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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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29 March 2023
IT/Telecoms, HR

Talent management platform announces launch of generative AI for HR

It delivers personalised experiences for managers, recruiters, candidates and employees.

With TalentGPT, Beamery seeks to “transform” every talent acquisition and talent management experience with generative AI and will offer a single assistant that leverages both Beamery’s proprietary AI, as well as OpenAI’s GPT-4 and other Large Language Models (LLMs).

This combination allows TalentGPT to “deeply personalise” the insights and recommendations provided to the user and generate content that adapts to changing customer information and requirements in real-time.

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28 March 2023
Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering, Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms, HR, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-31 MARCH 2023

• Commercial recruitment agency Employal has launched in Leicester. With over 15 years in recruitment, Employal’s founder, Jennifer Keane, has progressed from an apprentice to commercial director. The firm’s focus is on commercial recruitment with specialist recruiters in sales, finance, marketing, customer service and office jobs.

• Fountain, an applicant tracking system (ATS) for high volume hiring, has launched Fountain AI to its suite of hiring solutions. Fountain AI is a conversational artificial intelligence feature that accelerates the hiring funnel and helps hiring managers get candidates to their first day of work faster. Fountain AI enables recruiters to screen and qualify applicants more efficiently and automates processes that hiring managers typically perform manually.

Fountain AI simplifies the hiring process for both applicants and recruiters by guiding job candidates through an application with real-time responses, 24/7. With automated data collection and WhatsApp/SMS capabilities, applicants can now have richer digital, AI-powered conversations with recruiting teams by answering simple application questions and scheduling interviews without having to leave the chat.

• Global identity verification provider ID-Pal has announced a partnership with Keystone Talent Bank to deliver real-time digital right to work (RTW) checks. ID-Pal is now integrated within Talent Bank to allow users to conduct checks in line with the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework (UKDIATF).

Keystone Talent Bank is an online suite of tools for the sourcing, hiring, managing, compliance and payment of employees, contractors and contingent workers. The platform streamlines the recruitment and payroll process for universities, while also providing a digital employability hub for students and graduates.

As a government-certified digital identity service provider (IDSP), ID-Pal enables Keystone Talent Bank to comply with Home Office guidelines, while securely performing RTW checks. ID-Pal will allow efficient onboarding of all student, temporary and payrolled workers via a branded user-facing app, as well as enable easy remediation and updating of documentation in line with current legislation.

• LinkedIn has announced it is testing new AI-powered job descriptions to help recruiters find qualified candidates faster. Hirers can provide starter information like job title, company name and location – and a draft job description will be created for the poster to review and edit.

Hirers can enhance the description by choosing someone in their network who has similar skills to what they are looking for and incorporate these skills into the job description with one click. This new experience is being tested in English language to a limited number of job posters in the UK, US, India, Canada and Australia with plans to roll it out globally later this year.

LinkedIn is also making over 100 LinkedIn Learning courses dedicated to AI available for free until 15 June, including specific courses for business leaders and HR pros.

• Recruiter Oil Consultants has changed its name to Visuna and moved to larger offices at Wynn House, on the Hertburn Estate in Washington, Tyne and Wear. The energy recruitment firm employs more than 50 people in the North-East of England and will add the renewables sector to its remit under the Visuna brand.

• Recruiting CRM has launched its recruiting management platform to enable recruiters to streamline their workflows and reduce the time spent on repetitive and manual processes. The platform is integrated with the TalentRoom recruiting marketplace, which allows recruiters to showcase their candidates anonymously. Other recruiters and companies can therefore discover enrolled candidates, but without the ability to contact them directly.

• Employment agency Reed has moved into the Business Innovation Centre, Binley, which is part of the University of Warwick Science Park. The branch covers the Coventry and Warwickshire region and beyond. It specialises in sourcing professionals at all levels across a number of sectors, including business support, accountancy and finance, engineering, and procurement and supply chain.

• UMATR, a technology recruitment firm, has opened its first international office in Dubai within two years of launching, marking a significant milestone in its growth and expansion plans. The new office in Dubai will enable it to have access to a large talent pool of highly skilled professionals from all over the world, as well as supporting its strategy with building its technology platform.

15 March 2023
Marketing & Sales, Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences, Engineering, IT/Telecoms, Healthcare/Medical, Apprentices/Grads/School leavers

NEW TO THE MARKET: 13-17 MARCH 2023

• AI recruitment content generator Hally AI has launched. It aims to generate recruitment content ranging from sales, admin and marketing material in minutes. It is capable of generating personalised job descriptions, vacancy announcements and other recruitment content that is tailored to specific job roles and organisational culture.

The AI tool generates content that is inclusive and unbiased and ensures that job descriptions and job adverts are free of gender, race, and other biases, enabling businesses to attract diverse candidates.

• In a scheme launched by the pilot Digital Skills Training Academy, jobseekers from disadvantaged and low-income communities will be offered the chance to learn skills to help fill London’s critical shortage of IT specialists. The scheme aims to offer employers upskilled and work-ready candidates.

The scheme is a joint enterprise between human services provider Ingeus and CodeVerse, which offers trained and diverse candidates to companies seeking to fill IT vacancies across the UK. The initiative will see Ingeus hold open days at its 14 London centres for participants on the government-funded Restart Scheme interested in an IT career. After a pre-assessment they will be offered a free place on a two-week digital skills boot camp.

• Levin Group specialist tech firms Storm3 and Storm4 have opened new offices in New York. The Storm3 office will be led by Lauren Ellis, heading a team of 16 expert consultants who are all specialists in health technology hiring. Storm3 covers a range of spaces within the HealthTech industry, including clinical trials tech, digital therapeutics, digital health insurance, genomics and more.

GreenTech leader Storm4 was founded in 2020 by Kayleigh Bottomley to help scale businesses at the cutting edge of clean innovations to curb the defining crisis of climate change. Ross Byrne will lead a team of 16 consultants in the New York office, all specialists in GreenTech technology recruitment.

• Life sciences, renewable energy and IT specialist Quanta, part of QCS Staffing, has opened a new office in the US in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. This is Quanta’s fifth international office, joining its UK headquarters in Berkhamsted and further offices in Dublin, Rotterdam and Boston. The Research Triangle Park sits at the heart of the East Coast life sciences’ scene.

• Independent tech and service business for the careers industry Venn has opened a new HQ in Alderley Park, Cheshire, to facilitate its growing client base. The new tech hub at The Nest offers flexible working space with double the capacity of the previous office.

10 March 2023

SSQ co-founder Sharpe launches new consultancy

He will work with organisations to assist senior leaders including CEOs, main board directors and other key executives “unlock their potential”, a press statement said.

From his base in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Sharpe works as a therapist and executive/leadership coach servicing individuals, couples and corporates. He has his own monthly wellbeing radio show in the French Riviera.

Sharpe co-founded SSQ with Nick Shilton in 2003, then sold his shares back to the company in 2012. He joined the board of Dartmouth Partners and worked with them for eight years helping them transition to their first capital raising event. He also ran a sales training business specialising in recruitment.

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