Industrial, engineering, utilities and oil and gas recruiter Vital Resources has commissioned Cheshire-based creative design agency Influence Design to develop a new website, www.vital-resource.com.
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Understandably, most wishes revolve around troubling economic conditions
Julia Feuell, managing director at travel recruiter New Frontiers, told Recruiter her wish was: “To wake up and find the difficult trading period is really all a dream.”
Education recruiter Connex Education has opened a new Leeds office.
The staffing firm currently has a branch network incorporating offices throughout the North-West, East and West Midlands.
Beleagured retailers could gain some respite from the recession due to a weakened pound, according to recruiters.
Sterling, trading at $1.50 US dollars and 1.10 euros, has caused European and American tourists alike to take advantage of the favourable exchange rate, according to Stephen Selby, managing director at retail recruiter Success Appointments.
Hays reports a 10% drop in net fee income on a like for like basis for the quarter ending 31 December 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007.
In a trading statement, the company says this reflected “deteriorating market conditions” in most of the countries in which it operates.
Construction for the Crossrail project begins tomorrow (10 January), marking the start of long-term infrastructure investment benefiting rail recruiters.
Employers are seeking to implement recruitment freezes rather than cut jobs, according to new figures.
Staffing demands at firms fell at the fastest rate in more than a decade in February and pay also fell at a record rate as firms cut costs, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs.
Vacancy numbers declined at their fastest rate since the survey began in October 1997, with an index reading of 27.6 down from 27.7 in January.
BusinessElite, an invitation-only recruiting community for top executives and recruiters, has been launched.
The service (www.businesselite.com) is designed to match experienced professionals within its exclusive talent community to director through C-level positions at leading companies and startups.
US executive search firm Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson has appointed Lorena Keough as managing director in the firm’s Miami office.
The Florida-based office specialises in the chemical, life sciences and diversity practices.