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BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June. 

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

Key executive appointments for ManpowerGroup

Global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup has announced two key executive appointments aimed to accelerate its strategic growth and transformation agenda.

People 27 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: ECMS, Madison Berkeley, The Education Network

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Kyloe Partners

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 27 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Aston University, Four Squared Recruitment, Gi Group UK, itris X, ManpowerGroup

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Specialist recruitment firm Agilient Talent Partners has launched in Aberdeen, focusing on permanent hiring within the energy sector.

Feedback key as ITV schedules grad scheme series two

Ongoing discussions with hiring managers and successful candidates from broadcaster ITV’s first-ever formal graduate programme will be key in moving forward to 2013’s second intake.

Chart toppers…

The directors of the top-ranked staffing company in Recruiter’s 2013 FAST 50 — Oliver James Associates — told Recruiter the achievement is recognition for the efforts of staff in overcoming the challenges of operating in the UK’s hard hit-financial services sector.
22 January 2013

FAST 50 firms buffer the storms and emerge stronger

With the UK economy in the doldrums as austerity Britain began to bite in 2010 and 2011, this year’s Recruiter FAST 50 reveals that recruiters bravely faced down the economic headwinds buffeting the economy by deploying a variety of business strategies.
22 January 2013

Bounty hunting for jobs

Job Bounties is a new site offering to reward you for recommending people you know
IT/Telecoms, Marketing 22 January 2013

Recruiters ‘shocked and disappointed’ as teaching Quality Mark withdrawn

Reaction among education recruiters has been overwhelmingly negative to the news that the Department for Education will not continue its Quality Mark accreditation for supply teachers beyond 31 March.
Education, Public sector 22 January 2013

Recruiters honoured for work at London 2012

A number of recruitment professionals have been honoured for their work in the Queen’s New Year’s honours.
22 January 2013

Travel & subsistence schemes: what’s your view?

The use of travel & subsistence (T&S) schemes within the recruitment industry remains a controversial area that is rarely out of the news. Recruiter invites its readers to express their views on this important issue by completing an online survey.
22 January 2013

FAST 50 2013: Financial recruiters rise above sector’s malaise

Despite the well-documented difficulties experienced by the UK’s finance sector, the number of financial services recruiters in the FAST 50 doubled to six from three last year, with new entrant Oliver James Associates coming out top of the rankings.
22 January 2013

UK is Germany's top trade partner

The UK has become Germany’s biggest trading partner for goods and services, according to banking group the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).
22 January 2013

Migration to continue Taiwan woes

The continued emigration of Taiwanese professionals will add to an existing skills shortage in the local recruitment market this year, according to hiring managers surveyed for the 2013 Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast for Taiwan.
22 January 2013

APSCo in Hong Kong: Day One

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has sent a trade delegation to Hong Kong this week (22-24 January). This is the first of our exclusive daily updates from APSCo director Marilyn Davidson.

People Moves January 2013

Accreate Executive Search: Caroline Baldwin joins as practice leader for commercial functions in Ireland at the search firm.
21 January 2013

Director promotions at Randstad

Recruitment group Randstad has promoted four operations directors to managing director-level roles in its UK businesses.
21 January 2013

Advertorial: Serious candidate attraction from leading job board CV-Library

CV-Library has hit the headlines again with its largest offline marketing campaign to date, attracting candidates from across the UK to its job board.
21 January 2013

Bad press? No thanks say jobseekers

A survey from multi-sector recruiter Communicate Recruitment Solutions shows that 55% of finance candidates would reconsider a job application to a company that comes under negative scrutiny.
21 January 2013

Accountants in demand heading in and out the house

An accountant with experience of working in an in-house role in commerce & industry and in private practice is increasingly seen as extremely valuable, according to the recruitment chief of major accountancy firm PwC.
21 January 2013
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