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Marketing & Sales 13 August 2024

When there’s no place like home – and it may need improving

Amid a gloom-and-doom cascade of unemployment figures and numbers of furloughed workers, small shoots of economic activity are popping up, notably in the home improvement and delivery sectors.

 

Retail, Sales 18 June 2020

FINANCIALS: Hays benefits from strong performance in US and China

A strong performance in the US and China, backed by solid growth in other markets in Asia and the Americas, bolstered global recruiter Hays’ results, according to a trading update for the three months ending 30 September 2019.

15 October 2019

Recruitment M&A activity in the UK returns to pre-recession levels

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK recruiters have returned to pre-recession levels, with a 167% increase in deals over the past two years on the same period a decade ago.

22 August 2019

Sellick Partnership eyes European opportunities with sale to Samsic

Sellick Partnership’s sale of a majority stake in the business to soft service provider Samsic will open up opportunities for the professional services staffing specialist right across Europe.

Construction & property, Legal 10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Americas business leads gross profit growth at PageGroup

Global recruiter PageGroup has seen group gross profit increase 11.7% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the first quarter of 2019.

10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: ClearStar sees profit rise

US background check technology and service provider ClearStar has seen year-on-year profit climb 11%, according to a trading update for the quarter to 31 March 2019.

10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles sees revenue rise by more than 15%

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen net revenue climb 15.2% year-on-year, according to full-year 2018 results.

Executive search 26 February 2019

FINANCIALS: ManpowerGroup sees slight drop in revenue

ManpowerGroup has reported a slight drop in year-on-year revenue for the third quarter.

22 October 2018

Steady as she goes in Australian market, says Page

Optimism is relatively high in the Australian business community, despite challenges in a number of markets, reports recruitment specialist Michael Page Australia.
Executive search 18 March 2013

Clements cautions on international growth for recruiters

Recruiter’s March cover profile star Russell Clements, the former chief executive officer of staffing firm SThree, now chair of visual analytics company cube19, gives advice to recruitment agencies interested in going for overseas growth in the below video:
14 March 2013

Small cap recruiter valuations set to recover - City Comment

Over the last few weeks, stock markets have been hitting new highs, with cyclical stocks leading the charge.
Engineering 14 March 2013

Adecco UK and Ireland buck the European trend

Adecco’s UK and Ireland business bucked the trend across most of Europe as the international staffing giant announced its full-year results for 2012.
Engineering 13 March 2013

Pertemps Professionals heads recruiters in Best Small Companies list

Are recruitment firms as great a place to work for in 2013 as they were last year? The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work for List’ this year sees 23 recruitment consultancies listed, down slightly from 25 last year, with Pertemps Professional Staffing Network leading the recruiter field in third place.
12 March 2013

Recruitment group Hydrogen sets out plans for next four years

Professional and technical staffing firm Hydrogen Group has set out plans for the next four years of business, as chief executive officer Tim Smeaton tells Recruiter its previous plans for international diversification were disrupted due to unexpected buoyancy in the UK market.
IT/Telecoms, Legal 11 March 2013

FINANCIALS: SThree diversifies, Reed grows - but GP drops at both

International specialist staffing firm SThree’s gross profit (GP) has fallen 3% year-on-year to £45.5m in the three months to 24 February, driven by challenging conditions in the permanent hire market, while Reed Specialist Recruitment has seen turnover rise slightly in the UK, but GP drop.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 8 March 2013

UK recruiters set to dominate global markets – City Comment

Recent results from the quoted recruitment companies under our coverage indicate that there could be some grounds for optimism.
7 March 2013

Recruiters assess post-Chavez opportunities in Venezuela

The death of Venezuela’s socialist president of 14 years Hugo Chavez has led to the possibility of the market opening up – and recruiters with interests in the region and its significant oil industry are showing cautious optimism for long-term opportunities.
Engineering 7 March 2013

FINANCIALS: Page confident in diverse hiring markets

International recruiter PageGroup says it is confident in its profitability given the scalable, small size of its specialist teams, as it further diversifies its geographical markets and industries.
IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 5 March 2013

Adecco leads reduced recruitment cohort in Best Companies list

Recruitment companies featured less prominently in the Sunday Times’ annual Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For 2013 listings than in previous years, with Adecco UK the highest entrant at number 24.
4 March 2013

Adecco Vietnam head sits on business forum

Staffing firm Adecco Vietnam’s general director Nicola Connolly has taken up a position on business group the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF).
HR 1 March 2013

FINANCIALS: Capita, Hays, Impellam

Three of the recruitment world’s largest groups have posted results, with broadly positive figures emerging.
28 February 2013

Randstad Sourceright launches shared services centre in Budapest

Randstad Sourceright has unveiled its new shared services centre (SSC) in Budapest, Hungary.
Commercial & office support 27 February 2013

Randstad to auto-enrol 20,000 temps with NOW: Pensions

Recruitment group Randstad has appointed multi-employer pensions trust as the provider of new auto-enrolment pensions schemes for eligible agency workers from next month.
27 February 2013

Job interviews a quarter longer than in 2008, finds Randstad

The average duration of a job interview process for successful applicants has increased by more than a quarter over the last five years, according to recruitment group Randstad.
26 February 2013
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