IT and telecoms recruiters remain optimistic in spite of the downturn, according to a poll by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
A survey taken at a recent REC IT and Communications Sector Group meeting found recruiters in the sector rated their confidence in the current market six out of 10, compared with seven out of 10 in a similar meeting six months ago.
Marketing recruiter EMR and sister HR recruiter Ortus are offering a new interim service to clients in the Middle East. Regional managing consultant Paul Haslam told Recruiter that the service, which takes into account the complexities of securing visas in the Middle East, has been well received by clients who are facing challenges as a result of headcount freezes.
Recruiter’s are skeptical about the prime minister’s pledge to provide an additional £79m to train the unemployed. Speaking from Iraq Gordon Brown told reporters the money would help give people the skills they needed to get back to work.
However, recruiters doubt the money will be affective in training the candidates they need to meet skill shortages.
TMP Worldwide Advertising and Communications has acquired employment & recruitment communications firm Aia.
In 2007, the New York-based TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, bought employer brand consultancy People in Business (PiB), which helps companies develop and manage their employer brands.
Newly-formed executive search firm MHA Partners is in the final stages of negotiations with Soveys, Canada’s second biggest retailer, for an 18-month contract to work exclusively as the preferred search partner for Sovey’s executive appointments.
Online recruitment activity reached a 20-month low in December, according to the Monster Employment Index.
The Index decreased by 11 points in December, with demand for HR-related positions dropping to an Index low, while the financial sector fell to its lowest level since January 2007.
The media may be full of depressing tales of redundancies, closures and lay-offs, tending to make even the most optimistic recruiter feel a tad edgy, but spare a thought for the plight of the Armed Forces.
Diversification: not always the longed-for pot of gold
Recruitment in low-cost areas of travel continues to go on as holidaymakers seek the best deal, according to travel recruiters.
Ian Brooks, director at Gail Kenny Executive Search, told Recruiter, that low-cost carriers were prospering in the downturn.
PAs are being entrusted with increased responsibility as well as the handling of commercially sensitive and confidential information due to the recession, claims a new survey.