Analysis
Legal
Recruiters are recoiling after seeing the property law market being decimated and only a few niche sectors avoiding a drop in placements...
Published: 12 November 2008
Local talent key in gulf growth
The Gulf states seem to have come of age. Whereas expats commonly filled many of the professional Middle Eastern roles until recently, now the demand is for qualified local talent. DeeDee Doke went out to the Gulf and found out about the situation...
Published: 12 November 2008
Market values
Billions have been wiped off the market value of the listed recruitment agencies, as shares tumble in the wake of negative news and poor market perception....
Published: 12 November 2008
UK jobs
Permanent and temporary vacancies slump ...
Published: 05 November 2008
Industry benchmarking
With all eyes focused on the stock market and the performance of financial institutions, how are recruiters faring in these difficult times?...
Published: 29 October 2008
It recruiters are stars of show
A 'super group' of elite recruiters has evolved in the highly-competitive IT sector....
Published: 29 October 2008
Media
Recruitment in the media industry remains strong, although recruiters fear falling advertising revenues could cause head count cuts....
Published: 29 October 2008
Business confidence
Business confidence falls at fastest rate in 30 years
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Published: 22 October 2008
Human resources
Demand for human resources (HR) staff has dropped, as companies focus on contract and interim personnel to see them through structural change....
Published: 15 October 2008
Market indicators: Salary survey spells falling earnings for recruiters
The earnings of fee generators in recruitment are falling in seven key sectors — accounting and finance; banking and investment management; commercial; HR; insurance; legal; and technology and telecoms — Recruiter can exclusively reveal....
Published: 15 October 2008
Hospitality and catering
Despite the end of the summer season and the economic climate, which has caused a decline in hiring, the sector remains positive for the future...
Published: 01 October 2008
Industry benchmarks
Closer monitoring will lead to sustained profitablity...
Published: 01 October 2008
Valuable lessons of experience
The charity Heyday's legal challenge on the right to work past the age of 65 has reignited the debate among recruiters about the worth of age discrimination legislation in the UK....
Published: 01 October 2008
Healthcare and medicine
Recruiters in the healthcare sector appear to be immune to the economy's ills. Demand for staff is on the up and clients are increasingly turning to agencies for help in sourcing staff....
Published: 17 September 2008
Report on jobs
Both permanent and temporary placements are declining at record rates as the economic slowdown starts to have a serious impact on recruitment....
Published: 17 September 2008
Storm batters the minnows
The current recruitment market is fraught with difficulties. Smaller agencies are being battered by the economic storm, exposing weaknesses and allowing those who do succeed to grab a bigger marketshare....
Published: 17 September 2008
Are the equity stakes too high?
The credit crunch and the current economic downturn have highlighted both the potential for private equity to play a leading role in the recruitment sector and the potential pitfalls....
Published: 03 September 2008
Graduate recruitment
Concerns over the economy are beginning to have an effect on graduate recruitment - but its not all doom and gloom, with some sectors remaining positive. ...
Published: 03 September 2008
Recruiters start to feel chill as credit crunch kicks in
While there is still year-on-year growth in billings, the rate of growth has slowed significantly, according to BDO Stoy Hayward's review of the latest data outputs from Recruitment Industry Benchmarking (RIB)....
Published: 03 September 2008
Caring about candidate quality
A newly launched association of social care recruiters is campaigning to ensure that clients get the right candidates. However, managed service vendors in the sector have given their proposals a mixed response. Colin Cottell investigates...
Published: 20 August 2008
