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14 May 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

• Global specialist recruitment company Eames Consulting has opened a new office in Philadelphia, focusing on technology and digital enablement. Located at the Wanamaker Building, 100 East Penn Square, this is the recruiter’s second US location, following its New York office, which opened in 2022. The Philadelphia team will be headed up by Steven Stahl, a highly experienced recruiter. Also joining are Sam Youngberg (managing consultant) and Callum Stainer (senior consultant), data and AI recruitment specialists.

• Eightfold AI, which helps organisations recruit and retain top talent, and upskill/reskill their entire workforce, has added two new foundational AI products to its portfolio. Expanding its capabilities in talent acquisition, Eightfold introduces AI Interviewer to automate candidate engagement and assessment, enhancing responsiveness and selection outcomes. The company has also launched Digital Twin, a personalised AI model that captures and applies employee knowledge across systems to drive real-time productivity and decision-making.

• SF Recruitment has opened a new East Midlands headquarters in Castle Donington, strategically positioned next to East Midlands Airport. The new hub unites the company’s Leicester and Nottingham teams, with the company broadening its expertise into STEM fields, including technology and engineering, alongside its core areas of finance, private equity and corporate services. Over 40 team members will be based at the new headquarters and plans for European growth are underway, according to the company statement.

13 May 2025
Transport & logistics, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers

Aspiring pilots can apply to join fully-funded training programme

Flight training typically costs in excess of £100k.

The programme has been developed to support Jet2.com’s growth, enabling the leisure airline to fly more customers away to enjoy their holidays on an expanding fleet of aircraft.

Jet2FlightPath is open to candidates from all backgrounds (subject to meeting the application criteria) and aims to boost social mobility and promote diversity within the pilot community. To apply, candidates need at least five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths and a science subject, or equivalent qualifications – making Jet2FlightPath more accessible than other programmes.

The selection process, including assessments and interviews, will see successful candidates invited to take their place on a fully funded 18-month Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) training course in the UK, Spain or US, with courses starting this year. Upon completion of the ATPL course, trainees will then be offered Type Rating training on either an Airbus or Boeing aircraft, before becoming a Jet2.com pilot. Three partners set to deliver this training are Skyborne Airline Academy, Leading Edge and FTE Jerez.

When completing the Jet2FlightPath pilot training programme, trainees will also be fully immersed in the operation and culture at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, “so that they can understand all the qualities that make up the businesses”, a company statement said. This includes gaining exposure to various customer-facing roles such as cabin crew and ground operations.

Jet2.com plans to put 60 pilots through Jet2FlightPath in the first year of the programme and then expand it to attract “even more” aspiring pilots in the coming years as the company continues to grow, the company said. 

The UK’s third largest airline currently employs over 1,800 pilots and will operate a fleet of up to 135 aircraft this summer, flying customers to sun and leisure city destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands from 13 UK airport bases.

The brand-new Jet2FlightPath programme opens for applications today [13 May 2025]. Pilots of the future can find out further information as well as how to apply by clicking here.

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6 May 2025
Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

• Heidrick & Struggles has launched a new Government & Defense Tech Practice, aimed at serving the growing demand for technology leadership within public sector organisations. With governments estimated to account for 10% of global technology and IT services spending, the firm sees this as a significant market opportunity. The practice consolidates the company’s experience from over 200 engagements to provide leadership solutions for organisations delivering technology to national, state and local governments worldwide.

The new practice will support clients by offering leadership search, development and organisational effectiveness services. It brings together more than 30 experienced partners across sectors such as IT services, aerospace and defence, energy and private equity, operating globally across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The initiative addresses the increasing reliance of governments on advanced technologies like AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and robotics.

• Workforce management solutions firm Matrix has supported more than 10,000 individuals across the UK into employment between March 2024 and April 2025 through its Social Value team. The efforts focused on a wide range of community initiatives, including employability workshops, career guidance and volunteering opportunities. These programmes were designed to help students, jobseekers and public sector employees gain essential skills and access new career pathways.

• UK start-up Project Brains has launched ProdigyPB, an AI-powered platform designed to revolutionise job description creation and recruitment. Tailored for SMEs, growing businesses, and HR teams, ProdigyPB helps define precise hiring needs by aligning job roles with specific business challenges. The tool generates clear, bias-free job descriptions in seconds and enables users to engage with vetted fractional specialists from Project Brains’ talent pool, according to a company statement. ProdigyPB is currently available in Beta across the UK.

28 April 2025
Life sciences, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

• Jobmatch Sweden, a leader in occupational psychological testing, is expanding in Norway through a new partnership with consulting firm Sund Raad. Sund Raad, which focuses on enhancing employee engagement for small and medium-sized businesses, will integrate Jobmatch’s DNV-certified Talent test into its services. This marks Jobmatch’s second partnership in Norway, following its 2022 collaboration with Hapro Jobb og Karriere. Jobmatch Talent is a scientifically validated tool used for recruitment and employee development, according to the company press release.

