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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!

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.

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...

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Social recruiting September/October 2024

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

Social recruiting March/April 2024

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

Antiques retailer looks to recruit its own David Dickinson

Do you have an eye for a right bobby dazzler? Then step this way because we have the perfect role for you.

Hospitality/Leisure 26 July 2019

Going away on holiday? Then pay someone to pack for you

Are you a whizz at packing for your holiday and find packing suitcases for your entire family a doddle?

Hospitality/Leisure 24 July 2019

Ex-reality TV star recruiters offer Love Island’s Chimonides good advice

Diligence, keeping a level head and the ability to achieve balance are just some of the qualities Love Island’s Joanna Chimonides will require should she choose to return to recruitment.

19 July 2019

Queen advertises for new live-in chef

Do you have excellent culinary skills and want to swap the world of recruitment to move in with the Queen?

Hospitality/Leisure 19 July 2019

Recruitment’s last hope on Love Island gets dumped

“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone etc”… recruitment’s sole representative on this year’s Love Island has left the building.

Netflix seeks extras for new drama series in Scotland

Do you fancy yourself as somewhat of a thespian and have a few days to spare?

Social recruiting August 2019

From chatting with Chelsea stars, coping with challenging conditions or supporting children’s charities, you’ve been busy since the last Recruiter

15 July 2019

Feng Shui tops highest-earning unconventional job

Feng Shui consultant has topped a list of highest-earning ‘weird and wonderful’ jobs in the UK, compiled by Bark.com.

Hospitality/Leisure 10 July 2019

Guide millionaire music lover at festivals and get paid £5k a time!

Would you like to spend your weekends away from your day job in recruitment at some of the country’s top festivals?

Hospitality/Leisure 8 July 2019

Trot along and get your applications in for zookeeper job

If you’re a fan of animals, especially of the horse family, then why not ditch recruitment to look after rhinos and zebras?

Boss makes video ad highlighting type of candidate he doesn’t want

The boss of an online advertising company has hit upon a rather an unusual way of sifting out candidates he doesn’t want.

4 July 2019

Ditch the recruitment wall and say hallo to a Greek island

How you fancy swapping recruitment for doing a ‘Shirley Valentine’ on a Greek island?

Hospitality/Leisure 4 July 2019

Taste-test Maryland Cookies and get paid in more than biscuits

Do you like your biscuits? Are you a bit of a cookie monster? Then we have the perfect role for you.

Ex-recruiter joins Love Island to shake up the villa

The recruitment sector finally has another representative on reality TV smash hit show Love Island to cheer on.

1 July 2019

Signify Technology scores win for charity in football tournament

Signify Technology and charity were the winners at the latest Madison Warner recruitment industry football tournament in London.

28 June 2019

Canine colleagues brighten up recruiters’ offices

As it’s Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Recruiter is showcasing some of the canine consultants lifting the spirits of staff at agencies across the country including a ‘top dog’, a ‘chief slobberation officer’ and a trio of ‘chief barketing officers’.

21 June 2019
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