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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.

11 April 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms

Spotted Zebra merges Interview Intelligence and Assessment in one platform

This is technology that transcribes, analyses and evaluates conversations through an AI-powered lens. The merger connects assessment results with interview data, addressing the growing challenge enterprise talent leaders face: making confident, objective hiring decisions when candidate information can be fragmented across multiple tools.

In a statement, Spotted Zebra says that enterprise talent acquisition teams are facing twin pressures from AI-generated candidate applications and deepening skills shortages. 

The launch responds to a critical market challenge, the statement continues; while more than three in four businesses report widening skills gaps, employers are inundated with applications with around half of all jobseekers using AI tools to apply for roles. Current solutions force companies to choose between expensive, disconnected systems or compromise on either assessment breadth and depth, or a scalable interview process and structure.

“We’ve integrated Interview Intelligence with Assessment because our enterprise customers are facing unprecedented challenges in talent acquisition,” said Ian Monk, co-founder and CEO of Spotted Zebra. “By unifying these previously siloed technologies, we’re enabling talent teams to make data-informed decisions based on a complete picture of each candidate’s capabilities.”

Unlike standard Interview Intelligence tools that primarily transcribe conversations, Spotted Zebra’s implementation establishes a data framework that truly connects skill measurements across different evaluation methods:

  • Real-time skill evidence mapping: Comprehensive role skills profiles are automatically created thanks to AI-powered intake meetings between recruiters and hiring managers. 
  • AI-assisted interview questioning technology: The AI-powered Interview Guides automatically generate targeted question paths for specific role skills profiles and each candidate.
  • Consolidated hiring evidence dashboard: The Decision Kit combines summarised skill data from both assessment scores and interview evidence, weighting each source appropriately based on predictive validity for specific skill types. 

According to the company statement, AI in Spotted Zebra enhances human decision-making, ensuring the final call on a candidate’s suitability for a role is objective, data-backed and always in the hands of the hiring team.

Headquartered in the UK, Spotted Zebra was launched in 2020 by Monk and co-founder and chief commercial officer Nick Shaw.

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10 February 2025
Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Education

Baltimore Consulting’s Vincent releases self-improvement book

In the book, Authentically You, With No Apologies!, Vincent provides an honest and candid insight into her life experiences. She openly discusses the highs and lows, the shadow and the light, and how self-investment and self-belief can profoundly shape your future and help you achieve remarkable things.

Vincent has experienced loss and success in equal measure. She’s encountered incredible business accomplishments and national award wins, but she has also confronted loss, shame, divorce, gender inequality and vulnerability in abundance. 

Through the book, her mission is to empower others to become the best version of themselves by showing up authentically, with no apologies. 

“Life is inevitably filled with challenges, both at home and at work. Unfortunately, it's often our own personal shame or fear of being judged by others that can take control and hinder how we present ourselves to the world,” according to a promotional release.

Authentically You, With No Apologies! sets out a five-step framework to give readers the confidence and courage to remove the mask and be authentic, unapologetically.

Baltimore Consulting is a recruitment specialist in the public sector, particularly within mental health, SEN & safeguarding adults and children across local government and education.

• Authentically You, With No Apologies! is published by Austin Macauley Publishers and is available on Austinmacauley.com and www.amazon.co.uk and all major booksellers.

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7 February 2025
Hospitality/Leisure, Apprentices/Grads/School leavers

The Gym Group kick-starts fitness careers with new PT programme

The programme, which aims to reach 500 qualified people by 2027, is available in over 240 gyms around the country, with potential candidates able to apply via in-gym QR codes or through its website.

The Gym Group Academy is a programme working with sports and physical activity institute CIMSPA-enhanced training providers to deliver Level 2 and Level 3 PT qualifications. Participants will get face-to-face support via its highly trained in-house PT mentors throughout the course at their local Gym Group, making it the only PT course in the UK offering this service, according to the company.

After completing the programme, the fully qualified PTs will have the opportunity for permanent employment with The Gym Group.

The Gym Group aims to support 500 people to become PT L3 qualified by 2027, bolstering the industry’s talent pool. The programme is designed to fit around a busy lifestyle and appeal to many people – whether a candidate is embarking on their first job after education, switching careers to fulfil a passion for exercise or looking to upskill in a thriving fitness sector.

Ruth Jackson, chief people officer at The Gym Group, said: “It’s our founding mission to break down barriers to fitness for all and The Gym Group Academy is another way we can support breaking down barriers – this time to careers in fitness. We are incredibly excited to offer this opportunity to both members and non-members, to turn their fitness passion into a career, with a level of personalised in-gym training and support that isn’t available elsewhere.”

