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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.

24 April 2017
HR

New to the market: 24-28 April 2017

• Multi-sector recruiter C&D Group has rolled out enhanced benefits to its temporary workforce across the UK.

Company benefits include £50k of personal accident insurance, 24/7 GP services, both over the telephone or online eConsultations, medical specialist referrals, and health cash plans for discounts on glasses, dentistry, physiotherapy and chiropractor treatments.

Further benefits include 24/7 access to wellbeing services, fitness and nutrition helplines and advice, and high street discounts.

The firm has also announced it is now offering drivers negligence cover on clients’ fleets of 3.5-tonne multi-drop vans.

• Specialist engineering and manufacturing recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment has launched an asset management division, led by associate director Les Hines. The division will recruit across specialist engineering, management and director level positions across private equity, energy and infrastructure markets.

• Recruiterater has launched. The site, founded by Tim Consolazio, provides tools to rate, review and compare recruiting experiences.

• Business partners Nick Langley and Sarah Bennett have launched recruitment-to-recruitment agency The Rec2Rec Clinic.

The agency will initially offer training, as well as contingency recruitment services to SMEs across the North-West, Yorkshire, Midlands and South-East, ahead of rolling their services out nationally.

21 April 2017
Creative/Digital/Media

LinkedIn’s ‘tracking’ feature could prevent candidate stealing

This is according to Mark Jury, a recruitment manager at Bristol-based Parkway Engineering Services, who has been successfully campaigning for the restoration of services lost during a LinkedIn redesign.

Jury was commenting on confirmation from LinkedIn that it is working on a new feature that could be a game changer for recruiters seeking to network with candidates at conferences and events.

In a statement on its site, LinkedIn revealed the feature now being tested would enable users to find other LinkedIn members nearby using their mobile device, providing members with opportunities to network with other LinkedIn members at conferences and events within their proximity.

To address privacy concerns, users would need to opt-in to use the feature and will also be able to control how long their location is shared with other members.

While welcoming the obvious candidate networking opportunities the feature brings, Jury said the service could also benefit recruiters in cases in which clients attempt to steal candidates on an agency’s books.

This happens when the agency has made the initial introduction of a candidate to a client and the client has interviewed the candidate but decided not to take the application further. However, it has then used the contact details on its ATS to get in touch with the candidate, interview them again and subsequently offer them the job without paying the agency a fee. 

The new feature could potentially mean recruiters would be able to see if their candidate has entered the offices of their client at a later date, after being put forward by the agency, Jury says, and challenge the client.

According to Jury, the new feature will be “great” for recruiters in cases in which clients persuade their new hires not to put their new employer on their LinkedIn profile to avoid the agency finding about their new role. He added if recruiters can find out if that candidate has entered the offices of that client at a later date, after being put forward by the agency, it would support their case for an introduction fee from the client.

Commenting on this thorny issue, Christopher Tutton, partner at law firm Constantine Law, advises recruiters to ensure they have a good contract in place with their clients to protect against these types of incidents occurring.

Tutton told Recruiter: “It's most likely to be a breach of contract issue between the agency and the client. Usually the agency will 'own' the candidates put forward and have an entitlement to commission on candidates introduced.

“Without a good contract in place it would be more difficult for the agency to challenge this. Arguably the client is also committing some form of misrepresentation. They might also be in breach of the data protection act.

“However, the best protection for the agency will be to ensure they have good terms of business in place with the client, which prevents this type of abuse.”

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20 April 2017
Banking/Financial services

Investing in Talent award-winner O’Loughlin sets up Summit Recruitment in Switzerland

Speaking exclusively to Recruiter, O’Loughlin, who won the award for most inspiring team leader/manager at Recruiter’s Investing in Talent Awards in 2014, revealed his new business, known as Summit Recruitment, will recruit across finance and technology roles in Switzerland.

O’Loughlin set up Nicoll Curtin’s Swiss office back in 2013, moving out there after joining the agency’s London office in 2010.

He then built the Swiss team up from two to 15 over four years and will now be succeeded by one of his own recruits – Yves Amar, who O’Loughlin says he has groomed to take on the role. Amar has now been promoted from manager to associate director following O’Loughlin’s exit in March.

Commenting on his next venture, O’Loughlin told Recruiter while he had a great time at Nicoll Curtin, he feels there is a gap in the market for an on-the-ground finance and tech recruiter in Switzerland.

“There was definitely a gap in the market for another provider in Switzerland of high quality recruitment services. In terms of my own personal development, [after] nine years working for other companies, I thought it was time to step out and take advantage of that market gap.

“There’s been more competition coming in from UK companies but they’re not really hitting the spot with the Swiss clients because they [clients] do like the personal hands on approach. That’s essentially what I’m trying to give them.

“Some of them [other recruiters] have been successful but a lot of them have been short-term successful rather than building partnerships with their clients. I think even in today’s digital age you still need that personal relationship to really be successful over the long term.”

O’Loughlin adds that a month into the operation, he is already seeking to recruit for his business: “To start with it’s me and one other person we’re interviewing for at the moment. The plan is to grow it out from there. I’m interviewing for that second person right now. Hopefully I’ll have someone in place within a month.”

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18 April 2017

New to the market: 17-21 April 2017

• Appcast, a developer of programmatic job advertising technology, has launched Appcast Brand.

The solution uses retargeting and audience extension models to help organisations reach candidates who have previously engaged with a company career site, applicant tracking system (ATS) or job board through display and native social media advertisements, while brand ads are matched with candidates based on their online activity and job interests.

• Online portal for contractors and freelancers ContractorCalculator has published an IR35 guide aimed at helping hirers better understand new IR35 reforms and their implications to secure and retain contractors.

The 18-page guide, ‘Public Sector Off-payroll reform – How to retain your staff and ensure compliant working arrangements’, is available to download for free at IR35Testing.co.uk.

• Google is testing a job applicant tracking system, Axios has claimed. The service enables employers to post job listings, then accept and manage applications, according to job listing links spotted by Axios reader Colin Heilbut. Axios further claims, several tech companies seem to be using (or testing) Google Hire, including Medisas, Poynt, DramaFever, SingleHop, and CoreOS.

A Google Hire page does exist but the login page does not appear to have been made available to the public. Recruiter contacted Google about the new service but had not heard back by deadline.

• London luxury hospitality recruiter The Change Group is opening in Hong Kong. The firm says the launch is off the back of growing demand for skilled talent in Asia both as a result of the rise of local hospitality specialists in the region and to support the overseas expansion of UK businesses.

Suzanna Jones heads up the new Hong Kong operation, assisted by Dan Lam, who has spent many years recruiting in Hong Kong.

• Multi-sector recruiter Quality Service Recruitment has opened a new office in South Yorkshire. The Nottingham-headquartered firm's new office is located on the border of Sheffield and Rotherham and is a five minute drive from the M1 on the Magna 34 Business Park.

The new office is being managed by Anthony Ellis, who said the area has "huge potential" for the firm's main core sectors of logistics, manufacturing and healthcare. "Our research shows significant demand for our services and a large pool of qualified drivers, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour to meet that demand," Ellis said. "We are confident that the new office will flourish and both businesses and workers in the area will benefit from our presence”.

• Job board Sector1.net has been redesigned and relaunched. The redesign ensures users can also browse for jobs from their mobile and tablet devices more easily and gain quicker access to their applications and CVs.

Founded as a public sector specialist job site in 2001 by Newcastle-based Retox Digital, the site now advertises vacancies across all industries within the public and private sector, from Berwick-upon-Tweed to the Yorkshire Dales.

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