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Professional online network XING is attributing a large part of its growth in the first half of the year to e-recruitment, alongside advertising on the network.

International creative, digital and marketing recruitment specialist Nakama has appointed Julia Falcone as director of its Melbourne operation.

Falcone has more than 10 years of experience in creative and digital recruitment in Australia and was previously with creative staffing specialist Aquent.

Multi-sector recruiter Bond Williams has appointed Suzanne Sherriff and Joy Bruce as recruitment consultants.

Sherriff will handle temporary staffing appointments for clients in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch areas, while Bruce works within the firm’s HR, office and commercial recruitment division.

Multi-sector recruiter Expand has appointed Kieran Donnelly to lead its digital media division.

The Labour government’s £760m Pathways to Work scheme, which aimed to move people off disability benefits and into work, has been criticised by a report by the government’s spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Global recruitment agency Randstad has launched a new specialist healthcare division, Randstad Sales, focusing on sales, marketing, clinical and training roles within the healthcare sector.

Only 14% of UK managers consider their business is prepared to cope with the demands of an increasingly older workforce, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Morgan Hunt has appointed Matvei Gorbachev managing director of Morgan Hunt Russia.

Previously head of the Moscow office, Gorbachev will have responsibility for the entire Russian business, which includes offices in Moscow and St Petersburg.

News and information service for the global cargo and freighting industry IFW, has launched a jobs and recruitment service for freight and logistics professionals.

Recently posted jobs include roles ranging from sales executives, senior traffic planners and personal assistants to freight forwarding operators, key account managers and global directors.

Jobseekers are finding it tough in a competitive market, with 32% believing a lack of qualifications is holding them back, according to research by Home Learning College and reed.co.uk.

The survey, carried out among 4,000 reed.co.uk jobseekers, also provided further evidence that higher education is no guarantee of success, with 21% saying their degree has not benefited their career.

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