The secret of the successful use of new social media in recruitment is “blind faith”, according to one recruiter.
Roger Philby, chief executive of Chemistry Group, told Recruiter that persisting with the use of blogs and Twitter was a major factor in the company achieving record profits in March, April and May.
HCL has launched a recruitment drive in its social care division, which includes Bluecare, a UK social care staffing company.
To meet rising client demand, HCL is looking for around 30 specialist recruitment consultants for its London office and 10 for its office in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Global search firm Boyden has appointed J Gregory Coleman as managing director in its Global Financial Services Practice.
Working from the firm’s New York office, Coleman specialises in recruiting senior executives for both US and international positions in commercial/retail banking, investment banking, investment/wealth management, not-for-profit, insurance and human resources.
After working in the recruitment industry for 20 years, I have learned that the figures reported by any governmentorientated organisations are total fabrication (‘Unemployment rises to 2.26m’, 17 June).
With her editorial last issue (Recruiter, 24 June), DeeDee Doke has struck a chord which should worry organisations who routinely take staff — both temp and perm — from recruitment agencies. If candidates have not been screened to the point where they can start work, then the agencies are simply not doing their job.
Multi-posting firm idibu has introduced an instant quote tool that displays the price of its software subscriptions publicly.
The widget can be found at www.idibu.com and will appear across a growing network of job boards. A revenue share scheme allows boards displaying the widget to be rewarded for successful referrals.
Mizen: focused on growth
Green shoots are appearing as recruiters embrace recruitment software solutions, according to Colleague Software.
Most UK workers would not take credit for their colleagues’ work, according to a new poll by Monster.
The poll found that 75% of UK workers wanted to succeed on their own merit but 15% had been tempted to take credit for their fellow employee’s work and 7% admitted to frequently doing do.
Welfare to work agency Reed in Partnership has been awarded a 24-month contract in Poland, the agency’s first contract win in Europe.
The company has been selected by the Polish government to deliver welfare to work services in three areas across the country, in the areas of Katowice, Chorzow and Czestochova.