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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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23 May 2022
Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector, Education, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 23-27 MAY 2022

• Global workforce solutions firm AMS has launched its recruiter skilling solution to help employers build their own in-house recruitment teams. Recruiter Skilling is part of the firm’s Talent Lab, which will sit alongside its tech skilling solution to help clients solve the tech skills gap through upskilling and reskilling existing employees, and developing new talent. Recruiter Skilling provides new recruitment team members with a 10-week training programme of which two weeks are dedicated to client-specific training. Ongoing training and mentorship from a team of experts is then provided until individuals become a member of the internal talent acquisition team.

• Eames Consulting has opened a new office in New York, adding to its offices in London, Zurich, Singapore and Hong Kong. David Miles is appointed director to lead the new office. He has more than 10 years of experience in recruitment and expertise within the financial services sector. The firm says the new office location also creates opportunities for employees within the group seeking international experience in their careers, as well as an opportunity for US talent.

• Tech recruitment platform hackajob has launched in the US in response to the growing tech talent gap, which has become even more “urgent” in the US following the pandemic. Hackajob launched in 2015 and was founded as a tech careers marketplace to eliminate the bias associated with traditional recruitment techniques to find tech talent based on their skills rather than backgrounds. Hackajob also has four European offices in London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.

• NxGen Recruit, a new recruitment business, has announced its launch in the East Midlands. The firm says it has 72 years of combined industry experience and has achieved 100% in its compliance test.

• Operam Education Group has launched Operam Education Leadership Recruitment, a bespoke service focusing on sourcing and placing inspirational leaders within UK and international educational settings. Christian Walshe has been appointed to lead the new service offering. He has worked in a variety of senior positions in education recruitment for the last decade.

17 May 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 16-20 MAY 2022

• Recruitment firm Trinnovo Group has launched Equiris Consulting, a talent consultancy and solutions provider. Trinnovo’s fourth brand, Equiris Consulting offers diversity, equity and inclusion focused solutions across the full talent lifecycle including attraction, assessment, onboarding, learning and development, and retention.

11 May 2022
Charity & not-for-profit, HR

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 MAY 2022

• Indeed Flex, an online marketplace for flexible workers, has launched a new initiative to enable Ukrainian refugees to find work in the UK. It has hired a Ukrainian-speaking onboarding team, based in the UK, to guide refugees through the process. Candidates from Ukraine will not need to fill in long application forms, and can instead talk through their work background, skills and the sort of job they’d like with the onboarding team in an online interview. Indeed Flex’s team will then find them suitable roles in their chosen area of the UK. Indeed Flex has launched its app in Ukraine, enabling those planning to come to Britain to secure offers of work before they even arrive.

• The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and the Fawcett Society, a membership charity campaigning  for gender equality and women’s rights, have formed a partnership to produce a guide for recruiters to end the practice of asking job applicants about how much they earned in previous jobs. The REC and Fawcett Society guide contains information on the workforce issues caused by asking about salary history, and practical tips on how to address these problems.

5 May 2022
IT/Telecoms

Nash Squared is the new name for Harvey Nash Group

The firm says the move to Nash Squared positions it as an integrated technology and talent provider, allowing clients to “build and transform” their technology capability in numerous ways.

It also makes a clear distinction between Nash Squared and Harvey Nash, the company’s global technology talent acquisition brand. With significant growth plans for the business this name change removes any confusion about what the Harvey Nash business does and Nash Squared’s overall purpose.

The name change comes as the company signals its intentions for rapid growth, which will see its global headcount more than double from 2,500 to over 6,000 during the next five years.

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