Global executive search and human capital management firm ZRG Partners has opened a new office in Frankfurt, Germany.
Stephan Breitfeld heads the office for the US-based firm. Breitfeld brings 13 years of retained search experience to ZRG, having worked for several global retained search firms in the region.??
Cuts in public sector expenditure do not spell the end for recruitment into the sector, according to findings from public sector recruiter Synergy.
Its research shows that in 2009, it witnessed a 70% increase in the number of enquires for entry level revenue and benefits staff from local authorities, in comparison to the previous year (2008).
Employers should begin preparing for implementation of the agency workers directive, according to Guy Lamb, head of employment at DLA Piper.
Specialist mobile employment centres from Remploy will travel to small towns and remote parts of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire next week to support the long-term unemployed back into work.
Remploy employment advisors will man the JobMobiles offering back to work services, including CV writing, interview coaching and enhanced job searching techniques.
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has appointed Annie Paydar as head of HR for the European and MENA regions.
Paydar, who has worked in HR at Carlyle for more than five years, previously led HR activities in the New York office and will now be based in London.
Paydar has also worked as part of the HR team with The Blackstone Group in New York.
Multi-sector recruiter Omega Resource Group has set up a new business in Norway to serve clients across Scandinavia and Europe.
The business will serve engineering corporations operating in Norway and Scandinavia, meeting the demand for skilled engineers.
Half of firms bin CVs for including a spelling or grammatical mistake, with many admitting they are now ‘pickier’ due to the large number of applicants.
Studentgems.com, the UK’s student and employer matchmaking website, has compiled a list of the most common errors:
1 Using ‘text speak’ to communicate with employers, in particular the use of ’i’ instead of ’I’.
Multi-sector recruiter Additional Resources has signed up for the online CV service iProfile.
According to Additional Resources, 48% of its CV database was instantly updated the moment iProfile was adopted.
Public relations, corporate communications and investor relations interim management recruiter VMA Group has appointed Christian Lawrence as a principal consultant in its northern office in Manchester.
IT and finance recruiter Harvey Nash says prudent management of the businesss has resulted in predicted total revenue of £375m in a trading update for the year ended 31 January 2010.
The group also predicts profit before tax and non-recurring items of not less than £4m, while its net cash position at year end was £5m.