January see's the start of three new Senior Partners CNA Executive Search would like to congratulate the three new Senior Partners who have recently joined us. Ian Allen has worked as a consultant in the automotive industry for many years as well as penning his own regular column for the motor trade magazine Auto Retail Network. As a CNA Senior Par... ...

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New year, new you, new career It’s the time of year when we all start thinking about changes we’d like to make in our lives. Whether we want to lead a healthier lifestyle, be more sensible with money or achieve a professional goal, January is the time to turn over that new leaf. For those of us who feel ready for a c... ...

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What could 2012 have in store for international recruitment´ This time last year we wrote our first ever blog post. With the New Year rapidly approaching, we decided to look into our recruitment crystal ball and see what lay ahead for recruiters in 2011. Now we’re going to look back at those predictions and make some more for 2012. Last December we ant... ...

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CNA takes on the National Franchise Exhibition This year CNA took a stand at the National Franchise Exhibition on Friday 30 September and Saturday 1 October. The show is the largest franchise exhibition in the UK and aims to introduce would-be franchisees to different franchise businesses from a variety of sectors. This year the 150 exhibitors i... ...

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Tricky Times for Interim Management The recession and the subsequently subdued economy have had an interesting impact on interim management.   According to the Interim Management Association, new interim management assignments were down 25 per cent in 2010 compared to the previous year. This is not surprising but hidden within... ...

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Is the private sector picking up the slack from the public sector´ There have been several waves of public sector redundancies since the end of last year but the latest jobs figures from the Office for National Statistics, released yesterday, show that unemployment actually fell in the three months to February. The jobless rate is now 7.8 per cent, just below the 8... ...

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Fashion & Retail Activity by Nick Thompson Every day clients and candidates ask me how the fashion and retail employment market is looking. My response is that employers are being especially cautious at the moment. Companies are giving careful consideration to whether or not hiring someone is really necessary, avoiding doing so if at all pos... ...

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Activity Increase in Banking CNA has seen demand for candidates expand rapidly across the board during the last few months. The banking sector in particular has shown an increase in its levels of activity since the start of the year, especially in the areas of corporate lending and wealth management. Corporate lending always ha... ...

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Hanging on the Telephone In January we held the CNA Winter Conference, offering our partners a chance to get together and discuss how the land lies in recruitment across their different sectors.Recruitment veteran Roy Ripper of Recruitment Juice came along to impart some wise words with regard to best practice and defining ... ...

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What does 2011 hold for international recruitment´ As 2011 begins in what is still a challenging global economy we thought we would take some time to consider which trends we may see emerging in international recruitment during the next 12 months.The job market in Europe looks set to remain tough, particularly in Greece, Spain, Iceland, the Czech Re... ...

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CNA Launches International Master Franchise Opportunities The success of CNA International has led to a natural progression for the company to begin offering Country/Master franchise opportunities. With the backing of the Pertemps Group and their industry leading systems this executive search recruitment franchise is an attractive business opportunity.CNA ... ...

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SAP hire Join CNA Stephen Hall, the Managing Director of SAP Hire International Limited, has been working in the recruitment Industry since 1988. He has built several multi-million pound niche recruitment companies, one of which he sold to James Caan. He has also helped over 200 recruiters exceed their targets as a m... ...

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New Franchise Partner Gavin Chase Gavin has taken the plunge to setup his own CNA International franchise business. Trained by James Caan, Gavin has been a franchisee in the past owning and running his own Human International franchise. Gavin choose to start his own CNA franchise as he recognised the huge opportunity currently... ...

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A successful Open Event The Network Brand Partnerships Open Event held at the Pertemps Meriden Hall earlier this week was a great success. The BFA (British Franchise Association) and HSBC Bank provided advice on selecting and financing the right franchise business. Prospective franchise partners then went on to find out m... ...

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Disha Solanki featured in the Daily Mail CNA International franchise partner Disha Solanki was featured in the Daily Mail this week in the "Women in Franchising" feature. Disha took up the recruitment franchise in 2008 specialising in the pharmaceuticals sector.... ...

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