... tightened up, leading some commentators to remark that the sector is over-valued. Murmurs of an economic downturn have swiftly changed ... intergalactic companies which always had massive excess human resources,’ comments Philip Marsden. ‘Companies are leaner today, so ...

... and likely into recruiters’ hands. Because the public sector employs 61% of the workforce, as well as providing significant work for ... 30,000 civil servants. Under the so-called e-HR (electronic human resources) proposal, a key aspect of the project involves providing HR ...

... just for blokes, there’s a myth around in the UK that the sector has declined, in terms of manufacturing; people just aren’t aware of ... in a joined-up way.” Hamer’s philosophy: As human beings, we like to communicate, and I think storytelling, books and ...

... Purchasing in Exeter that more collaborative efforts by the sector's consortium-divided purchasers will be needed in 2004. E-procurement ... but was well ahead of their counterparts in finance, human resources, sales and marketing - none of whom averaged more than ...

... and analysed, results will be available by region and sector. Companies will not be able to see how they sit against specific ... of benchmarking as a “best practice” by the wider human resources community has played a significant role in the increasingly ...

... and globalisation, is having a huge impact on the sector.” Catharine Pelling, sales director at CarlisleMS, says that the ... of RPO was established. The RPO Alliance, a group of the Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA), defines recruitment process ...

... in Staines, Middlesex. Training activity in the public sector is also growing rapidly, with local authorities, police forces and ... manager who bought training, but now we are seeing human resources taking responsibility for staff career development.” Many ...

... Chevron to create an electronic marketplace for the energy sector, while Commerce One has entered similar agreements with Shell and ... (eg, customer relationship management), back office (eg, human resources, finance, distribution, purchasing) and desktop (e-mail, ...

... clients bespoke candidate assessment days. Trudie Way, human resources manager at Sitel, told Recruiter the assessments aided the ... a high percentage of consultants with degrees in the science sector, while Westaff, as a general recruiter, runs intensive training schemes ...

... & Employment Confederation (REC) finance and accountancy sector expert, and running the newly launched Ask Balance scheme (see below, ... Cricket Club  2005 Education: PGCert Human Resources, Manchester Metropolitan University; International ...