The number of newly available financial services jobs rose by 19% from March to April 2012, reaching 3,339. Although this is a 48% drop on April 2011, this is the highest number since the 3,859 recorded in October of last year.
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Healthcare compliance service CompliWithUs.com has appointed cloud software service NowWeComply.com as key technology partner.
Telecoms, media and technology recruiter RP International (RPI) has appointed David Higgins as chairman and David Northey as chief finance officer.
The unemployment rate in Australia in April dropped to 4.9%, down from the 5.1% rate reported in March, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) and recruiting software firm The Cluen Corporation have integrated their respective BlueSteps database of top executives and Encore hiring software.
Law firm Eversheds has been appointed as one of the main advisors and suppliers of legal advice on resourcing for Italian oil & gas multinational ENI.
Eversheds’ work with ENI will be lead by partner Paul Cotton, alongside partner Robin Johnson and associate Paul Ball. Cotton has already been working with ENI in other capacities for a year.
Times continue to be tough for recruiters who, over the past 12 months, have been the worst performing sub sector in our support services coverage. The Seymour Pierce Staffing Index was down 10% relative to the wider market over that timeframe.
Global technology recruiter SThree has announced that chief executive Russell Clements will retire from the board next year, with current group chief strategy officer Gary Elden succeeding him.
Clements will retire at the conclusion of the firm’s next AGM in April 2013, following more than 26 years with the group.
Staffing firm Randstad US is to pay $60k (£37k) to settle a lawsuit bought against it by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which alleged it had put a jobseeker’s application on hold upon learning that he had Asperger’s syndrome.
Communications and HR recruiter VMA Group has opened its third UK office in Birmingham, bringing its total to five worldwide.