This Market Report examines the permanent appointments sector of the recruitment market and covers firms that are engaged in both general and executive permanent appointments and executive search. According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the permanent staff recruitment market was worth £1.58bn in the year ending March 2003, a decrease of 4.8% on 2002. In terms of volume, the number of permanent staff placements made in the year ending March 2003 decreased by 0.3%, to 518,344.Information provided in this report includes: -Market Definition-Market Size-Industry Background-Competitor Analysis-Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats-Buying Behaviour-Current Issues-The Global Market-Forecasts-Company Profiles-Further Sources
