Online recruitment news

jobs.ac.uk the leading global recruitment website for higher education has today announced the launch of fe.jobs.ac.uk - a new specialist job board for the further education sector.

In the era of digital transformation the HR function of most businesses is still way off putting technology at its heart - according to research undertaken on over 200 HR professionals and 2,000 employees.

2016 is going to be an amazing year for the job board industry, which will reflect the growth of the global recruiting markets and Jobg8’s The Job Board Summit is back once again to help you celebrate this growth together, share experiences, new ideas and your business ventures.

One of the UK's leading professional services recruitment agencies is set to expand again after setting up a new corporate finance arm.

Chris Futcher, CEO of Pulse Accounting, comments on the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs:

The Brightwork Group, the influential Scottish recruitment specialist, has strengthened its team with the appointment of senior consultants Alan Kenny and Alan Marshall.

New Year, new you, new job?

Ryecroft Glenton Corporate Finance has advised on the acquisition of growing London-based staffing business, Amanda Smith Recruitment Ltd, by Berry Recruitment Group.

BCL Legal - one of the UK’s leading legal recruitment consultancies which has offices in London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool and Bristol – is starting the New Year with a bang after being named as one of the ‘Small Best Companies to Work For’ (50 to 250 employees) in the Sunday Times lists for 2016.

As Britain went back to work this week, the expected January jobs rush has more than lived up to its billing, according to the UK’s largest job board, reed.co.uk.

In 2015, the UK experienced a significant increase in the number of people breaking away from traditional employment into freelance and self-employed roles. According to official figures from the Bank of England, between 2008 and 2015, the number of self-employed workers rose by 700,000.

Paul Reynolds has joined global leadership and advisory boutique, Wilton & Bain Group as Managing Partner, Financial Services Practice. He will work closely with WBMS, the Group’s consulting arm to offer a full range of integrated resourcing solutions from board and executive search to interim management and consultancy.

Penna, the global people management business, today announces it has won a contract to provide outsourced recruitment services to London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD). Penna will be recruiting 60 social workers on behalf of the local authority over the next two years, through a mix of resourcing consultancy, design, delivery and assessment services.

Recruitment company Keene and Lord have secured a £4 million funding agreement with the UK’s largest invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS).

Over half (54%) of UK workers wish they could change career, rising to 72% for those aged between 25 and 34, according to research by long term investment savings specialist Standard Life. But worry about being too old to change direction (11%), valuing their current stability (11%), not knowing where to start (10%), and a lack of confidence (10%) are key reasons for not taking the plunge.