Expats are more likely to land a new job in Saudi Arabia than in any other GCC country, according to the latest employment data from Middle East online recruitment firm GulfTalent.com.
The number of expatriate employees in Saudi Arabia increased by an estimated 2.4% in Q4 2009, followed by Qatar with a 2.2% increase. There was also a 0.3% rise in Oman.
Healthcare recruiter Mayday Healthcare has topped the Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
Mayday Healthcare, shortlisted in the best public sector recruitment agency category at last week’s Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Innovate CV, and ranked 4th in Recruiter’s Hot 100, was not the only recruiter to make the list.
International healthcare provider Bupa has appointed Denise Collis as its new group HR director.
Almost three in four Irish workers (72%) would consider moving abroad to get a job, according to a survey from Irish recruiter Grafton.
News website Inside Ireland reports that the poll of more that 1,000 individuals during March, revealed that the top destination for emigration would be Europe, followed by Australia, Great Britain and Canada.
The recession has proven no barrier to top professionals wanting to work aboard, according to a report from international staffing firm Hydrogen.
The study of 3,155 mid to senior-level professionals, shows that 94% are either already working internationally, or want to do so, while 60% of respondents said the recession has had ’no impact’ on their willingness to move abroad.
When Wm Morrisons Supermarkets joined forces with creative ad agency Jupiter Advertising to find general managers for its stores nationwide, they not only filled the roles, but the campaign ended up winning the Most Effective Recruitment Campaign award.
A team from Newcastle University has won the opportunity to represent the UK in a business game - Brandstorm - in Paris, used by international cosmetics company L’Oreal to find talented graduates.
Outsourcing firm The Capita Group has appointed Paul Bowtell as an independent non-executive director.
Bowtell is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and in November 2007 was appointed a non-executive director of SThree.
BCL Legal, which has offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol and Reading, says it registered nearly 70 in-house legal jobs in Q1 of 2010 compared with 35 in Q1 of 2009.
Talascend, a global engineering and construction resourcing consultancy, has appointed Aytan Hilton as recruiting manager for its London team.
With over four years in the recruitment industry, Hilton started as a consultant and quickly worked his way up to key accounts manager, firstly in the construction industry, then moving into the rail sector three years ago.