ManpowerGroup buys Ciber Norway

Recruitment giant ManpowerGroup has reached to acquire global IT consulting services and outsourcing company Ciber’s business in Norway.

Toby Culshaw: Diversity and financial returns: are we doomed to failure?

Many firms are pushing to increase their leadership diversity without addressing core cultural issues, which meant they didn’t have diverse leadership in the first place. Or as one senior female leader put it when we discussed this: “The same problems persist – they are simply hiring men with boobs!” This in itself, and the positive action around increasing diversity in leadership, is causing some fundamental issues that, ironically, make it even harder today to ensure a diverse and stable leadership:

New ATS helps Redrow increase undergrad placements

Streamlining recruitment processes through a new applicant tracking system (ATS) has helped house builder Redrow almost double the number of undergraduates it taken on for 12-month paid work placements on the previous year.

Bluestones Investment Group buys Harrison Sands

Bluestones Investment Group, an investment platform for specialist recruitment businesses, has acquired Leeds-based recruitment solutions provider Harrison Sands.

Rise of the machines

On-demand platforms are potentially disruptive forces for the recruitment industry. Felix Wetzel explores what advantages these new entrants have over traditional recruitment agencies.

Star Recruit: Len Goodman

Lisa Graham, director E1EW, offers insight into a potential role for Len Goodman, who recently announced he is to leave as head judge of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing TV show

Monster deal logical move for Randstad

Randstad’s acquisition of careers site Monster is a “logical” step for the recruitment giant as innovation in industry technology forces recruiters to reassess how they offer their services, an industry analyst has said.