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12 June 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

• Lattice has announced its next generation of AI agent functionalities aimed at streamlining HR operations and improving workplace productivity. Key updates include voice input for hands-free interaction, automated 1:1 meeting summaries, and a dashboard delivering proactive management insights. A new ‘Coach’ feature offers real-time guidance to managers and employees, while expanded integrations bring the AI Agent into tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Overlaying these new functions, Lattice’s new AI Agent Platform allows companies to build their own agents. Employees will be able to create their own AI agents that can be customised to their data, roles and systems.

• IT blog makethehire.com has launched to explore and share insights on how tech is shaping the recruitment world – from applicant tracking systems and AI tools to sourcing automation and candidate experience platforms.

4 June 2025
Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

Hydrogen TE (UK) is seeking planning permission from Kent County Council to build the UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen base at a 10-acre site in Manston, near Ramsgate. The project aims to convert household and commercial waste into clean hydrogen, significantly cutting landfill and carbon emissions.

According to a report from news site BDaily, bosses say the jobs would include skilled and graduate roles, alongside a training centre to foster local talent. The hydrogen produced will supply commercial heavy vehicle fleets and waste management operations, helping meet UK net-zero targets.

Michael Engsted, Hydrogen TE managing director, says: “This area of Kent has seen a huge depletion in jobs over the past few decades, which has forced many skilled workers and graduates to relocate.

“We are determined to help revitalise the local community by giving talented individuals a reason for staying here. We are committed to prioritising local recruitment for positions including finance, engineering and science.”

According to BDaily, the company also has plans to expand with a second plant near Newport, Wales. Joint MD Jeremy Parkin adds: “We are keen to establish the standard for plants like this, which will one day become a familiar sight across the UK.”

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27 May 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Industrial/Manufacturing

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

• Aston University has announced a new initiative, guaranteeing all full-time master’s students a professional internship as part of their studies. Launching in September 2025, the Postgraduate Guaranteed Internship Scheme will be available to students enrolled in MSc, MA and MBA programmes at both the Birmingham and London campuses.

This scheme is designed to enhance employability by providing high-quality industry placements lasting between one and six months. These internships may be conducted in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid format, and will be facilitated through Aston’s global network of employers. The initiative is available to both UK and international students.

• Worcestershire-based Four Squared Recruitment has launched its new Recruitment Academy, a strategic initiative aimed at developing early careers and entry-level talent. The Academy supports new entrants with structured training, mentorship, and hands-on experience to prepare them for the demands of a competitive job market. Three new team members have also joined Four Squared as a result of the programme. The initiative helps close the gap between emerging candidates and evolving industry needs.

• Gi Group UK, part of global company Gi Group Holding, is strengthening its position in the recruitment and HR sector by delivering forklift and material handling equipment (MHE) training. With warehouse operative roles in high demand across the UK, the company provides essential upskilling opportunities to meet the growing needs of the logistics sector. The MHE training programme supports up to three candidates daily and is RTITB-approved, ensuring high standards of safety, compliance and operational efficiency.

• Technology recruitment provider itris has launched itris X, a cloud-based CRM and applicant tracking system (ATS) built specifically for recruitment agencies and staffing professionals. The new platform is designed to streamline the entire talent acquisition process with a focus on automation, scalability, and ease of use. itris X addresses core operational challenges in recruitment by offering AI-powered automation to reduce repetitive tasks, advanced reporting tools for performance insights, and personalised candidate communication features. The system is accessible across devices and integrates with a wide range of recruitment tools and platforms. Key features include lead and marketing management, user-friendly design and comprehensive customer support. itris X is scalable for use by both small agencies and large global firms, maintaining performance and usability regardless of company size.

• ManpowerGroup has launched the Work Intelligence Lab, a new global initiative designed to help employers and workers understand and adapt to the impact of AI on jobs and skills. With over half of employers (53%) already using AI in hiring and onboarding, the Lab provides real-time insights into how automation is transforming the labour market. The Lab leverages Manpower Group’s workforce data, drawn from millions of placements over 70 countries, and integrates real-time hiring trends, employer demand and worker sentiment. It aims to give organisations clearer visibility into emerging skill requirements, role changes and workforce dynamics.

