Global cosmetics and beauty company L’Oréal has awarded a three-and-a-half year procurement co-sourcing contract to business process and technology services provider Xchanging.
The deals sees Xchanging manage a significant amount of indirect procurement on behalf of L’Oréal across five countries — France, the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain. The contract runs to 31 December 2014.
ReThink Recruitment (ReThink), part of technology staffing specialist The ReThink Group, has launched a new division targeting senior executives earning between £60k and £150k and interim managers above £600 per day.
Royal London is to create 105 new jobs through a relocation and internal recruitment drive, according to a spokesperson for the life and pensions firm.
Earlier this week the firm announced it is to merge with Royal Liver.
Telecoms recruiters First Point Group has launched a dedicated Chinese website.
www.firstpointgroup.com.cn serves clients and candidates across the region and around the world.
First Point Group has offices in Hong Kong (as well as in London, Dubai, Dallas, Saudi Arabia and Mexico) and a growing number of Chinese speakers on its global staff.
IT recruiter InterQuest Group has announced that due to “apparent impropriety and alleged fraud” within a major client of recent acquisition Contract Connections Limited, the client has terminated its contract with CCL, according to a company statement.
InterQuest Group acquired the technology staffing business Contract Connections (CCL) for a total consideration of up to £4.6m.
Multi-sector recruiter Cummins Mellor Recruitment has appointed business consultant Hayley Huddart in a business development role.
She joins the firm’s senior management team.
The founder of Soldier On!, a charity that is working to get injured service men and women into meaningful careers, is calling for recruiters to help a corporal injured in Afghanistan.
Welfare-to-work charity Careers Development Group (CDG) is on the lookout for volunteers with HR or recruitment, or job interview experience to teach jobseekers IT skills, help with CV writing or help people who do not have a good understanding of English.
Global executive search firm Glasford International has added Chandler Woods as a partner firm in Australia.
The executive search firm is a management services practice and is led by John Irwin, operating from offices in Sydney and Canberra.
Competition to land a first job in the City is getting tougher
According to research by global jobs site eFinancialCareers.com, 75% of students surveyed say they’d be prepared to work for free – up from 63% last year.