Business and technology staffing company ReThink Recruitment has announced that they are doubling the number of trainees they will recruit next year to 20.
ReThink’s academy programme lasts six months at no costs to trainees involved.
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Job site Fish4jobs has launched a fully cross-platform mobile app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia smartphones.
Created by app developers Grapple Mobile, it enables jobseekers to search and apply for jobs on the go, including the ability to make applications from a jobseeker’s LinkedIn profile.
IT and financial services recruiter Bright Purple Resourcing has announced it is launching a new internal training facility.
The firm will work with management consultancy BMC Global Services to create the academy at its newly-expanded Edinburgh headquarters.
Banking and financial services IT recruiter Cititec has appointed Jerri Lee as contractor management consultant.
Lee was previously customer care and compliance manager at IT recruiter Empiric Solutions.
Multi-sector recruiter Bell Cornwall has expanded its business to Lichfield, where it has opened a new office.
The new branch was opened by the Sheriff of Lichfield, Dr Neville Brown, who said: “I think it’s great to see companies expanding in these uncertain times.”
The Birmingham-based business was founded in 2007.
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed news that the government is due to implement major reform to the public procurement system.
The system is the one through which UK firms do business with the government, although the FPB says the government must ensure it conducts business on the right terms.
City IT recruiter Cititec has appointed Jason Rumney as a senior recruitment consultant working on the development desk.
Rumney will specialise in recruiting for software and web development roles.
Rumney joins from recruitment consultancy IT talent, having started his career at SAP.
Engineering, energy and healthcare recruiter Nuparc has moved its 350,000-strong candidate database to Eploy.
Darren Day, director of recruitment services for Nuparc, said the firm had been previously operating on the EZ Access system and that web connectivity was a major factor in the decision to make the switch.
A study from jobsite CareerBuilder shows that most employers typically decide if you have a chance for the position within the first few minutes of your interview.
CareerBuilder has compiled the most memorable interview mistakes for a variety of European employers.
Failure to sit down properly came in at number five. See the top 10 below:
Outsource specialist Sherwood Recruitment opened an office in Leeds.
The firm has also appointed Joanne Quinn as business development director and David Rigby as recruitment manager in the Leeds branch.
The company also has offices in Sheffield and London.