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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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4 May 2023
Public sector, Social care, Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering, Legal, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, HR, Healthcare/Medical

NEW TO THE MARKET: 2-5 MAY 2023

• A new recruitment service has launched to provide services for senior and technical roles in the informatics sector. 32 Stripes has been launched by informatics and information systems specialist Zach Harris, and will support businesses seeking to recruit informatics expertise. 32 Stripes provides expertise in sourcing informatics candidates across all industry sectors. This includes technologies beyond the lab, to source senior level staff to lead enterprise resource planning (ERP) and digital customer relationship management programmes.

• Recruitment firm Extrastaff has launched its future leaders programme to identify and develop internal talent to fill management positions across its 51 locations. The programme will include a mix of classroom-based and practical training to help participants progress their careers within the company.

• Global marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect has launched “get fuelled”, a new two-year global trainee programme to foster and inspire the next generation of marine fuel traders. The programme will provide new hires with an “immersive” learning experience including comprehensive training in marine fuel trading, supply and logistics, and the opportunity to work with industry-leading experts. Trainees will also have the chance to relocate to one of KPI OceanConnect’s 16 offices worldwide, where they can learn about different cultures, establish their own network and work with colleagues from various backgrounds.

• International legal search firm MRA Search has launched a New York practice. Bally Aujla will head up the new legal recruitment practice to assist its growing client base. With more than 13 years’ experience, Aujla has placed associates into top 100 law firms across London, New York, Dubai, Paris and Moscow. Before joining MRA Search, Aujla founded and ran a boutique legal recruitment agency for several years and co-created a social app for the South Asian Community.

• Healthcare agency Ocean Healthcare plans to employ 200 additional nurses and carers over the next 18 months. Ocean provides essential support to private nursing homes, hospices, hospitals and residential homes across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

• Warsaw-based technology firm SmartyMeet has announced its UK expansion with ‘Boe’, an inventive AI chatbot hailed as your “best AI buddy”, designed to transform video meetings into productive work sessions. With investment from LT Capital, SmartyMeet provides support by its virtual assistant Boe, both before, during and after the virtual meeting.

• Tengai AB has developed an unbiased human-like screening software that engages candidates, streamlines the screening process, and collects important candidate data. With the new AI recruiting software, talent acquisition professionals can screen multiple candidates at the same time, communicate efficiently and provide personalised feedback while mitigating unconscious bias.

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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