Recruitment firm Michael Page said parts of Europe’s long-dormant hiring market are showing signs of recovery, with improving business confidence the first signal. CEO Nicholas Kirk said recoveries typically start with stronger confidence, followed by better conversion of hires into revenue and then higher recruitment activity. He cited improving confidence in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. In the UK, Kirk said confidence is clearly rising; he has not yet seen this translate into

Recruitment firm Michael Page said parts of Europe’s long-dormant hiring market are showing signs of recovery, with improving business confidence the first signal. CEO Nicholas Kirk said recoveries typically start with stronger confidence, followed by better conversion of hires into revenue and then higher recruitment activity. He cited improving confidence in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. In the UK, Kirk said confidence is clearly rising; he has not yet seen this translate into sustained hiring but expects the market to begin recovering within six months.