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14 May 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

• Global specialist recruitment company Eames Consulting has opened a new office in Philadelphia, focusing on technology and digital enablement. Located at the Wanamaker Building, 100 East Penn Square, this is the recruiter’s second US location, following its New York office, which opened in 2022. The Philadelphia team will be headed up by Steven Stahl, a highly experienced recruiter. Also joining are Sam Youngberg (managing consultant) and Callum Stainer (senior consultant), data and AI recruitment specialists.

• Eightfold AI, which helps organisations recruit and retain top talent, and upskill/reskill their entire workforce, has added two new foundational AI products to its portfolio. Expanding its capabilities in talent acquisition, Eightfold introduces AI Interviewer to automate candidate engagement and assessment, enhancing responsiveness and selection outcomes. The company has also launched Digital Twin, a personalised AI model that captures and applies employee knowledge across systems to drive real-time productivity and decision-making.

• SF Recruitment has opened a new East Midlands headquarters in Castle Donington, strategically positioned next to East Midlands Airport. The new hub unites the company’s Leicester and Nottingham teams, with the company broadening its expertise into STEM fields, including technology and engineering, alongside its core areas of finance, private equity and corporate services. Over 40 team members will be based at the new headquarters and plans for European growth are underway, according to the company statement.

13 May 2025
Transport & logistics, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers

Aspiring pilots can apply to join fully-funded training programme

Flight training typically costs in excess of £100k.

The programme has been developed to support Jet2.com’s growth, enabling the leisure airline to fly more customers away to enjoy their holidays on an expanding fleet of aircraft.

Jet2FlightPath is open to candidates from all backgrounds (subject to meeting the application criteria) and aims to boost social mobility and promote diversity within the pilot community. To apply, candidates need at least five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths and a science subject, or equivalent qualifications – making Jet2FlightPath more accessible than other programmes.

The selection process, including assessments and interviews, will see successful candidates invited to take their place on a fully funded 18-month Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) training course in the UK, Spain or US, with courses starting this year. Upon completion of the ATPL course, trainees will then be offered Type Rating training on either an Airbus or Boeing aircraft, before becoming a Jet2.com pilot. Three partners set to deliver this training are Skyborne Airline Academy, Leading Edge and FTE Jerez.

When completing the Jet2FlightPath pilot training programme, trainees will also be fully immersed in the operation and culture at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, “so that they can understand all the qualities that make up the businesses”, a company statement said. This includes gaining exposure to various customer-facing roles such as cabin crew and ground operations.

Jet2.com plans to put 60 pilots through Jet2FlightPath in the first year of the programme and then expand it to attract “even more” aspiring pilots in the coming years as the company continues to grow, the company said. 

The UK’s third largest airline currently employs over 1,800 pilots and will operate a fleet of up to 135 aircraft this summer, flying customers to sun and leisure city destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands from 13 UK airport bases.

The brand-new Jet2FlightPath programme opens for applications today [13 May 2025]. Pilots of the future can find out further information as well as how to apply by clicking here.

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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.

7 January 2020
Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Banking/Financial services, Industrial/Manufacturing, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 6-10 JANUARY 2020

• Financial consultancy Bishopsgate Financial has launched Cirrstra, an online platform that manages and engages with their large flexible talent pool. It aims to meet the challenge of identifying the right temporary staff and contractors quickly, while also ensuring the teams mobilised have access to a central repository of knowledge and tools they need to do their job well.

• Specialist recruitment firm Encore Personnel has opened an office in Peterborough’s city centre led by divisional manager Martin Knowles. The new office is Encore’s 10th in the UK.

• Martin Drake has launched Lancashire-based recruitment agency Higher People. The agency, which works with companies and candidates across Lancashire, aims to change the negative perception of recruitment agencies and provide both jobseekers and businesses with a positive experience throughout their recruitment journeys.

• Multi-sector recruiter Pareda Recruitment has moved to a new head office at Sunderland Software Centre. Pareda supports clients to recruit specialist candidates for the engineering, manufacturing, energy, contact centre, financial services, fintech and professional services sectors.

• Flexible workforce solutions provider The Best Connection has opened a branch in Doncaster to support local people with finding temporary work assignments across the driving, industrial, manufacturing, engineering, logistics and warehouse sectors. The new office is located at Priory Walk near to the city centre.

6 January 2020
IT/Telecoms

LennonWright looks to thryve. in 2020

Effective from today, the recruiter, which has a strong presence in the German market with branches in Berlin and Munich, in addition to its branch in London, will now be called thryve. 

“We want everyone connected to us to thrive,” explains MD John Lennon. “thryve. has grown steadily since we started back in 2015, but in 2019 we experienced accelerated growth both in terms of new clients and new team members, so much so that we have put in place an aggressive ‘2020 vision’ for this year, including doubling our team size, tripling our client portfolio and rebranding to a more dynamic and recognisable brand.”

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16 December 2019
Public sector, Education, Engineering, Commercial & office support, Industrial/Manufacturing, HR, Hospitality/Leisure, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 16-20 DECEMBER 2019

• Yorkshire-based Castle Employment Group has expanded its Newchase Court office in Scarborough, bringing together all its divisions. The York Place office will now function flexibly to accommodate registration appointments to those unable to access the new office.

• elbo, a UK based start-up aimed at helping employers find the best tech talent, has launched. elbo aims to overcome what founder John Bentley describes as “outdated hiring practices”. Among its features are a candidate profile builder, a psychometric profiling tool and an interview scheduler that Bentley says eliminates the need for job specs, CVs, recruitment agencies and job boards, and results in “highly relevant shortlists in minutes”.

• North Wales-based recruiter Supertemps is expanding by opening a new office in Bangor. Four staff will be based at the company’s new Parc Menai site. The company has offices in Colwyn Bay and Anglesey, and a team specifically covering Chester and North-East Wales.

9 December 2019
Retail, Transport & logistics, Life sciences, Legal, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, HR, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 DECEMBER 2019

• Law firm Birketts’ employment team has developed a ‘Shaping Excellence’ course focused on effective recruitment. The course is specially tailored to help people managers deliver a fair recruitment process in line with discrimination law requirements, providing practical advice and guidance across all the recruitment stages.

• Specialist recruitment firm Encore Personnel has launched Encore MHE (Mechanical Handling Equipment) Training. The new MHT Training arm, headed up by national account manager Neil Cook, will provide training and skills for employees operating forklift trucks and other mechanical handling equipment to obtain compulsory licences as part of their job. 

The free training is RTITB (Road Transport Industry Training Board) approved and is now available for clients’ permanent and temporary staff, including those that are not supplied by Encore.

• Online platform Engaging Works has launched Business Premium, a new service enabling businesses to create events, generate business leads and promote jobs.

• Hamlyn Williams, a recruitment firm specialising in placing mid-senior level professionals within regulated industries, has expanded its New York City operation. The firm has signed a new lease at 123 William Street taking on an entire floor that can accommodate up to 150 staff.

• Audit & professional services recruitment firm Hanami International has launched a revamped website featuring job alert functionality for candidates.

• Global talent management consultancy Ignata Group is opening a new office in Geneva, Switzerland to support its existing European bases in Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin. Ignata will be providing recruitment services to clients across the region including strategy, consultancy and data solutions to build on its well-established client base. The Swiss operation will be headed up by a team of specialists working in a variety of sectors, including actuarial & investments, international fashion and life sciences.

• Global executive search firm Walter James has launched a new website following its recent rebrand and website launch of life sciences arm Euromedica, acquired in 2016.

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