The hunt for top talent in the finance sector is getting brutal as companies start to pursue aggressive growth. To make sure Credit Suisse can fuel its business strategy with the best minds, the bank's head and director of Human Resources for Singapore and Southeast Asia Kristie Ellard leaves no stone unturned.

Graphite Capital, the leading UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the £100 million management buy-out of Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) from global private equity group, Advent International.

In 2004, Deloitte UK took the decision to transform recruitment from a decentralised activity, controlled independently by regional offices and with little consistent, firm-wide management information, to a consolidated, data-driven and centralised process. (Reproduced with permission - www.thehrdirector.com)

We are delighted to announce that AMS has been named as Corporate Partner of the Year for our support and commitment to UK employment charity Tomorrow's People.

Leading organisations around the world realise that, in today's market, competitive advantage comes from its people. Progressive human resources teams are seeking to align and measure the benefits their employees deliver to business performance and shareholder value.

Politeness sometimes falls by the wayside in the cutthroat world of recruitment, as companies battle for the best candidates in a tight job market.

The key to a good interview is strong communication skills, but if it's not done properly, people can 'talk their way out of a job'.

David Heath joins AMS as director of people, capital and global operations.

Last night I had a conference call with Jason Goldberg, CEO of Jobster and Martin Cerullo, Director of Resourcing Communications of Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS). They wanted to give me the heads-up on their new partnership.

Jobster today announced that it has named leading global recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider Alexander Mann Solutions as premier partner for the UK.

Alexander Mann Solutions has signed a two-year RPO deal with Deutsche Bank in Australia and New Zealand, handling all its permanent and temporary recruitment.

The Asian candidate’s marketplace is a very different place from that of just two or three years ago – a
challenge that will affect all major players in the region, but no more so than in the financial services
sector.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing is beginning to catch on as large companies strive to improve their bottom lines.

Energetic Dubliner Rosaleen Blair may not have had 'the greatest education', but that hasn't stopped her creating and running a mould-breaking human resources firm.

Recently, AIM surveyed managers and asked them to list the top six management issues that would keep them awake at night over the next 12 months.

Rosaleen Blair, chief executive of Alexander Mann Solutions, said that she will manage growth carefully, despite the booming demand for the company's services.

How easy is it to win - and bolster - employee loyalty in modern companies where so much is outsourced?

Rosaleen Blair, Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year, and her executive assistant, Jan Parker.

From Body Shop founder Dame Anita Roddick to Pearson chief executive Dame Marjorie Scardino, caterer Prue Leith and the 2005 winner Vivienne Cox, the most senior woman inside BP, it's a veritable chronicle of female business achievement - and now Blair's name features on it too.

Recruitment boss Rosaleen Blair was yesterday named Veuve Clicquot businesswoman of the year.

When women are so frequently overlooked in business recruitment, it is especially pleasing to see a woman who is herself in the business of recruitment being honoured, as Rosaleen Blair was last night.

Rosaleen Blair, the chief executive of Alexander Mann Solutions, has been named as the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year.

Today (Tuesday 17th April), at the London Stock Exchange, Veuve Clicquot Champagne announced Rosaleen Blair of Alexander Mann Solutions the winner of the 34th Veuve Clicquot Award.

Rosaleen Blair, chief executive of Alexander Mann Solutions, will be named Veuve Clicquot's business woman of the year this evening.

Recruiters should treat internal mobility as importantly as the recruitment process in order to assist their clients retain valuable staff, according to Alexander Mann Solutions' Business Solutions Director, Bridgette Di Ferdinando.

In an article entitled "A Mann's World", Ernst & Young's Masterclass magazine looks at how Rosaleen Blair came up with the ground-breaking concept of RPO over a decade ago. The article looks at how RPO has changed the nature of recruitment services in Europe.