Diversity/Inclusion

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

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.

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.

BIP UK appoints Darling director TA, learning & development

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 24-28 FEBRUARY 2025

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

Baltimore Consulting’s Vincent releases self-improvement book

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 3-7 DECEMBER 2018

This week’s launches include: CV-Library, Hudson Global, Lawspeed, Sixty Eight People, Trust in Soda

Global initiative launched to promote LGBT+ in investment industry

LGBT Great, an organisation that aims to supports and promote LGBT+ talent in the global investment industry, has launched a global membership initiative backed by five major firms.

£600k fund to help vulnerable women back to work a ‘drop in the ocean’

The government’s commitment of £600k to help vulnerable women back into work is a “drop in the ocean”.

Public sector 21 November 2018

Furhat robot aims turns to turn recruitment bias on its head

Furhat, a recruiter with a twist, could be the key to eliminating unconscious bias from the recruitment process.

HR 20 November 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 19-23 NOVEMBER 2018

This week’s launches include: Encore Personnel, Linklaters

Transport & logistics, Legal 20 November 2018

Letters/Web chat: December 2018

Readers' responses to stories on recruiter.co.uk.

14 November 2018

PageGroup ‘must do better’ to get more women on board

PageGroup has been named in a government-backed review’s list of top UK companies urged to do more to increase the number of women holding senior level roles at their organisations.

Executive search 13 November 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 12-16 NOVEMBER 2018

This week’s appointments include: Aquent/Vitamin T, Borderless, Pure, Shine.com, Talking Talent

LinkedIn launches gender diversity insights in products

Professional network LinkedIn has launched gender diversity insights across its talent products in a bid to help businesses find, hire and develop more diverse teams.

7 November 2018

Some groups missing out in labour market, says EHRC report

Some groups continue to be disadvantaged when it comes to employment and the labour market according to a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, despite overall employment having risen, with six in ten people aged over 16 in employment and unemployment having fallen overall.

25 October 2018

More action needed to Ban the Box after report reveals ‘slow progress’

Urgent action is needed to stop employers asking candidates about criminal records at the initial application form stage, according to the co-director of a national charity that supports people with criminal convictions, after a report found that progress to ban the practice has been slow.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 15-19 OCTOBER 2018

This week’s launches include: Austin Fraser, Goodman Masson, Investigo, ProJobShare, S2 Recruitment, Stanford Search, Westray Recruitment Consultants

Don’t copy gender processes if ethnicity pay gap reporting is introduced

Recruiters have been urged not to simply replicate processes to assess gender pay gap reporting when reporting their ethnicity pay gap.

11 October 2018

Deloitte urges recruiters to put candidates in context to boost social mobility

Contextual recruitment sits alongside an array of initiatives Deloitte employs to boost social mobility across its workforce.

1 October 2018

Start-up of the Month: Detail

Liam Paddison (above) and silent partner Steven Rawlingson have launched Newcastle-based agency Detail – a recruitment business that is aiming to kill the CV.

IT/Telecoms, HR 19 September 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 SEPTEMBER 2018

This week’s appointments include: AMS, Astute Technical Recruitment, Eames Consulting Group, Health eCareers, Next Ventures, Osborne Clarke, OutRight Action International, Retail Executives, TeamJobs

Retail, Engineering 10 September 2018
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