The financial markets have been extremely volatile in recent weeks, well reflecting the party-pooping news being relayed by economists and central bankers. However, following several consecutive days of FTSE 100 decline described by Kean Marden in his Recruiter column two weeks ago, there eventually followed a partial recovery in global stock markets, driven upwards by hopes for the ‘Merkozy’ political alliance aimed at stabilising the Eurozone.
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Bleak days yet again for European stock markets. As we write, the FTSE100 has declined for nine consecutive days - a losing streak that has occurred on only six occasions during the past 30 years. The all-time record is 11 days, which may well have been broken by the time this column is published.
A huge leap in concerns about job security has seen it overtake career progression as a priority for City workers considering moving jobs, research from financial recruiter BRUIN Financial shows.
Spring is here and, for equity analysts, it is time for company results. Given the caution at the end of 2011, we were particularly interested in management outlook expectations. So my colleague Caroline and I downed our slide rules, put away our crows’ entrails, and sallied forth to meet the great and good of the recruitment sector.
Recruitment solutions firm Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company, has appointed Trish Healy as vice president of RPO [recruitment process outsourcing] operations for the North America region.
IT and enterprise resource planning (ERP) recruiter Square One Resources has appointed Tom Fagan as international team leader.
Barry Cullen has been appointed as partner, heading up solicitor Cramer Pelmont’s recruitment & resourcing sector services.
Holly Paterson has been taken on as trainee recruitment consultant in Oxford recruiter Allen Associates’ HR division.
Abigail Farndon and Deborah Welch have joined accountancy & finance and office recruiter Parkside Recruitment.
Alim Dhanji has joined international financial conglomerate Citigroup as global head of recruitment, also taking on the role of managing director.