MOON News

 
Aside from the unemployment figures that were announced today, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation released its Jobs Outlook report for April 2010.
 
The highlights include:
 
 

Nearly 1 in 5 employers expect to take on more temporary staff in Q2 2010
More employers are planning to increase their perm workforce in short and medium term
Lloyds Bank's Business Barometer - business confidence lifted, albeit from a low base
Consumer's uncerta

All in all its been a busy three months at Moon Consulting:
We have taken on an exciting new job see http://www.moonconsulting.co.uk/jobDetails/1003-2/1 for more details and apply in the normal way.
Moon Consulting director Shaun Durham is now on twitter. Follow him here for tweets on HR, recruitment, business and Aikido!
There seems to be more confidence in the executive recruitment market, although the going remains tough. Whether the recent budget or upcoming election will make any practic

  The vast majority of Moon Consulting's clients are small businesses of less than 100 people. Typically an owner-manager calls us in to strenthen a management team to faciliate growth and / or exit strategies.
Therefore it is with interest that we notice The Guardian's new business section dedicated to SMEs - Small is Beautiful. The Guardian may not be the business leader's first choice of publication (The Times, FT and Telegraph lay better claims) but we welcome the focus on what is afte

 
 
 
After a year or so in the doldrums the Private Equity market is starting to show signs of life, particularly in the South West. The reasons for the dearth of transactions are evident. There were few buyers/investors hungrily looking for investments (many have and had portfolio problems that have been taking up their time) and neither buyers nor sellers really knew what the market price for their business was. And generally the banks have been less than keen to w