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David Smith of REC Technology is quoted extensively in the following article by Natsaha Lomas on Silicon.com 12 February 2010. There’s no doubt job seekers are getting more creative in their hunt for work. Given the current economic climate this is hardly surprising, as candidates simply have to do more to stand out from the crowd. [...] The announcement of four of Albany’s UK companies entering into administration has highlighted the need for recruiters to proceed with caution when contracting with intermediaries. Commenting on the issue Kevin Green, Chief Executive at the REC said “we recognise that this is a worrying time for recruiters. At the moment the situation with Albany is unclear [...] It has been brought to the attention of the REC, PCG and the Cabinet Office that there are concerns that workers are being asked whether they hold a security clearance for certain jobs before they are offered the placement. Asking for clearance levels in advance of a posting breaches the guidance agreed with the Cabinet Office, [...] The latest figures for Technology recruitment in the public sector in 2010, predict a sharp decline across both central and local government as budgets are squeezed even tighter. According to the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm) annual report on IT spending, local authority expenditure on IT staff will decrease by 10 percent in 2010, with [...] It is great to see our sector enjoying real growth in jobs – both permanent and contract – as outlined within the latest report on Jobs by the REC, published today. You will recall that we saw increases in jobs advertised in our last e-skills report for Q3, 2009 and this has converted into jobs/placements in [...] Our current Chair Jeff Brooks has been re-elected today. Jeff Brooks from Primesourcing has been re-elected for the third time to a three year term as Chair of the REC Technology sector group. In his time as Chair, Jeff has served the group well having overseen the rebrand of the group from REC IT & Comms to [...] Stewart Mitchell commented yesterday in PC Pro magazine that jobs in the IT sector are growing for the first time in nearly two years, according to figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and consultant company KPMG. In the October edition of its monthly Report on Jobs, the confederation said the overall jobs market had [...] In a recent survey 37% of people questioned will be looking to move on from their current employer when the market turns… What are you doing as a employer ? I am sure the initial question was worded to elevate this result. But it does raise some questions, The grass on the other side of [...] ITHR saw an increase in demand and placements for contractors in September Is this a one-off coming back from the summer holidays or maybe something more solid? |
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