At today’s AGM of specialist professional recruiter Hydrogen Group, Ian Temple, executive chairman made the following statement:
“As anticipated at the time of our preliminary results announcement on 10 March 2009, the uncertain macro-economic environment continues to result in challenging trading conditions across a number of our key markets.
Global executive search firm Boyden has announced the election of its new board.
Trina Gordon was re-elected to a second two-year term as chairman. Jim Hertlein, managing director Houston and a member of the firm’s global industrial practice, and Erkki Panula, senior partner of Boyden Helsinki and member of the firm’s global technology practice, were elected as directors.
Professional recruiter Antal is to open four new offices in Frankfurt, Munich and Nuremburg in Germany and Barcelona in Spain.
The move takes the Antal network to 62 business units across 29 countries.
Antal’s Nuremburg office will be led by former Siemens employee Ralf Roehrle who will focus on appointments in the engineering, manufacturing and transportation sectors.
Multi-sector recruiter Personnel Selection has purchased the assets of commercial and industrial staffing firm Jann UK.
Simon Garbett, managing director at Personnel Selection, says: “The integration of the Jann UK business into the group will benefit both clients and candidates alike and further enhance our coverage of the Portsmouth region.”
Recruitment giant Adecco has migrated all UK job postings from Conkers to Broadbean.
Engineers remain in short supply, according to Manpower’s Talent Shortage Survey.
Engineers topped the list in the UK, followed by skilled trade professionals and sales representatives.
The full list is as follows:
1. Engineers
2. Skilled trades
3. Sales representatives
4. Management/executives
The rising proportion of women doctors will lead to a greater emphasis on flexible working and the use of locums in the medical workforce, according to health and social care recruiter HCL.
Executive search consultancies in the US have been chosen or retained in a number of high-profile searches.
Online recruitment solutions provider HotLizard has introduced a ‘Pay for Success’ model, a payment per application that the job board generates, subject to a monthly minimum charge.
Charges include all hosting, support and maintenance, upgrades and ongoing search engine optimisation.
Small recruitment agencies which lack a specialism, operate at the lower end of the market and lag behind in their adoption of new technologies will find themselves increasingly under threat in the next 10 years, a Jobsite report says.