Recruitment database provider, Colleague Software, acquires 2LS Ltd "UK based recruitment technology provider, Colleague Software Ltd, has acquired 2LS Ltd and the GRIP recruitment software system. Colleague will continue to support 2LS customers whilst integrating elements of GRIP into its recruitment software system in order to further improve its offering. 2LS customers will also be given the opportunity to transfer across to Colleague. http://www.colleague.eu"
Recruitment industry celebrates the best in the business at the REC’s IRP Awards 2012 "The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) IRP awards were held to recognise the recruitment industry’s top professionals at London’s Grange St Pauls hotel in a ceremony hosted by the BBC’s Huw Edwards. The REC’s Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards (IRPs) are the most prestigious recognition an individual or company can receive and they celebrate professional excellence and inspirational work carried out across the recruitment industry. The list of winners is at http://www.rec.uk.com/press/news/2232"
ExtremeRecruitment.com launches network of sites promoting jobs in sport, leisure and travel! "ExtremeRecruitment.com has recently launched a new network of jobsites promoting jobs in sport, leisure and travel using a single central database to power all candidate and employer (client) transactions. Efrem Leigh, the founder of the network has over 13 years experience in the concept, design and delivery of jobsites following the launch of his very first ski jobs website www.findaskijob.com back in 2000. He then launched the first jobsite on the internet for football jobs in 2005 called www.football-jobs.com and the network now links around 50 sites covering jobs in specific sports as well as sites promoting jobs in specialisms like sports science, sports medicine, sports marketing, jobs for women in sport, sports coaching and sports engineering. Sites for leisure, spa, seasonal, hospitality and yachting are also under development."
Lawspeeds’ latest seminar highlights threats and opportunities within Contractor models "Lawspeed services help recruitment professionals to navigate operational hurdles and focus on profitability during the challenging economic climate. Their forthcoming seminar is part of the ‘Knowledge is Power’ series. Lawspeed combines legal insight with business knowledge to deliver targeted advice. The upcoming ‘Critical issues for the recruitment industry - Contractors’ seminar content is aimed at business owners, operations directors, FD's and HR. It includes a bespoke Q&A element for delegates to ask focussed questions during and after each presentation. The event takes place on Wednesday 14 November 10am - 4.30pm at London Chamber of Commerce. http://www.lawspeed.com/Events.aspx"
Apprentice Winner Chooses CV-Library "CV-Library is the chosen generic job board for Apprentice winner’s new recruitment agency; Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS). Ricky Martin and business partner Lord Alan Sugar have chosen CV-Library out of all the leading generic UK job boards as their main online recruitment platform. It’s perfect timing for HRS to join CV-Library; with the job board’s second offline marketing campaign launching last month and a selection of brand new services available for clients, including mobile solutions and social media marketing. They’re attracting more candidates than ever before and recently hit a milestone with the five millionth CV being registered in August. www.cv-library.co.uk"
