Talent Management

Taleo expands with acquisition

International provider of on-demand talent management solutions, Taleo today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jobpartners for approximately $38 million, €26 million Euros.


Created on: 27/06/2011 09:40

The tech factor

Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has launched its 2011 Top Technology Talent Competition seek innovative ideas from university students on how technology can solve a business problem.


Created on: 11/01/2011 13:20

IT 'crying out' for grads

Research by the UK' only student and employer matchmaking site has found that IT companies across the UK have the largest amount of surplus work out of all the sectors across the UK, with three fifths saying they would look to students and graduates to work on projects they didn't have time to do.


Created on: 13/04/2010 11:19

Scientists in demand

The UK science labour market had a tough 2009, shedding both permanent and contract staff. Despite this some sectors such as oil/gas/petrochemicals, biotechnology plus food & beverage have been resilient to the consumer downturn and have continued to hire scientific staff.


Created on: 26/02/2010 09:13

Five day charity challenge bonds teams

Over 100 of the UK's leading companies reinvested in their workforce and challenged them to test their skills at the world's leading corporate talent-building event - The Microsoft UK Challenge 2009.


Created on: 29/06/2009 17:22

UK losing war on talent as recession bites

According to recent research the UK is losing the war on talent as senior executives look overseas to further their careers and escape the economic downturn. The study of the job moves of 13,269 executives in 2007/08 was commissioned by leading European recruitment website, Experteer. The study reveals the UK suffers from a talent imbalance of eight per cent with more senior executives seeking opportunities overseas than arriving to fill vacancies.


Created on: 22/08/2008 07:18

Global Companies struggle to find long-term solutions in 'War for Talent'

Eighty-two per cent of global human resources leaders believe that the 'war for talent' is a key and enduring business issue over the next 10 years and beyond yet most are focusing their current efforts on finding shorter-term solutions, according to a recent study from Resources Global Professionals (Resources), the multinational professional services firm.


Created on: 07/08/2008 10:01

Wake up call for boomer bosses

Baby Boomer business leaders must change their approach to strategy if they are to succeed in the boardroom and lead the next generation of managers more effectively. Research into strategy and planning, "The EDGE Report", commissioned by Cognosis, sheds fresh light on why 'strategy' must change, becoming far more participative and far less exclusive to the top team.


Created on: 31/07/2008 08:31

Moscow is the most expensive city int he world for expatriates

Moscow is the world's most expensive city for expatriates for the third consecutive year, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer. Tokyo is in second position climbing two places since last year, whereas London drops one place to rank third. Oslo climbs six places to 4th place and is followed by Seoul in 5th. Asunción in Paraguay is the least expensive city in the ranking for the sixth year running.


Created on: 27/07/2008 20:00

Talent blooms and flourishes

Talent management is one of those fashionable terms open to wide interpretation. Coined in the late 1980s it refers broadly to the process of attracting, developing and retaining skilled workers within a company, recognising that in today's flexible business environment success at the individual level is typically a precondition of success at the company level.


Created on: 11/07/2008 07:35