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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

Construction & property, Charity & not-for-profit 7 May 2025

Our Melica turns out to be lukewarm rather than hot stuff on The Apprentice

Sorry to ruin your weekend, but recruitment’s representative in the BBC’s The Apprentice is no longer the red-hot business partner for entrepreneur Lord Sugar.

IT/Telecoms 20 March 2025

Are we banking on Melica for The Apprentice?

The BBC’s The Apprentice train rumbles on, and in the latest episode candidates were charged with delivering a banking app for children.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 17 March 2025

Did Melica taste success in The Apprentice in Türkiye?

BBC reality programme The Apprentice sent the remaining candidates packing this week – to Türkiye.

IT/Telecoms 10 March 2025

Social recruiting: March/April 2025

From helping kids in care, currying favour with fellow recruiters to bee-hiving yourselves in the environment, you’ve been busy since the last Recruiter…

Public sector, Social care 4 March 2025

Social recruiting: January/February 2025

From sponsoring teams to giving kids sweet dreams, you’ve been excelling yourselves in the past year…

Charity & not-for-profit 21 January 2025

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Social recruiting: November/December 2024

Through sport or giving up their time, recruiters continue to make a real difference since the last issue of Recruiter...

Charity & not-for-profit, Hospitality/Leisure 12 November 2024

Social recruiting September/October 2024

Recruitment organisations continue to work with partners and charities to make a real difference since the last edition Recruiter…

Transport & logistics, Construction & property 10 September 2024

Social recruiting March/April 2024

Recruiters and staff continue to help charities. Here are some examples we’ve seen since the previous Recruiter…

Public sector, Construction & property 8 May 2024

Travel the world taking photos and get paid for it? Form an orderly queue…

Travel agency The Yacht Week is recruiting for two people to travel the world next year, capturing all their experiences through stunning photo and video content.

Transport & logistics, Hospitality/Leisure 4 October 2019

No wining for Scarlett as she shows everyone her winning ways

It seems as though the former SThree colleagues of recruitment’s representative in The Apprentice were on to something in backing her to win the BBC reality TV show.

3 October 2019

Recruitment representative starts her Apprentice journey tonight

It’s nearly ‘Apprentice Time’ – the moment for recruitment’s latest representative on the BBC reality programme to show her “strong-willed” and “methodical” credentials.

Creative/Digital/Media 2 October 2019

Domino’s looks to recruit chief garlic bread taster – down under

Domino’s in Australia is seeking a garlic bread taster at its Brisbane headquarters.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 2 October 2019

Kitten lands purrfect job at Brazilian lawyers

The Brazilian Bar Association has a rather unusual new recruit.

30 September 2019

Busy bee recruiter Benefer gets real with a honey of a rap

Recruiter, Come Dine With Me winner and hero to hedgehogs across the land, busy Peter Benefer is back!

27 September 2019

Recruitment drive for ‘promo pooches’ at exhibitions

Is your dog seeking new job opportunities over and above guarding the house, chasing the postman and chewing on your slippers?

Marketing & Sales, Retail 25 September 2019

Recruitment consultant James Doran looks to square The Circle

Recruitment has yet another reality TV star to get behind – this time on Channel 4’s surprise hit show The Circle.

Creative/Digital/Media 24 September 2019

Maryland Cookies winner enjoys sweet taste of success

Maryland Cookies has revealed the identity of its new cookie taster following a successful recruitment drive.

Retail, Industrial/Manufacturing 24 September 2019

Waiting staff required au naturel for naturist wedding

A Berkshire couple is looking to hire waiting staff for their wedding and is willing to pay £30 an hour – however, there is a catch.

Hospitality/Leisure 20 September 2019

Social recruiting October 2019

Summer may be over, but that hasn’t stopped you from getting on your bikes or pulling on your pumps for a good cause...

19 September 2019

Clowning around can cushion the pain of redundancy – seriously

Despite clowning as a career plummeting in recent years, those left will be thrilled to know they could earn a bit extra: accompanying workers to redundancy meetings.

HR 17 September 2019

Get paid to drink coffee and write about it

Are you a coffee addict? Then we have the sort of role that you don’t want to be latte in applying for.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 16 September 2019

Alton Towers seeks extra staff for Halloween shows

Alton Towers is recruiting hundreds of specialist actors, make-up artists, technicians, set designers and costume creators to help create the Alton Towers' annual Scarefest horror show.

Hospitality/Leisure 9 September 2019

Garden centre seeks staff to add magic to customer experience

Is your first reaction to any depiction of Father Christmas: “Santa! I know him, I know him!”? Then we have the perfect role for you.

Retail 6 September 2019

Recruiter looks for love on Channel 4’s First Dates Hotel

A Leicester-based recruitment consultant is the latest to take to reality TV in search of love through his appearance on Channel 4’s First Dates Hotel.

Life sciences 6 September 2019