Charles Russam, chairman of the winner of the inaugural Best Interim Recruitment Agency, Russam GMS, believed his firm’s candidate care set it apart from its competitors.
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Social recruitment site BraveNewTalent.com has acquired specialist careers advice video site HereComesTheBoss.com.
More than half of employers (51%) are concerned they will not be able to fill jobs requiring the right graduate level or higher skills in the coming years, according to a poll from the Confederation of British Industry and qualifications awarding body EDI.
Financial recruiter firm Goodman Masson has promoted Chris Porges to director of its temporary and contract business.
Porges joined Goodman Masson as divisional director last October to build the temp and contract business across the commerce and financial services markets.
Liberal Democrat Edward Davey MP has been appointed as minister with responsibility for recruitment industry regulations within the Department for Business (BIS).
Following Recruiter’s story on the skills concerns of employers (recruiter.co.uk, ’More than half employers reveal graduate skills concerns’, 17 May), the report from the CBI shows both optimism and fear: optimism in that the recession will be hopefully drawing to a close and companies are already considering hiring; fear in that new recruits will be lacking in the required skills.
UK firms should concentrate on growing organically rather than through take-overs, according to new research from interim management solutions provider Interim Partners.
Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Heidrick & Struggles has recruited Harpreet Grewal as executive VP, chief financial officer and treasurer for Constant Contact, a provider of email marketing, event marketing and online survey tools for small businesses, non-profits, and member associations.
Managers who are accustomed to using a paper-based recruitment process may resist the introduction of an online recruitment system. However, with a little persuasion they can be won over, recruiters and HR professionals have heard.