HR

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.

Advice, Your business 2 May 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.

Temporary workforce, Your business 30 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Faststream Recruitment Group, Gi Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Oyster, Starfish Search, Sellick Partnership

Supplier, Your business 28 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: 55/Redefined, AMS, In2Dialog

DEI, Diversity/Inclusion 28 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Jobmatch Sweden, Matchtech, Meet Life Sciences, Right Management, Synergy

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 April 2025

Sheffield director of umbrella company banned for VAT fraud

The boss of an umbrella company that failed to pay more than £2.5m in VAT has been banned as a director.

Supplier, Your business 24 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Greene King, Insights, Workday

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

Spotted Zebra merges Interview Intelligence and Assessment in one platform

HR tech talent acquisition firm Spotted Zebra has merged its Assessment platform with its Interview Intelligence.

Supplier, Your business 11 April 2025

UK & IRELAND Appointments: VMA Group gets Stone

Communications, investor relations and HR recruiter VMA group has taken on Lucy Stone as a senior consultant in the external communications practice of its London office.
Your recruitment business 10 July 2012

Asia-Pacific the standout region for Michael Page

Gross profit at international recruiter Michael Page was down 0.4% in the first half of 2012 (H1 2012), although this actually translated to a 2.2% rise when adjusted for fluctuations in currency.
Your recruitment business 9 July 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Michael Page gets Martin and White in search arm

Michael Page Executive Search has appointed two new principals, Lucy Martin and Jon White, respectively leading the HR interims and chief information officer practices.
Your recruitment business 9 July 2012

Product launch: Fairsail’s Swiftsure unites workforces across borders

Talent management software firm Fairsail has launched Swiftsure, a platform for dealing with local HR functions and compliance across multiple countries.
Your recruitment business 5 July 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Harrier gets Quirk as CEO

Kelly Quirk has been appointed as the new chief executive of Australian and Asia-Pacific HR, managed services and resourcing consultancy Harrier.
Your recruitment business 4 July 2012

Contracts/Deals: Towers Watson wins National Grid HR tech contract

HR firm Towers Watson has been selected by the National Grid to implement both talent management and workforce planning solutions at the company.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 3 July 2012

Contracts/Deals: Chase and Holland make Findlay and Macildowie shareholders

Finance and HR recruiter Chase and Holland has made Bev Findlay and Paul Macildowie minority shareholders.
Your recruitment business 3 July 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: VMA Group promotes Mazzei

Communications, investor relations and HR recruiter VMA Group has promoted Julie Mazzei to managing consultant of its communications team in Manchester.
Your recruitment business 2 July 2012

Product launch: JobVidi enters social recruitment marketplace

Social recruitment service JobVidi has launched.
29 June 2012

INTERNATIONAL: Global relocations more common but shorter, finds Cartus

Global relocation services provider Cartus Corporation has launched its ‘2012 Trends in Global Relocation Survey’, finding that while the overall volume of relocation is due to increase, the length of such assignments in many cases is falling.
29 June 2012

Robert Walters sees 1.5% salary growth across the UK

Permanent salaries were up by 1.5% across the UK in 2011, although London and the South-East is faring much better than other regions overall, and contractors were the big winners.
28 June 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Barnes succeeds Albert as head of Adecco IT brands

Adecco Group has appointed Sid Barnes as the new managing director of its IT & telecommunications brands – Computer People, Glotel, Modis, Modis Solutions and Spring Technology.
Your recruitment business, Companies 27 June 2012

INTERNATIONAL: Corporate global mobility increases, says Knight Frank

In 1998 the average number of internationally mobile employees in a large organisation was 200, and this is predicted to have grown to 375 by 2020.
In-house recruitment 27 June 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: HR GO promotes Billot

National recruiter HR GO has promoted of group HR director Hugh Billot to the role of group deputy chairman.
Your recruitment business 26 June 2012

UK employers look to locations overseas, especially BRICs

UK employers are looking to pastures new for business opportunities, with BRIC nations featuring highly, finds research from insurance provider Aviva.
Your recruitment business 25 June 2012

Product launch: Advanced Business Solutions brings MobileHR to market

Business services provider Advanced Business Solutions is launching mobile HR solution MobileHR.
Your recruitment business 22 June 2012
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