27 May 2025
Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Founded by Alan Golightly (pictured), an experienced recruitment professional with more than 27 years in the industry, the company targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) requiring tailored support for complex hiring needs. 

The firm provides permanent recruitment solutions for technical and engineering roles, as well as short-term internal recruitment assistance to help businesses manage hiring fluctuations without increasing fixed costs. Agilient also offers custom recruitment strategies that align with clients’ specific values and growth plans.

Golightly previously worked for, among other oil & gas recruiters, NES Fircroft, and launches Agilient from global energy recruiter Simpson Booth.

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13 November 2017

Start-up of the Month: CandiRight

Amanda Shand and Amy Scott have launched job-matching platform CandiRight which, by rating compatibility between the companies’ and candidates’ requirements, aims to reduce staff turnover, under-performance and/or misemployment by identifying the most suitable people at the earliest stage.

The platform does this through use of a real-time matching engine, which checks values and attributes supplied against those entered for each job and flags up matches as they occur. 

“Key to CandiRight’s future success is that jobseekers can sign up to the system, whether or not they are actively looking for a job,” said Shand (pictured, above left).

“The platform works for passive job hunters and those who are career-curious as much as those who actively want a new challenge. And because it keeps all details anonymous, no one will even know that they are looking, unless and until they accept an offer for interview.”

The platform removes the need for candidates to have tailored versions of their CV for various applications, while matched candidates are anonymously presented to employers. The system deliberately removes any characteristics that may lead to unconscious bias in the early stages of recruitment, said Shand.

The platform has been launched with future development in mind: “We have made a conscious decision to launch with a lean version of the platform... enabling us to test the market.”

13 November 2017
IT/Telecoms, HR

Recruiters need to rise to the AI challenge

Recruiters must prepare themselves for the rise and rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment, according to Adecco Group’s global lead for digital transformation and innovation.

Marcus Sawyerr (pictured, above), president at Adecco Group X, told recruiters at the LinkedIn Talent Intelligence Summit in London that in order to be ready for when AI reached “full maturity” across recruitment “in between two and five years”, action was needed both at the company level and at the level of recruiters’ individual skills. 

He explained how Adecco had used a combination of a chatbot overlaid with AI to help a client plan shifts for 40,000 warehouse workers. However, to successfully adopt AI across recruitment as a whole, Sawyerr suggested the following: 

  • Understand AI within the function and how AI could automate existing tasks. An example was writing job descriptions.
  • Have a clear AI strategy, and have it owned by someone in your office. 
  • Deal with potential obstacles, such as skills shortages, and issues of data privacy emanating from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). An important obstacle will be managing staff “who don’t want their job to change”, as a result of AI and automation, he said
8 November 2017
Creative/Digital/Media

Good news for recruiters as Twitter raises character count

That’s because Twitter has now confirmed in a company blog that it will roll out doubling of its tweet limit from the traditional 140 character limit, with the exception of tweets in Japanese, Korean and Chinese, which will continue to have 140 characters. Apparently Twitter says tweet cramming is not an issue in these languages.

Twitter’s move follows a trial of the change, announced in September. At the time recruitment marketers warned agencies that just because they had double the number of characters they did not have to use them all.

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7 November 2017
Marketing & Sales, Executive search, IT/Telecoms

NEW TO THE MARKET: 6-10 NOVEMBER 2017

• Indian online HR marketplace AasaanJobs has launched a Live Application Tracker. The Tracker is similar to order tracking systems on e-commerce websites, helping jobseekers receive live status and updates on their job applications created on AasaanJobs.

The feature also allows for responding to interview calls and booking slots, informing the employer about availability at particular times and days.

• US developer of programmatic job advertising technology Appcast is expanding operations beyond North America to include the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa.

To support the expansion, Tom Chevalier, vice president of product for Appcast, will temporarily relocate to London. The firm adds it will be appointing a managing director to help build its UK presence.

• Blockchain career verification platform APPII is launching verified career profiles, enabling candidates of IT jobsite Technojobs and a strategic partner of APPII, to present verified CVs to employers.

The APPII platform allows individuals to create dynamic career profiles that are verified using blockchain technology. These ‘Intelligent Profiles’ enable candidates to use blockchain technology to verify qualifications, career history, and other career achievements.

• International recruiter Omega Resource Group has opened an office in South Marston, Swindon.

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