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Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

People

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

1 May 2025

Contracts

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Education, IT/Telecoms 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

LegislationIT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

NHS Trust plans to cut jobs and agency staff

The BBC reports today [30 April 2025] that the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is planning job cuts, as well as cutting its expenditure on bank and agency staff.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 30 April 2025

The SR Group liquidates two German offices

The SR Group’s German companies will formally enter into a solvent liquidation process on 1 May.

Financials 30 April 2025

Eurobase People appoints new sales director to push growth

IT/tech recruiter Eurobase People has appointed Steven Oakley (pictured) as sales director.

PeopleSales, IT/Telecoms 30 April 2025

Page Personnel appoints Taylor to operating director

Page Personnel, part of global specialist recruitment company PageGroup, has appointed Nicola Taylor to operating director of its human resources and secretarial & business support businesses across London.

Commercial & office support, HR 8 October 2015

May’s migration ‘rhetoric’ could deter ‘brightest and the best’

Comments made by the Home Secretary Teresa May at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday could deter much needed skilled workers from coming to the UK, according to a leading recruiter.

7 October 2015

Ashley Services starts strategic review following board departures and challenging conditions

Australian staffing company and training provider Ashley Services Group has instigated a strategic review due to ongoing difficult trading conditions.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 7 October 2015

CDI acquires EdgeRock Technologies in the US

US-based engineering and IT recruiter CDI has acquired Boston-headquartered IT recruiter EdgeRock Technologies.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 7 October 2015

AMN Healthcare completes buy of MillicanSolutions in the US

US-based AMN Healthcare has completed its acquisition of MillicanSolutions, a physician and executive leadership search firm focused on serving academic medical centres and children's hospitals nationwide.

Education, Executive search 7 October 2015

Zoek integrates with Broadbean

Zoek, the mobile job search app that connects recruiters to talent in real-time, has integrated with multi-posting technology, candidate sourcing and data analytics software Broadbean.

IT/Telecoms 7 October 2015

Randstad joins the International Organisation of Employers

Global recruiter Randstad has joined the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) as a partner company.

7 October 2015

US-based Options Group to acquire Whitney Correlate

New York-headquartered global executive search and strategic consulting form Options Group is to acquire Whitney Correlate, a Hong Kong and Singapore-based capital markets search firm.

Executive search 7 October 2015

US General Employment Enterprises buys Access Data Consulting Corp

US recruiter General Employment Enterprises has acquired Denver-based IT recruiter Access Data Consulting Corporation.

IT/Telecoms 7 October 2015

Engage joins TEAM as supplier

Recruitment software provider Engage has joined independent recruiter network TEAM as a supplier.

IT/Telecoms 7 October 2015

Randstad Healthcare appoints Tremble in the US

Global recruiter Randstad’s US operation has appointed Abigail Tremble as president of Randstad Healthcare.

Executive search 6 October 2015

Heidrick & Struggles acquires Co Company

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has acquired London-based leadership advisory services provider Co Company for an undisclosed sum.

Executive search 6 October 2015

Hudson Global brings Nash to the board

Global talent solutions company Hudson Global has appointed London-based Ian Nash to its board of directors as chairman of the audit committee.

Executive search 6 October 2015

Spencer Ogden appoints new sector heads for growth

Global recruiter Spencer Ogden has appointed sector heads in rail, aerospace & defence and construction as it embarks on a new diversification and growth strategy.

Construction & property, Engineering 6 October 2015

Acorn buys Australian B2B Engineering

UK multi-regional recruitment and training company Acorn has acquired B2B Engineering, a Perth, Western Australia-based oil & gas recruiter, via its Australian subsidiary Synaco Global Recruitment.

Engineering 5 October 2015

US staffing firms face fines for failing to train employees

Two US staffing firms are facing significant fines, alongside the meat packing company they provided staff for, after a worker complained about unsafe working conditions.

Legal, Industrial/Manufacturing 5 October 2015

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