ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

Capita has today announced the acquisition of ThirtyThree, a leading employer branding and marketing agency. The London and Bristol based firm will join Capita Resourcing, one of the UK’s foremost recruitment businesses. Around 100 employees will transfer to Capita as part of the deal

Boston Link has selected Microdec Plc., a leading global supplier of comprehensive software and their flagship product Profile RPM to facilitate business development

New research from the graduate jobs forum WikiJob suggests that today’s graduates expect to apply for twenty jobs – or more – before they secure a work placement

Rohan, specialist manufacturer of light weight outdoor and travel clothing, has appointed Vacancy Filler Recruitment Software to streamline its recruitment process

New research1 from leading recruitment specialist Robert Half UK reveals that workplace discussions on politics are heating up in the run up to this year’s General Election

The executive search, selection and interim firm, Grays Executive Search, has launched an HR practice specialising in the UK and International placement of senior HR professionals and headed up by newly appointed HR recruitment expert, Nigel Bastow

NES Global Talent has appointed William Oram to lead its expansion in Papua New Guinea (PNG)

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, has today welcomed a report by the Bank of England’s structural economic analysis division, that confirms the boom in self-employment in the UK is the result of a structural change in the UK’s workforce

Only 8% of HR heads fully believe the LinkedIn profiles they see, and 29% feel they are likely to be less honest than a CV

Responding to UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s statement that he would scrap the ban on discrimination on the grounds of race or colour, Recruitment and Employment Confederation chief executive, Kevin Green says

NHS Employers has said that today’s Shape of Caring Review report could help give care assistants the recognition and career opportunities they deserve. It was published today by Health Education England in partnership with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

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HR apprentice, Yudip Tumrok has been chosen as an ambassador for the British Army’s apprenticeship programme, to help highlight the fact that the Army runs the largest employer apprenticeship scheme in the UK, providing career enhancing qualifications to the next generation of HR specialists. The announcement comes as research has shown that three in five people are not aware of the HR roles available with the Army

With the publication today of a new government report on helping older workers remain in employment, a leading academic has warned that there is still much to be done to get businesses onboard with an ageing workforce. Dr Matt Flynn, Director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce at Newcastle University, has welcomed Dr Altmann’s report but says that the government needs to go further to end age discrimination and recognise the economic contribution older workers make

As National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Busy Bees Training manager, Fay Gibbon, has called for apprenticeships to be recognised as a valuable asset needed to create a skilled, quality workforce and urges businesses to factor Apprentices into their future employment strategy