• STEM recruitment specialist Matchtech has launched STEM Futures, a free, on-demand employability platform aimed at helping young people break into engineering and technology careers. The programme includes expert-led sessions on job search strategies, CV writing, interviews and personal development, and is part of Matchtech’s broader initiative to address the STEM skills gap and support emerging talent.

In addition, Matchtech has awarded the first two grants from its Materna Fund, a £2.5k bursary created to support engineering students facing financial hardship. The inaugural recipients, Sergio Carreno Vargas and David Sarembock from the University of Portsmouth, are using the funds to focus on their studies and development without the added pressure of financial strain.

• Meet Life Sciences has launched Synergy, a new standalone service designed to tackle people capability challenges in the life sciences sector that go beyond recruitment. As part of Meet’s evolution into a full-service talent solutions partner, Synergy offers tailored support in areas like workforce planning, leadership development, skills mapping, culture embedding and organisational design. Led by vice-president Kirsty Wilson, the service is built specifically for the life sciences industry and is focused on delivering measurable, outcome-driven solutions. Unlike traditional consulting, Synergy provides hands-on support from design through to implementation, helping clients build the capability needed to grow, adapt and lead in a competitive global market.

• Right Management, part of ManpowerGroup, has launched a refreshed brand strategy called ‘The Right Way’. It’s a human-centred, data-backed framework that aligns workforce development with business strategy. The new identity centres on ‘The Right Way loop’, a distinctive visual element with modern colours and typography that will be used across all brand touchpoints.

30 July 2018
Marketing, Transport & logistics, Creative/Digital/Media, Banking/Financial services, Charity & not-for-profit, Executive search, Industrial/Manufacturing, Interim recruitment, IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 30 JULY – 3 AUGUST 2018

• Global search firm Chad Harrison International have moved into a new, purpose-designed office in Liverpool city centre. The 200 sq m office is on the top floor of the Cotton Exchange building on Old Hall Street in the centre of Liverpool’s business district.

• International search & selection and interim recruitment firm Concilium Search has opened an office in the US on Park Avenue in New York City.

Newly promoted senior partners Oliver Harrison (head of Americas), Samuel Deane (head of permanent search, Americas) and Daniel Jeffery (head of contracts, Americas) have permanently relocated from the firm’s London HQ. Their joint remit is to manage and grow the agency’s business in the Americas.

• PMP Recruitment, part of Cordant Group, has teamed up with charity Unseen to launch a new campaign to raise awareness of modern slavery across the labour and supply chain industries.

As part of the ‘Be Seen, Be Heard’ movement, PMP will be encouraging its workforce, competitors, suppliers and clients to wear high visibility jackets emblazoned with Unseen’s Modern Slavery Helpline number.

The three-month campaign will see PMP’s employees sharing campaign materials with their industry contacts, including order forms for the specially-made jackets and other merchandise, such as wristbands, key tag fobs, hairnets, posters, snap bands and pens. Companies can use the forms to order and pay for the merchandise themselves, with 10% of the total order value going directly to Unseen.

In a separate move, Unseen has launched its new free smartphone Unseen app.

• Rangam Talent Network has launched a new mobile app. Available on the App Store and Google Play, the app helps jobseekers with career planning and development by enabling them to apply for a position, track the status of each job application and send a notification to recruiters.

• RHL (Recruitment Holdings Ltd), a joint venture with the HR GO Group of companies, has launched RHL Australasia. The new division is headed up by Paul Surridge, previously operations director for RHL UK, as managing director.

The business, operating from Sydney, will serve clients and candidates in Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

In the UK, HR GO Recruitment has opened a new branch in Dover, headed up by manager Lynsey Smith.

• Selby Jennings, Phaidon International’s financial brand, has expanded into the Dallas, Texas region. Selby Jennings now operates across five US offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and now Dallas.

The Dallas office serves the financial services industry in the region, focusing specifically on supporting the emerging investment management and private equity markets in the area.

• Bristol-based start-up Sixty Seconds has released a video app enabling recruiters to create company-branded video job adverts by simply completing a form.

The videos provide an animated clip of job role, location and salary. Recruiters are set up with tailor-made templates designed to match their company brand guidelines. Any employee can then submit a form with job role and details. A fully edited, ready-to-use video job advert lands in their inbox ready to use within five minutes.

Videos can then be uploaded to social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook, alongside links to the job listing.

• Recruitment and talent communications agency Talent Works has moved into larger premises at a new 8,000 sq ft purpose-built workspace in Northampton. The New York loft style space was fitted out by workplace design business Area as part of a £465k project.

