NEW TO THE MARKET: 28-31 AUGUST 2018

This week’s launches include: Advance TRS, Cognisess, Côte Restaurants, EMBS, Mbryonic, VERCIDA

• Technical engineering staffing specialist Advance TRS has opened an office on the South Coast in Port Solent. The office is headed up by water & infrastructure director Rob Kelly. The firm also welcomes Neil Wilkie as training and development director.

• Bath-based software company Cognisess has launched career matching app Yondur. The app assesses user’s values, interests and core attributes through a series of activities and games.

Users create their Yondur Profile allowing them to send to employers and recruiters providing evidence about who they are and where they best fit – even if they have little or no job experience.

• French brasserie and bistro specialist Côte Restaurants has teamed up with people analytics firm ThriveMap to launch a tool that matches candidates’ preferred working styles to those of their best employees.

The tool sees candidates answer a seven-minute questionnaire as part of the recruitment process. Their responses are then compared to a model of Côte’s best performing employees to identify which candidates are likely to be the best fit for the organisation.

This information is then passed on to recruiting managers to be used alongside traditional interviews. This helps highlight not only who has the right skills for the job, but also who is likely to fit in best at the company.

• Derby-based multi-sector recruiter EMBS has moved to a group structure incorporating three subsidiaries: EMBS Engineering, EMBS IT and EMBS Property. The move also sees James Hall appointed director within EMBS Engineering.

• London-based digital agency Mbryonic is launching DELIVR IT, a virtual reality (VR) recruitment tool. Students and jobseekers can experience the different jobs and employment opportunities in the logistics sector in VR.

The project was commissioned by Essex County Skills and Employment Board to boost awareness and increase job applicants within the sector. The app will be launched on the Oculus Store for the Oculus Go headset and be rolled out into schools and job centres around Essex.

• Employment career website VERCIDA has partnered with Irish data science firm Opening.io to launch a job matching service using artificial intelligence (AI).

The partnership sees VERCIDA integrate Opening.io’s AI technology into its career website using intuitive searching to help candidates find work that suits their skills and profile. 

Microsoft teams up with SThree to improve operations

SThree, the leading STEM-specialist staffing group, has announced a collaboration with Microsoft that is intended to power its industry-leading Technology Improvement Programme.

Contracts 26 March 2024

HeadFirst and Impellam groups join forces

HeadFirst Group and Impellam Group have joined forces to become one of the world’s leading STEM talent and managed service providers.

Contracts 22 March 2024

Manchester opening for Fruition IT heralds start of growth phase

Following a significant investment in November 2023, Leeds-based recruitment company Fruition IT and sister company Fruition Consulting have opened a new office.

Contracts 22 March 2024

NEW TO THE MARKET: 18-22 MARCH 2024

This week’s new launches include: APSCo, Babcock, Broadwing Recruitment, Cognizant, Jobmatch Sweden

New to Market 18 March 2024
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