In what seems no time at all, we find ourselves in the second half of 2010, and here at Wellingtone for the first time this year we are seeing a slowing down in the number of new vacancies coming though each week, and to add to the frustration of the many applicants eagerly chasing down their next role,  an increase in the amount of time  it seems to be taking for employers too to give any feedback on CVs submitted, let alone to grant an  interview.  Read the rest of this entry »

On the face of it, it would seem that demand for Project Management professionals in the South East has returned to growth, but a detailed look at the underlying figures suggest that compared to earlier this year, demand has dropped back slightly and salaries are still continuing on a downward trend.  Job demand in London is actually below last year’s levels and there are precious few signs that the private sector is keen, or able to take up the slack in advance of public sector cuts. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week it was announced that finally, the UK has joined Germany, France, Japan and the US in coming out of recession…..just.  The 0.1% growth figure will be polished in the coming weeks but at least it does get through the negative growth barrier.  We can now finally look back at six quarters of contraction (the longest period since quarterly figures were recorded in 1955) and start the positive climb. Read the rest of this entry »

2009 was, as expected, a tough year for recruitment.  However we ended the year stronger with greater numbers of both contract and permanent opportunities than expected.  Most of these were from our larger clients. Read the rest of this entry »

A mixed bag this month, so lets start with some good news! As we go to press, we have just received a batch of opportunities in Jeddah and Riyadh for some exciting construction projects, details are on the website, so have a look if you are interested in working outside of the UK. Read the rest of this entry »