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

Kentemp Recruitment appoints Broad ops manager

Kent-based recruiter Kentemp Recruitment has appointed Catherine Broad as operations manager.
23 September 2016

Highfield Professional Solutions hires Mlinar

Built environment and engineering recruiter Highfield Professional Solutions has appointed Tom Mlinar as senior recruitment consultant.
Engineering 23 September 2016

Argyll Scott appoints Hughes

Specialist permanent, temporary and interim recruiter Argyll Scott has appointed Russell Hughes as a director of accountancy & finance within its commercial professional and financial services division.
Interim recruitment 23 September 2016

Yoox Net-A-Porter appoints Lee chief people officer

Online luxury fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter has appointed Deborah Lee as chief people officer.
21 September 2016

Adobe upgrade boost for Salesforce

Software company Adobe has announced the latest release of its Adobe Sign integration with American cloud computing company Salesforce.
IT/Telecoms 21 September 2016

Cubiks buys China-based GraduACE

International people assessment company Cubiks has acquired GraduACE Selection, a China-based assessment provider for graduates and experienced hires.
21 September 2016

Dotto ReSearch joins Penrhyn network

Global network of retained executive search firms Penrhyn International has added Italian search firm Dotto ReSearch to its network.
Executive search 21 September 2016

HireRight partners HiredByMe

Global background screening company HireRight has partnered with HiredByMe, a specialist provider of pre-employment screening and onboarding for contract workers. 
21 September 2016

Talent Plus agrees deal with Banner Health

US talent assessment partner Talent Plus has agreed a client partnership with non-profit health system Banner Health.
IT/Telecoms 21 September 2016

Clements becomes Hunter/Gatherer non-exec chairman

Russell Clements, former chief executive of international recruiter SThree group, has taken on the role of non-executive chairman of Hunter/Gatherer.
20 September 2016

Leaders strike optimistic note at Recruiter’s Brexit Summit

Recruitment leaders at Recruiter’s recent Brexit summit struck an optimistic note about the prospects for the UK staffing sector and for the UK economy as a whole following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU).
HR, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 September 2016

Eurociett reveals growth for European recruitment agencies

New research by Eurociett, the European Confederation of Private Employment Services, has revealed sales revenue growth for European recruitment agencies across all of the countries in which data was collected.
20 September 2016

Bentley and Robinson step down from Norman Broadbent board tomorrow

Scanes Bentley and Richard Robinson are to step down from the board at Norman Broadbent.
Executive search 19 September 2016

Lessons for business from double Olympic gold medal winner Alex Gregory

Recruiters drew important lessons from the inspirational story of double Olympic gold medal winning rower Alex Gregory about how to build and sustain a high performance business culture.
Executive search 19 September 2016

Harrier Human Capital offers the Sourcing Hub

Recruitment, strategic HR consulting and managed solutions provider Harrier Human Capital has launched the Sourcing Hub, an on-demand recruitment service.
HR 19 September 2016

First Choice Software launches recruitment suite

Recruitment software provider First Choice Software, now part of Access Group, has launched a new recruitment suite.
IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 19 September 2016

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