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Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

People

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

1 May 2025

Contracts

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Education, IT/Telecoms 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

LegislationIT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

NHS Trust plans to cut jobs and agency staff

The BBC reports today [30 April 2025] that the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is planning job cuts, as well as cutting its expenditure on bank and agency staff.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 30 April 2025

The SR Group liquidates two German offices

The SR Group’s German companies will formally enter into a solvent liquidation process on 1 May.

Financials 30 April 2025

Eurobase People appoints new sales director to push growth

IT/tech recruiter Eurobase People has appointed Steven Oakley (pictured) as sales director.

PeopleSales, IT/Telecoms 30 April 2025

Indian Railways disabled recruitment drive goes off the rails

An Indian Railways recruitment effort to create a more inclusive workforce and bring in more disabled workers has resulted in an exercise in exclusion, the Times of India reports.

Commercial & office support, Construction & property 23 November 2015

Yourfoodjob relocates to Bollington for expansion

Food and drink industry-specific job board yourfoodjob.com has relocated its head office from central Macclesfield to Bollington in Cheshire as it seeks to expand.

IT/Telecoms 23 November 2015

Supplemental Health Care spins off RPO division Clinical Magnet

US healthcare staffing firm Supplemental Health Care has spun off its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) division into a new company, Clinical Magnet.

Public sector 23 November 2015

Resource Solutions to open global centre in Florida

International recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed services provider (MSP) Resource Solutions is to open a global service centre in Jacksonville, Florida in the spring.

Commercial & office support 23 November 2015

Recruitment talent shows itself in the R Factor at the Recruiter Show

The last two days saw the launch of the Recruiter Show, including the ‘R Factor: Recruitment’s Got Talent’, during which recruiters were able to showcase their other talents.

20 November 2015

Recruiter Show: More video recruiting as selfie generation enters workplace

As the ‘selfie generation’ enters the workforce, use of video recruitment will grow, according to Gregory Allen.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 20 November 2015

Secret squirrels sought down under in new recruitment drive

Australia’s intelligence agency, ASIO, has launched a recruitment drive as it seeks to boost capability with more analysts, and intelligence and surveillance officers, according to the Canberra Times.

IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 20 November 2015

Stark Brooks appoints three in Manchester

Executive search firm Stark Brooks has appointed two consultants within its Manchester team.

Executive search 20 November 2015

Chidley is head of SRi’s UK contingency division

Sports industry recruiter Sports Recruitment International (SRI) has appointed Paul Chidley as head of its UK contingency division.

HR 20 November 2015

Sellick Partnership appoints Wasilewski

Legal recruiter Sellick Partnership has appointed Catherine Wasilewski as consultant.

Legal 20 November 2015

Red Branch Media’s Hogan goes on Vitru board

Chief executive of Red Branch Media Maren Hogan has been appointed to the board of directors at Vitru.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 20 November 2015

Randstad Sourceright appoints four MSP execs

Randstad Sourceright, an operating company of recruitment giant Randstad, has appointed four executives to its managed services programme leadership team.

HR 20 November 2015

NRL brings in Heath for UAE

Technical and engineering recruiter NRL has appointed Tom Heath as divisional manager of its newly opened Masdar City branch in the United Arab Emirates.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 20 November 2015

Maple Resourcing brings Foster on line

Maple Resourcing, specialist recruiter to the construction & property, rail & infrastructure and engineering sectors, has appointed John Foster within its rail division.

Construction & property, Engineering 20 November 2015

Eden Scott takes on two

Edinburgh-based recruitment business Eden Scott has appointed two senior consultants.

Industrial/Manufacturing 20 November 2015

de Poel makes Preston group MD

Temporary labour procurer de Poel has appointed Andrew Preston as group managing director.

20 November 2015

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