“It is great to see that some of our members have already taken advantage of our new initiative and are now fully qualified personal trainers in our gyms with a growing base of clients. I am encouraging anyone who is interested in a career in fitness to apply to The Gym Group Academy, be trained by our qualified PT mentors, and make your passion a career.”

Although there are no specific application requirements for The Gym Group Academy, the gym operator said candidates must finance their qualification independently, costing between £1.2k-£2.2k depending on what support package is chosen.

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4 February 2025
Social care, Banking/Financial services, Executive search, Industrial/Manufacturing, IT/Telecoms, HR, Healthcare/Medical, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 3-7 FEBRUARY 2025

• Arthur, a specialist in insurance search and recruitment, has launched a brand refresh to reflect its continued commitment to service excellence. This includes a new vision, mission and core values, alongside a refreshed visual identity. The firm says its new strapline, ‘Insuring Talent’, reinforces its expertise in sourcing top talent for insurance businesses. A website revamp is also planned to enhance user experience.

• Ciphr has launched its new cloud-based payroll software, designed to streamline payroll processing for UK businesses. Built with a true real-time payroll engine, Ciphr Payroll ensures instant updates to pay calculations, eliminating manual tasks and reducing errors. Key features include real-time calculations, backpay adjustments, retrospective parallel runs, and rolled-up holiday pay calculations. The software integrates with HR, finance, and workforce management systems via APIs, ensuring data consistency across platforms. With single-sign-on (SSO) and centralised data security, it offers secure, efficient payroll management with no downtime for upgrades.

• Club Connective, a new Midlands-based recruitment agency, has launched at Birmingham Business Park. The firm, led by Dylan Parchment, specialises in connecting workers with employers in sectors like facilities management, industrial, commercial, finance and care. Club Connective has secured four clients in its first month, including a partnership with Coat Facilities Group to develop talent for its UK businesses. Other clients include Purcho, Philip Barnes & Co and My Iglu.

Head of operations Parchment said: “Jobseekers and employers that come on board with us are not signing with an agency – they are joining our Club, as we are invested in individuals and businesses’ long-term ambitions to create opportunities for individuals and businesses to grow.”

• US firm Creative Talent Endeavors (CTE), an executive search and HR agency based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has updated its ‘Fairantee’ pricing tool. The AI-powered algorithm allows companies to understand how much they should be paying for an executive search before they ever sign a contract. Fairantee provides companies with an upfront, fixed executive search quote valid for five business days. The tool helps CEOs, HR teams and CTEs gauge fair pricing by factoring in role difficulty, compensation, location and seniority. The latest version (launched in October 2023) also assesses location attractiveness, work arrangements, and compensation competitiveness to ensure data-driven, stable pricing.

27 January 2025
Marketing & Sales, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Commercial & office support, Industrial/Manufacturing, Interim recruitment, IT/Telecoms, HR, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-31 JANUARY 2025

• Karlheinz Zuerl, CEO of the German Technology & Engineering Corporation (GTEC) based in Shanghai, China, has launched the BRICS Project Network, an international platform aimed at enhancing business relations between Western industrialised nations and BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). The network focuses on facilitating business expansion, partnerships and investments across these regions, which collectively account for nearly half the world’s population and over a third of global economic output.

The network offers a wide range of services, including market analyses, international sales development, organisational support, interim management and restructuring. It operates globally, with coverage across China, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, and other regions in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Key industries served include manufacturing, automotive, IT, and engineering, among others.

By bridging operational and cultural gaps, the BRICS Project Network provides businesses with the tools to navigate challenges such as trade disputes and sanctions while unlocking growth opportunities in emerging markets. The network’s experienced professionals are equipped to support tasks ranging from setting up branches and production facilities to managing projects and optimising financial performance. 

• Searchability, a UK-based tech recruitment company founded in 2012, opened its MENA office in Dubai in January 2025. The firm operates offices in multiple global tech hubs including Austin, Sydney and Dubai.

• Zodeq, an invoice finance specialist and part of the Praetura Group, has launched its ‘Do It Your Way’ campaign. This initiative is designed to attract and support recruitment start-ups, as well as established businesses throughout the UK. With a focus on delivering tailored services, Zodeq aims to empower recruitment entrepreneurs to grow their businesses on their own terms, leveraging its flexible funding solutions and industry expertise.

The firm’s ‘Do It Your Way’ campaign highlights its focus on supporting recruitment entrepreneurs with tailored services designed to meet their individual needs. Zodeq aims to help recruiters achieve their business goals, whether they prioritise flexibility, autonomy or financial growth.

Zodeq provides invoice finance solutions with bad debt protection, flexible contracts and back-office support such as payroll and credit control. These services are designed to support recruitment businesses across sectors like healthcare, education and tech.

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