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IT services provider FDM Group is to recruit student brand managers as part of its Student Brand Manager Initiative to further enhance its brand awareness across UK universities.

The government needs to ensure any migrant cap does not hinder economic growth, according to Ian Godden, chairman of UK aerospace, defence and security trade organisation ADS.

Godden says: “We understand why the government wishes to control immigration but we would encourage them to do so in a manner that aligns with their priorities for economic growth. 

IT and digital media recruitment agency Circle Recruitment has appointed Lucy Burnley as senior recruitment consultant. 

Burnley has four years’ recruitment experience, working in the IT and software development sector, and will focus on both permanent and contract appointments.

George Osborne MP (credit M Holland)

Recruiters who want to be successful in foreign markets have been warned that they risk failure if they fail to prepare.

Premiership football giants Arsenal have been using psychometric tests to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of their next generation of talent.

Multi-sector recruiter Forde Recruitment has appointed Shakela Needham as manager of its driving and industrial divisions.

She will be helped by Jocelyn Pinder as a consultant for the firm’s industrial division.

Eight in 10 IT jobseekers have failed to find new roles using social networking sites, according to a survey from The IT Job Board.

The survey of 540 IT candidates found that while half of all respondents had used LinkedIn to search for jobs and almost a third of IT professionals (32%) would like to be headhunted through such sites, 80% had failed to land a new job.

Unemployment levels in Canada and Australia remained unchanged in March.

Canada’s unemployment rate remained stable at 8.2% in March, according to data from Statistics Canada.

The data shows that Canada added 17,900 jobs in the month and brings total job gains since July 2009 to 176,000. In February, 20,900 jobs were created, while 43,000 were added in January.

TEAM is urging its members to take advantage of the opportunities available to recruiters via the government’s flexible new deal for long-term unemployed.

The opportunities on the Department of Work and Pensions website are open to all recruiters and businesses, and there is no requirement to be a member of an organisation to apply. 

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