Peoplebank’s recent acquisition of specialist finance and insurance industry recruitment company Porterallen, is the start of a renewed push by the company to build its non-IT white-collar business lines, says group chief executive officer Peter Acheson. read more
Talent2 rules off Origin payout as business soars.... Gold Coast City Council combines PSA panels for big tender.... WorkPro launches new online criminal check feature.... Teleran joins Adecco Group.... LinkedIn recommendations worthless: Slade. read more
The recruitment sector is rife with company owners with the get-rich-quick goal of building up their agencies and selling them for a windfall profit – but in reality such businesses are often unsustainable, says recruitment M&A specialist Rod Hore. read more
CareersMultiList announces proposed acquisition.... Sportspeople wins big recruitment marketing deal.... Profit recovers for Adcorp.... Global executive recruitment industry bounces back: AESC.... New Queensland boss for Excel.... LinkedIn launches new features to lift traffic and simplify job search.... Manpower world's biggest RPO earner. read more
Zenith acquisition underpins CareersMultiList result.... Recruitment sector's bad reputation deserved, says long-term industry executive.... Banning social media at work counterproductive.... iProfile aiming for 20 Australian customers.... Tenderers for Victorian recruitment panel must meet RCSA guidelines. read more
Humanis, through its recently acquired subsidiary ResCo, has bought a 49% stake in an undeveloped coal mine site with plans to build a mine training facility for resources industry candidates. read more
Employment Office eyeing acquisitions in 2011.... Skills shortages exaggerated: NCVER.... Top recruiters from Drake and Kelly join Sinclair Consulting.... Working mothers an asset, says Diversity Council.... RCSA calling for award nominations. read more
2011 will see a big spike in merger and acquisition activity in the recruitment sector, predicts long-term industry advisor and M&A expert Rod Hore, from HHMC. read more