• Sarah Gladwin has joined fire and security staffing specialist Zitko Consulting to head up its new dedicated in-house contract desk for the security and fire industry.

• Recruitment industry veteran Phil Pegden, and Caroline Pegden, who has a track record of delivering large digital transformations in government, have launched TempaGoGo.

TempaGoGo is an online marketplace dedicated to help temporary recruitment agencies compete more effectively against gig players. The platform aims to make it simpler for local, independent recruitment agencies to find and work with SMEs looking to hire temporary agency staff.

A smart matching algorithm, a rating system and a processing platform ensures agencies can receive leads matched to their specialism and locations, submit candidates, and manage bookings and timesheets from their desktops or their mobiles.

20 July 2018
HR

Start-up of the Month: Career Cafe Coach

Former recruitment consultant Joanne Norfolk has set up Career Cafe Coach, a business dedicated to getting people ready for the jobs market.

Norfolk told Recruiter that over her 20 years in recruitment, she has found the fast-paced nature of the industry can mean some candidates with really good skills can be overlooked because they lack the jobseeker skills required to get them back into work.

To tackle this problem, her business offers a free Facebook community that gives jobseekers a platform to interact with one another. They also benefit from webinars and job search and career change-related articles Norfolk posts. She adds many of her paid-for clients have come to her through this ever-growing Facebook community.

The paid-for offering includes a CV and LinkedIn profile writing, and review service and coaching offering help with writing cover letters. Clients can also access 90-minute strategy sessions where they discuss with Norfolk a specific issue such as how to present themselves at interview. Norfolk also works with clients in sessions on improving their confidence before they go and see a recruitment agency.

Looking ahead, Norfolk revealed she would like to partner with a recruitment agency that can see the value of the service she offers in helping people she says are often sidelined in the jobs market.

17 July 2018
Social care, Engineering, Executive search, Hospitality/Leisure, Healthcare/Medical, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 23-27 JULY 2018

• Cloud computing company Bullhorn has moved its Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters to a new office on Pitt Street in the heart of Sydney’s Central Business District, to support its continued growth within the region.

• International search and recruitment firm Pure has rebranded with the launch of a new logo, website and new brand values. The values are: Pure passion, Pure know-how, Pure clarity and Pure commitment. The agency has also launched a new brand video, which can be viewed here.

• Medical recruiter Remedium Partners has moved to larger premises in King’s Cross in London. The new 3,200sq ft premises has capacity for up to 50 employees, in line with the firm’s expansion plans.

• Katy Harwood has launched Isle of Wight-based bespoke permanent recruitment services provider Sunshine Recruitment Solutions.

• TempRocket, an online solution for booking temporary staff, has launched. Founded by entrepreneur Andrew Johnston, TempRocket works via a bidding system. Hirers and agencies can compare options and prices, and then make a bid for a contractor, with the option of making a counter bid, accepting or declining an offer, until they find someone who meets their requirements.

Johnston revealed developments are already underway for a number of additional features, including an accumulator, which shows hirers how much they have saved over time by using the platform.

10 July 2018
Public sector, Commercial & office support, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, HR

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JULY 2018

• Global management consulting and professional services firm Accenture, along with other UK employers and members of government, have launched West Midlands Pilot: ‘Transition to Work’. The programme aims to help young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) by bringing them together with organisations.

The project’s partners include Accenture, Movement to Work, UnLtd, O2, Youth Employment UK and West Midlands Combined Authority with support from the Cabinet Office and the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).

• Crown World Mobility has rebranded.

The rebrand includes a new website and visual identity, while the new brand will be rolled out across the company’s 101 world mobility offices across 53 countries.

The global mobility firm also announced the appointments of Liana Ciatto as vice president of account management and Nick Sutton as vice president of global business development.

• Boutique recruiter Dynamite Recruitment has moved from its Langstone Gate offices to Lakeside North Harbour – a 130-acre business office campus in Hampshire.

• Aberdeen-based Engage Talent Partners has launched. The agency, launched by founder and recruitment director Scott Leonard, operates an exclusive partnership model and has already secured projects in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Great Yarmouth and London.

• Back-office software firm ETZ Payments is launching a start-up version of enterprise recruitment back-office software. Startup 20/20, based on ETZ Payments’ back-office technology for large agencies, offers small businesses in the recruitment sector the same features at a fraction of the cost.

The new software enables start-up recruiters to focus on winning clients rather than administrative jobs, by fully automating day-to-day back-office tasks such as submitting and verifying candidate timesheets, chasing invoices, and settling payments.

• Professional and tech recruiter Real Time Consultants has moved to new offices Whitefriars in Bristol to provide more space and support for both its Real Time Consultants and RT Consulting divisions.

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