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Nursing recruitment agency Plan B supports both NHS and private sectors, filling jobs across the UK.
Tag: Recruitment
Technology is key to supporting and retaining talent
By Nick Hogan
With many business leaders seeing recruitment as strictly a HR function, Nick Hogan, head of human capital management at Access Group, discusses why companies should be investing in technology to prevent losing their most talented employees.
Shazam board of directors bolstered with Yelp CFO, suggesting imminent IPO
The chief financial officer of consumer-facing local business marketplace Yelp, Rob Krolik, has joined the board of media engagement firm Shazam, which suggests an IPO could be on the way.
The four ways social media has revolutionised the recruitment process
Social media is no longer a mere source of entertainment, and has evolved to disrupt the recruitment process by offering businesses a much more innovative way to fill vacancies.
Arup: Boosting gender diversity in the historically male-dominated built services sector
As a firm that has been involved with global projects including the new Apple Campus in Cupertino, Los Angeles, and iconic Sydney Opera House, Arup recognises that diversity is good for business and that diverse teams stimulate innovation and respond better to society’s needs.
The UK’s tech hubs achieve growth as IT job openings and salaries rise
London’s Tech City may be the most publicised, but it certainly isn’t the only one, as proven by a study of the UK’s technology communities that found the demand for IT professionals across the nation grew in Q1 2015.
Whitbread CEO Andy Harrison to retire after five years of service
Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread is looking for a new chief executive, following the announcement that current CEO Andy Harrison will retire from his post in February 2016.
D3O: The Queen-honoured business exporting to over 40 countries
By David Craik
A year on from winning a Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the category of International Trade, we find out why smart materials company D3O is swapping the sunny south coast for the bright lights of London.
General election 2015: Fairsail CEO Adam Hale – I’m voting as…
Ask a senior business leader whether MPs and the government know what is really needed to create a free-flowing and prosperous economy and you’ll probably get “no” most of the time. Technology business builder Adam Hale, of Fairsail, has shared his insight with us.
LinkedIn’s first billion-dollar acquisition to link job seekers with appropriate skill courses
Subscription-based education service lynda.com, which helps people learn new skills through online videos produced by hired experts, has been bought by LinkedIn.