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Aggressive acquisition activity of UK companies expanding abroad could lead to an exodus of senior level talent, according to Chris Williamson, chief economist at financial information services company Markit.

Initiatives like Nissan’s Trainee Production Supervisor Scheme could could save students from years of university fee debt or joining the ranks of the unemployed by giving them workplace experience and a degree, according to the automotive manufacturer.

Executive search firm Kinsey Allen International has launched a new cleantech division as a result of anticipated increased demand in the sector.

Irish recruiter CPL Resources has seen profits fall due to “very challenging” conditions, according to its full-year results for the year ended 30 June 2010.

i-Business Resources has released an Availability Manager module within Quick-Recruit, its web-based, integrated front and back-office recruitment system.  The Availability Manager module provides a management console for the searching and management of temp/contractor availability and aims to provide a speedier and simpler service for Quick-Recruit users.

Permanent placements rose at their weakest rate for 10 months, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and KPMG.

Rise Group has appointed Julie Calisir as head of recruitment and Anke Jardine as head of multi-lingual recruitment.

Technical engineering recruitment specialist Morson International has appointed Adrian Head as business development manager.The former Carillion recruitment manager will focus on developing new business development, with a particular emphasis on Morson International’s managed vendor solution offering, as well as fostering existing client relationships and developing these into long-term partnerships.

Eight in 10 students hold reservations over applying for a job through a social networking site, according to research carried out by Tods Murray’s Summer Law School.A further 77% are unsure whether social networking sites are any use in searching for a job, while more than 70% said that they would not consider using social network sites when applying for a job. A similar number say that such sites should not be used as a recruitment tool.

Legal recruiter First Counsel and management and training consultancy LBC Wise Counsel have entered into strategic alliance.The alliance provides clients with advice on shaping and functioning teams, personal development and resource deployment, as well as post placement support for candidates including skills training and mentoring.The firms will also provide outplacement services for candidates between roles.

Signs of improvement in the engineering sector could be a “false dawn”, according to chief executive at technical and engineering recruiter Morson Group.

Hiring sentiment is strongest among emerging markets, according to the latest Manpower employment outlook survey.

US employers are positive over Q4 hiring, according to the latest Manpower Employment outlook survey.

Financial and insurance recruiter Highams Systems’ trading has continued to improve over the last year, according to Ken Ford, non-executive chairman.

Change management professionals are in short supply, according to Badenoch & Clark’s professional talent spotlight for August.

The HR director of Santander has refuted a story in yesterday’s Financial Times that the bank is on the verge of hiring 6,000 extra staff.

Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has completed the sale of its agency nursing and medical services business to Ambition subsidiary, Arabella Health Staffing,Last month the firm released a statement saying that its directors believed the move was the “optimum strategy to maximise and preserve shareholder value”, adding that Pinnacle would re-focus on its doctors recruitment business.

Legal recruiter RedLaw has appointed Graham Palfery-Smith as non-executive director.The independent director of a number of firms, Palfery Smith has spent almost 30 years in the sector, building up and running a number of recruitment businesses, working with organisations such as Badenoch & Clark, HW Group, where he led a buy-out and eventual sale to TMP, Robert Walters, Five-Ten Group and Faro.

Multi-sector recruiter Bluestream Recruitment has appointed Victoria Marsh to run its accounts/finance division.

Hudson Legal has appointed Amy Cliffe as a senior consultant in its in-house team.Cliffe will be based in the London office to focus on FMCG, pharmaceutical and retail sector recruitment of permanent in-house lawyers.