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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

Calibre Search appoints Barwick and Sykes

Multi-sector recruiter Calibre Search has appointed consultants Sam Sykes and Elliot Barwick to strengthen its construction division.

Commercial & office support, Construction & property 31 July 2015

US Cross Country Healthcare to sell education division to PESI

US healthcare staffing specialist Cross Country Healthcare has agreed to sell its education division to education provider PESI for US$8m (£5m).

Education, Public sector 30 July 2015

Bubble Jobs links with employers to give jobseekers insider knowledge

Jobs board Bubble Jobs has linked up with employers operating in the digital sector to launch ‘A Day In The Life Of…’, a new project offering jobseekers and graduates an insight into what it’s like to work in the digital and media industry.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 29 July 2015

Argyll Scott appoints Russell to build business in Thailand

Specialist recruitment consultancy Argyll Scott has appointed Chris Russell managing director for Argyll Scott Thailand.

Industrial/Manufacturing, Marketing 29 July 2015

Australian government funds project to map transport and logistics skills in APAC

The Australian government has announced a new project that aims to map transport and logistics skills requirements and competencies in the Asia-Pacific region.

29 July 2015

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles revenues down in Europe, up in Americas

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen a 22.8% year-on-year decline in European revenues from its recruitment and leadership consulting divisions, according to results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015.

Executive search 29 July 2015

Volcanic wins deal in Asia with Achieve Group

Specialist recruitment website agency Volcanic has signed a deal with Singapore-based recruitment agency Achieve Group to provide web development and strategy for three of its websites across Asia-Pacific in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

IT/Telecoms 29 July 2015

TheJobPost receives £250k funding from Innovate UK

Recruitment agency marketplace TheJobPost has received a further funding award of £250k from the UK's innovation agency Innovate UK.

IT/Telecoms 29 July 2015

Monster.co.uk appointed official recruitment partner for ‘hackathon’

Job board Monster.co.uk has been appointed official recruitment partner for the Festival of Code, a ‘hackathon’ for young people.

IT/Telecoms 29 July 2015

Meta4 agrees alliance with Reverse Delta

Global cloud HR software provider Meta4 has agreed an alliance with Reverse Delta, a company that specialises in branded career sites on a digital recruitment platform.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 29 July 2015

InterQuest Group expands MSP contract with Dixons Carphone Group

IT, analytics and digital staffing specialist InterQuest Group has signed up to a further three years as managed service provider (MSP) to retailer Dixons Carphone Group.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 29 July 2015

Macdonald & Company appoints two directors

Macdonald & Company has appointed Martin Halim and Richard Wilson as associate director and director within the real estate and built environment sector staffing specialist’s residential division.

Construction & property, Engineering 28 July 2015

Charterhouse Medical smashes Spider-Man record down under

Australian healthcare and medical recruiter Charterhouse Medical has broken the record for the most Spider-Men assembled in one place.

Life sciences 28 July 2015

Step and WEXO eye merger

Graduate internship provider Step has entered into a joint venture with long-term partner matchmaking network WEXO with a view to merging the two businesses under the Step banner over the coming months.

IT/Telecoms 27 July 2015

Nepal’s foreign recruiters end service charge dispute

Foreign recruiters in Nepal reopened their doors on Sunday after agreeing to end their two-week dispute with the country’s Ministry of Labor and Employment over service charges to candidates.

27 July 2015

Branson admits he’s just a bad boy

As bad boys go, not many people would put genial Sir Richard Branson at the top of their list but the charismatic billionaire insists anyone hiring him today would have to put up with his disruptive influence.

24 July 2015

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