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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.

25 April 2025
Construction & property, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

In a bid to support young people and grow skilled and knowledgeable individuals for the student lettings sector, loc8me recently launched its 18-month programme, which is open to anyone aged 16-18. The scheme will offer hands-on experience, mentorship and the opportunity to engage in paid work.

Raffaele Russo, founder of loc8me, said: “We’re thrilled to launch this apprenticeship programme, giving young professionals a real chance to learn, grow and begin building a career in an exciting industry.

“Now more than ever, young people are seeking opportunities, guidance and goals to pursue. With this programme, we’re investing in their future – and in the future of the lettings sector.”

Apprentices will have the chance to study the theoretical and practical elements of the lettings industry, and on starting, they will be given a mentor from the loc8me team to support their development via regular meetings throughout the course.

loc8me now operates in 13 major university cities across the UK, including Loughborough, Durham, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leicester, Hull, Bath and Bristol.

Freya Watson-Russo, academy co-ordinator, said: "At loc8me, we’re committed to nurturing the next generation of letting agents. … We’re giving young people the chance to build a future, gain confidence and carve their own path.”

Founded in 2008 by Russo, loc8me manages more than 2,500 properties and employs more than 75 staff members.

(L-r) Apprentice Ollie Coe, loc8me's marketing assistant and academy co-ordinator Freya Watson-Russo and apprentice Isabel Tebbutt ©loc8me

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14 April 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

• Manufacturing and engineering specialist Busy Bee Recruitment has relaunched its website. The refreshed online platform has a modern design and enhanced user functionality, offering an intuitive browsing experience that makes it easier than ever to explore current vacancies, submit CVs quickly and securely, access expert recruitment advice via a blog and submit vacancies directly online.

• Deel, a global payroll and HR provider, has launched a suite of AI-driven products to help companies hire, manage, and pay international teams. Deel will offer an all-in-one global workforce platform integrating payroll, HR, and IT, designed to support compliant operations across borders. Key updates include: Real-Time Payroll in over 53 markets (expanding to 130+ by 2027), offering instant calculations and faster processing; Deel PEO for offering top-tier benefits without enterprise-level costs; Benefits Admin for simplified, compliant benefits management across countries; Deel Talent for streamlined recruitment via trusted agency networks; Workforce Planning, Compensation, and Engage tools – powered by AI – for smarter headcount strategy, global pay management, and employee development; IT Lifecycle Management features like MDM, IAM, and EPP, supporting global device and security control.

19 April 2023
IT/Telecoms

Indeed adds new tier of service with pay for performance pricing

This includes pay per application (PPA) and pay per started application (PPSA). This will be in addition to its pay per click (PPC) option.

This pricing offering is intended to deliver quality applicants that meet an employer’s preferences and charges them only when they receive an application, rather than when they receive job ad clicks. 
 
Employers can review the price per application, set an application limit based on their budget, and automatically reject applications that don’t meet their needs by setting predetermined requirements. Additionally, employers have 72 hours to manually reject any application before being charged.

With PPA, employers who post jobs directly to Indeed pay when they get completed applications. With PPSA, employers only pay when applications are started from higher-intent job candidates. PPSA primarily supports large employers whose jobs are available on In-deed.

Indeed said that most employers (51%) selected Pay for Results as the top pricing model when compared to Pay for Clicks (12%) and Pay a Flat Fee per Job Post (33%). In addition, 79% of employers also report they believe they should only pay when they receive a quality candidate from an online job site.
 
Indeed’s Pay for Results options are already available, and they will soon be available to more employers in the US and UK, the company said. Pay for Results options to employers around the world will come later.

Read more about changes at Indeed in the May-June issue of Recruiter.

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19 April 2023
Life sciences, Education

Major recruitment drive for Marine Biological Association

Founded in 1884 and based at Citadel Hill, Plymouth, the MBA is now looking for candidates for top jobs in marine biology, with the creation of two new senior job roles and additional research posts.

A new director of science role will provide strategic oversight to the expanding and diverse research programme.

The MBA has also announced a new director of association post, which will lead on commercial and charitable business efforts, including the promotion and development of the learned society, membership and training activities.

In addition, there will be opportunities for new research fellows roles in marine microbiome, coastal ecology and ocean biology.

The MBA has recently invested in a £5m laboratory refurbishment to create a Marine Microbiome Centre of Excellence.

This new world-class research Centre will facilitate “discovery and inspiration”, the organisation said.

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18 April 2023
IT/Telecoms, HR

Jobbatical’s automated platform aims to speed up relocation

The launch follows regulatory approval from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to provide immigration services in the UK. 

Jobbatical’s UK operations will be headed up by Adarsh Girijadevi, a leading UK immigration expert, qualified solicitor and OISC Level 3 adviser.

Jobbatical claims its platform speeds up and makes it less expensive to move talent from one country to another by automating the labour-intensive parts of the relocation process. Its offering combines technology and in-house, and local immigration experts to “streamline the employer licence application and employee visa and permit application form, as well as facilitating fast information exchange between employers and employees and providing personal employee relocation”, the company said.

Karoli Hindriks, CEO and co-founder of Jobbatical, says it is essential to digitise an archaic migration system that hasn’t kept up with where in the world top talent is coming from.

“Skilled migration is still a world-away from where it should be,” Hindriks said. “It’s taking some business leaders months to muddle through the unnecessary bureaucracy and burden of relocation; this puts many off from even thinking about hiring internationally or offering relocation as an option for existing employees in other countries.”

As the UK issues 145,000 work visas annually, with an average visa case taking 10 to 12 hours to process, almost 200,000 working days are spent on employment visa cases in the UK each year, Jobbatical estimated.

Jobbatical’s board members include Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix, and author and innovation specialist Alec Ross. McCord was responsible for creating the now-famous Netflix Culture Deck. Ross served as senior adviser for innovation to the Secretary of State during the Obama administration in the US.

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13 April 2023
Transport & logistics, Engineering, Commercial & office support, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 10-14 APRIL 2023

• Kemp Recruitment is relocating a new office in Bournemouth town centre, following business growth and team expansion. The move to Old Christchurch Road will create 25 new vacancies once the move is completed this month [April 2023]. Kemp has a specialist team of commercial vehicle, plant and rail recruitment professionals that place people in permanent and temporary roles.

• Recruitment agency Taylor Hawkes, established in 2016, has announced a rebrand and new services for clients and candidates. These additional services will expand its existing strategy work for clients by partnering with a valuations expert to advise businesses looking to buy, sell or merge their company and provide valuable support to candidates in need of jobseekers advice. The recruitment agency has also announced the opening of its Certified Public Accounting (CPA)-based recruitment consultancy based in the US.

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