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International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

Legislation 15 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

Phillips becomes director at Garth Wills Recruitment

Multi-sector recruiter Garth Wills Recruitment has appointed Sharon Phillips as director.
24 July 2015

Eames Group promotes Foster to HR director

International recruitment and search consultancy Eames Consulting Group has promoted Ruth Foster to director of HR and operations.
HR 24 July 2015

Jones becomes operations V-P at Cielo

Global talent acquisition and management solutions provider Cielo has promoted Matt Jones to vice president operations, Europe.
24 July 2015

Barker becomes de Poel development manager

Temporary labour procurer de Poel education division de Poel Education has appointed Claire Barker as business development manager.
Education 24 July 2015

Allen Associates appoints recruitment administrator

Administration, marketing, HR and finance recruiter Allen Associates has appointed Katrina Caplan as recruitment administrator.
HR 24 July 2015

Revenues rise at TrueBlue

US blue-collar staffing specialist TrueBlue has seen year-on-year revenues increase by 38%, according to its second-quarter results for Q2 2015.

Recruitment social enterprise makes work experience a full-time solution

Sometimes both client and recruiter recognise a candidate’s potential but the candidate fails at interview because of a lack of sector-relevant work experience. So how do recruiters tackle this problem?

Investigation launched into Ghana recruitment scam

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in Ghana has launched an investigation into the country’s immigration service after evidence came to light of a recruitment scam.
23 July 2015

Matt Churchward: Why recruitment consultants really change jobs

Matt Churchward: Why recruitment consultants really change jobs
23 July 2015

Indian army to outsource recruitment

Indian Army recruitment is set to be outsourced as part of a series of planned changes aimed at transforming selection and hiring.
Public sector 23 July 2015

Golightly appointed Infinity Resources International CEO

International oil and gas recruiter Infinity Resources International has made Alan Golightly chief executive officer.
23 July 2015

KPI culture? Time for a change

Key performance indicators [KPIs] have long been the scourge of the recruitment industry. I have lost count of the number of people I have interviewed who have cited the principal reason for leaving their current company as a “KPI culture”.
23 July 2015

Next-generation applicant tracking systems

An ATS automates the recruitment process from end-to-end. It imports applications from different sources, filters and processes them and helps the recruiter arrive at a shortlist. It will automate specific tasks such as sending out rejection letters or invites for interview. A core function is CV parsing or extraction where the software extracts the information held in the CV and makes it easier to store and search it. Next-generation ATSs’ other functionalities may include reporting and analytics tools, th
IT/Telecoms 23 July 2015

Star Recruit: Yanis Varoufakis

Greece’s bold, brash ex-finance minister left his role after describing the country’s creditors as ‘economic terrorists’. He eschewed the usual ministerial limousine by turning up to cabinet meetings on a high-powered motorbike.
23 July 2015

Thoughts from... August 2015

Jo Malone, Phil Parry and Chris Sale.
23 July 2015

Brady's killer question

It is often said that recruitment isn’t rocket science. But few can have boiled hiring down to its essentials quite as far as Karren Brady (Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge) vice-chairman of West Ham United Football Club, businesswoman and one of Lord Sugar’s advisers on BBC’s The Apprentice.
23 July 2015
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