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Navigating the shifting recruitment landscape in the US

What are the recruitment challenges and opportunities of working in the US under President Donald J Trump?

7 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

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

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 28 April 2025

55/Redefined launches SaaS platform Me/Redefined

Anti-ageism advocacy organisation 55/Redefined has launched Me/Redefined, a SaaS platform designed to help large organisations solve the workforce challenges of today.

Executive search, IT/Telecoms 2 April 2025

Recruiters ignore 50+ candidates at their peril

Organisations that ignore or reject qualified candidates who are older than 50 do so at their peril.

27 March 2025

Trump 2.0 starts reshaping recruitment in the US

The new Trump administration is shaping recruitment trends that will be felt not only in the US but globally.

Legal 24 March 2025

Training scheme SWAP programme extended to help 100,000 people into work

Over 100,000 people looking for work can benefit from tailored training next year, providing employers with work-ready recruits, the government has announced.

Hospitality/Leisure, Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 27 February 2025

BIP UK appoints Darling director TA, learning & development

Consulting firm BIP UK has appointed Matt Darling as its new talent acquisition, learning & development director.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 25 February 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 24-28 FEBRUARY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Acorn by Synergie, Carrington West, Darwin Gray

Transport & logistics, Industrial/Manufacturing 25 February 2025

Baltimore Consulting’s Vincent releases self-improvement book

Charmaine Vincent, CEO of Baltimore Consulting, has published her first self-improvement book.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 10 February 2025

Recruiters warned to avoid discriminating against people with dementia

Recruiters have been warned to avoid knowingly participating in discriminatory action against people with dementia in light of new research showing the extent of the UK’s failure to understand the condition.

20 June 2019

Neurodivergent recruiting: The untapped talent source

Unless employers move away from hiring ‘people like us’, the strengths of neurodivergent individuals will go unused and firms will miss out on specialist talent. Colin Cottell investigates

19 June 2019

Women need to differentiate themselves, says SAP’s HR director

“It’s no good hiring different [kinds of] people if you expect them to act the same.”

IT/Telecoms, HR 19 June 2019

Hiring more diverse teams is vital for business success, says hospitality recruiter

Recruiting more diverse teams is essential for business success as people entering work reject populism, according to Chris Sheppardson, founder of hospitality recruiter Chess Executive.

Hospitality/Leisure 18 June 2019

Recruiters urged to avoid lazy gender representation in job ads

Recruiters have been urged to steer clear of “lazy gender representation” in job adverts in light of the Advertising Standards Authority’s ban on ads featuring “harmful gender stereotypes” or those that are likely to cause “serious or widespread offence”.

17 June 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 17-21 JUNE 2019

This week's contracts and deals include: Acin, ADP, Aliro, Brand Capital, Carestaff Nursing Services, Cornerstone, The Curve Group, Enboarder, First Choice Care, Indorse, JazzHR, Job.com, People Infrastructure, Royal Bank of Scotland, Samuel Knight International, SmashFly Technologies, Softcom, StepStone, SymbaSync

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics 17 June 2019

Metro Bank supports ex-prisoners into safe jobs

A new platform backed by Metro Bank has been launched to help secure prisoners starter roles in banks and fintechs on their release.

Banking/Financial services, IT/Telecoms 6 June 2019

RAF allows candidates with tattoos but with restrictions

The Royal Air Force has revised its policy to allow recruits to have tattoos on their eyebrows, fingers and neck.

Public sector, Transport & logistics 4 June 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 3-7 JUNE 2019

This week’s launches include: CIPD, hackajob, Hays, Moorepay, NHS People Plan, Odgers Berndtson, talent.io, TriSys

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 3 June 2019

Leave ‘positive action’ to clients or risk breaking discrimination laws

Recruiters have been urged to leave decisions around positive action in recruitment to clients or risk falling foul of discrimination rules.

Legal 31 May 2019

Court of Appeal rules on side of Capita regarding enhanced paternity pay

A Court of Appeal ruling involving a division of business outsourcing provider Capita has far reaching consequences for whether statutory paternity pay should be enhanced for fathers.

29 May 2019

Upstart: Attracting flexible talent

Bristol-based Flexology has tapped into the demand for more flexible working.

23 May 2019

Viewpoint: Thanks for voting for us!

For charities, every penny counts, says the chairman of Recruiter's Charity of the Year, Astriid

23 May 2019

Recruiter Awards 2019: A night to remember

The 2019 Recruiter Awards took place on 9 May at London’s Grosvenor House. First up, we highlight three-time winner NES Global Talent.
 

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Oil & gas/Energy 23 May 2019

Report on discriminating against obese workers serves as reminder to recruiters

Recruiters should guard against discriminating against obese candidates or risk being brought to tribunal.

21 May 2019

Act quickly with adjustments for mental health conditions, recruiters warned

Recruiters that fail to act quickly to put in place workplace adjustments for workers with long-term mental health conditions run the risk of being brought to tribunal.

14 May 2019
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