The shipping recruitment sector is starting to experience the impact of the recession, according to shipping recruiters.
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With the UK financial sector continuing to be affected by the downturn, Switzerland has become an increasingly attractive destination for finance professionals, according to recruiters.
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Media and sales recruiter pfj has acquired a majority interest in RPCushing, a provider of recruitment solutions to the market research and analysis & information sectors.
This is a further development to pfj’s vision of developing a global network of specialist recruitment companies which started last year with the acquisition of ICUR, the Sydney-based media specialist.
Healthcare Locums has announced a number of changes to its board. Kate Bleasdale, founder and chief executive, has been promoted to the newly-created executive management post of executive vice chairman and will continue to lead the business as the senior executive board director.
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International IT staff and services business FDM says that trading in the second half of 2008 continued the positive trend of the first half of the year.
The company reports strong cash flow generation, and predicts net cash flow in excess of £10m at the end of its financial year.
City-based recruiter Healy Hunt has restructured its business and diversified into new markets in response to recent events in the financial sector.
Senior search consultant Sarah Hutton becomes a director of the financial executive search firm, joining chairman and founding partner Paul Hunt, in place of Mike Moore who has left after eight years with the firm.
I’m a sucker for a great orator and must admit to finding Barack Obama’s presidential acceptance speech thoroughly energising. Now, I am well known for being apolitical (neutral), which has served me well in the past, but I thought his statement of hope could be the new call to arms for the UK recruitment industry (and especially the public provision, Jobcentre Plus).
Creative recruiter Purple Consultancy is to organise a series of monthly networking events around the UK with digital media training centre Academy Class.
The free events, for around 50 delegates at a time, will offer software and web technology training, as well as forums for people working in the sector to meet at and exchange ideas.