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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

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Randstad CPE promotes three

Specialist recruiter Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering has promoted three internal managers to regional directors.

Construction & property, Engineering 29 August 2012

VIDEO: Clubb sees consistency across brands in new role

Recruitment is one industry that sees multinational companies with tens of thousands of employees rub shoulders with a number of smaller firms, right down to literal one-man bands – and the smaller firms still pack their punch.

Commercial & office support, Construction & property 29 August 2012

Adecco creates unified MSP and RPO provider Pontoon

Global recruitment group Adecco has combined its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed service provider (MSP) offerings in to one unified organisation, Pontoon.

29 August 2012

Roc Search turns to engineering

Multi-sector recruiter Roc Search has entered the engineering sector, on top of its existing IT and finance specialisms.

Engineering, IT/Telecoms 28 August 2012

City Comment: Recruitment stocks miss out on summer upswing

Traditionally, the summer months are the most difficult for equities. Yet, so far the old adage ‘sell in May and go away, come back on St Leger’s day’ has not proved to be a fruitful investment strategy.

24 August 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Michael Page gets Bowden as NED

Recruitment consultancy Michael Page International has appointed David Lowden to its board as a non-executive director (NED), chair of its remuneration committee and a member of its audit and nomination committees.

Executive search 22 August 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Eames hires two in UK

Financial and professional services recruiter Eames Consulting Group has appointed Claire Smith as managing consultant of its compliance division, while Mary Nguyen joins as consultant.

22 August 2012

Overseas experience ‘a new must’ for CFOs, finds Michael Page

Chief financial officers (CFOs) with overseas experience are more likely to be more in demand and better paid, finds recruiter Michael Page in its 2012 CFO Barometer.

Executive search 22 August 2012

Seven in 10 think ‘unprofessional’ Facebook profile will harm career

Over two in three (69%) of UK professionals regularly de-tag themselves from pictures and remove comments from their Facebook profiles because they could be detrimental to their careers.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 21 August 2012

Niche UK expansion lies ahead for Michael Page

Michael Page is looking to expand into more specialist niche sectors in the UK toward the end of 2012 and early 2013.

20 August 2012

As A-level results drop and university fees rise, students must open eyes

The first drop in A-level grades as results are released today coincides with the first year of higher tuition fees and a 7% fall in offers made by universities. This is in addition to the news that only 4% of graduate applicants actually make it onto an official graduate scheme.

16 August 2012

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