Fleet are proud to be sponsoring The Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show which is back again for the ninth year running and celebrates Macmillan's centenary as one of the UK's longest running charities supporting those affected by cancer. The exhibition will feature around 300 works of art from both professional and amateur artists across Scotland, with prices ranging from £30 to £4000.

Artists will include Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Moy Mackay who has donated a piece created from felted merino wool enititled "Highland Dream" as the exhibition's raffle prize, Damian Callan, Ann Oram and Lynn Rodgie.

Macmillan has extended the 2011 show from the usual four day event to a fantastic nine day long art show and sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, being held in the historic Dovecot Studios in Infirmary Street between Thursday 6 Oct to Saturday 15 Oct (but not Sunday 9).

All the money raised will help fund vital services provided by the local cancer charity.

Craig Phipps, Managing Director of Fleet said "Having seen first hand the extensive support that Macmillan provides, we are delighted to be a title sponsor for this superb exhibition running in it's second year and fully endorse the organisation's vital work.

For more information visit Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show 2011

Fleet Search and Selection are delighted to welcome Mhairi Fisher to our Edinburgh Senior Search team as Search Director. Mhairi brings with her a wealth of recruitment experience, possessing over 10 years in Senior Executive Search, running Research functions for FWB and Carlyle Associates in Scotland.

Mhairi represents a key hire which will further Fleet's strategic expansion into one of the UK's largest financial services markets. We wish Mhairi every success in her new role with our Scotland team.

Vacancies continue to outnumber suitably qualified candidates.

Having come through a turbulent bonus season with poor performance from some banking groups, the market for corporate governance staff accelerated markedly in Q2. So the challenge remains for many Financial Services companies to secure and retain qualified and experienced staff that feel 'the grass might be greener' elsewhere.

As we enter the traditionally quiet summer period, the long-term signals are that recruitment volumes will remain high with strong demand for business audit candidates with front office product knowledge and Solvency II experience.

Technology Audit has seen more of an infrastructure bias in terms of client requirements in the first half of the year, however, we anticipate strong applications knowledge will come into focus for many hiring companies later on.

Despite the lack of roles at the start of the year and the relatively low recruitment levels in other market areas still being in evidence, the corporate governance market has remained resilient. Crucially, this implies that hiring companies are still keen to focus on developing the controls and risk arenas to ensure stability for future growth. We expect this current situation to continue throughout Q3.

While economic uncertainty is still present we have seen a continued interest from our clients in recruiting Internal Auditors, Risk Managers and Compliance staff in quarters three and four.

Job volume for Operational and IT Audit professionals increased throughout the first half of 2010. The greatest demand for those with experience was in quarter one. Financial Auditors with specific industry experience (particularly in Equities and Fixed Income) remained the most in-demand skill sets during quarter two.

The Contract and Interim Management market has followed suit where candidates with strong markets experience were also in demand.

As the economy improved, demand across all levels increased from newly-qualified Accountants to Heads of Function. The larger banks, in particular, were most active in hiring these candidates. Asset Management, Private Wealth Management and Insurance houses also increased their demand for Internal Auditors.

Recent economic problems have caused companies that have weathered the climate well to use their financial stability as a key selling point - candidates are often looking beyond the remuneration package on offer to other benefits, including long term promotion prospects and ability to learn new skills and products.

As we enter the latter stages of 2010, the recent low bonus rates and increased work load for many professionals will continue to motivate people in seeking alternative employment. If vacancy levels remain high after the holidays we expect to see more placements going into 2011.

Fleet Search + Selection are pleased to announce the launch of our new website!

The website has been re-launched with a vibrant new look, new content, significant layout updates and features the latest job-seeker and news facilities. We hope that you will find the improvements helpful, whether your searching for a new job or looking to recruit additional corporate governance staff.

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Thank you in advance for your continued interest in Fleet Search and Selection, we hope you find our site helpful!