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The recruitment sector has just survived one of the toughest years on record, but industry bosses say they are seeing few signs that conditions will improve in the New Year. read more

Skilled vacancies decline for seventh month: DEEWR.... SEEK mobile traffic doubles in 2012.... Prentice Partners recruiter opens new business.... Comensura, Medacs parent company foreshadows profit fall.... Busy At Work introduces staffing service for not-for-profits. read more

Can Fairfax finally present a challenge to SEEK?.... ACT the hotspot for ICT contractors: ITCRA.... ITCRA, WorkPro launch screening tool.... Jigsaw Search makes senior hire.... Woolworths, Bunnings score highly on employee satisfaction poll.... Small lift in SEEK NZ job ads. read more

Agency heads in the sand about structural shift towards internal recruitment: Bill Boorman.... Gemteq boss joins InfoPeople.... Fairfax to sell Trade Me stake.... Randstad secures Japanese debt facility.... New chair for Harvey Nash. read more

Local leadership changes for Heidrick & Struggles.... Seasoned recruitment executive moves into training industry.... SEEK New Zealand job ads up 4% in 2012.... ManpowerGroup share repurchase approved. read more

Rubicor CEO Jane Beaumont is leaving the recruitment industry. read more

Paxus deal close.... Checking up on academic claims not a privacy breach: Tribunal.... CarmanWhite co-founder resigns.... Applications up, 'spray and pray' still an issue for Vincents.... Defence Force completes submarine skills plan.... Hair-raising fundraiser for Elias Recruitment.... Payroll provider and others make Deloitte tech list. read more

A combination of trust, strategic thinking and good account management are fundamental for recruitment companies to win any PSA deal and these were exactly the considerations used by Hilton Australasia in evaluating providers in its recent tender for a sole supply deal, says the hotel chain's regional HR director Richard Todd. read more

Gloomy trading update from Ambition.... CXC Global management duo acquire local businesses.... LinkedIn profiles replete with cliches.... Harvey Nash Australia strong, despite market contraction, says MD.... Finite rewards long servers.... IBM-Kenexa deal finalised. read more

One of Australia's oldest rec-to-rec businesses, Scott Recruitment Services, is locked in a bitter legal dispute with one of its former franchisees. read more