recruiter g2 Recruitment has moved to bigger premises within Manchester City Centre.
Digital media association Manchester Digital has launched an apprenticeship scheme.
South Yorkshire-headquartered Provide Education plans to start working with schools and job candidates in Rochdale, Oldham and Tameside in Greater Manchester later this summer.
Online retail giant Amazon is to create 500 jobs with the opening of a new fulfilment centre in Doncaster.
Nakama has seen UK year-on-year revenue fall 8% in a “year of transition”, according to the international recruiter’s preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2016.
A fake Scottish firm targeting unemployed people and persuading them to hand over cash for bogus background checks is apparently part of an international scam, reports Scottish daily newspaper The National.