Emerging talent

Design your firm for trust and problem-solving

Don’t design your organisational culture for the lowest common denominator, a culture specialist has urged recruiters.

23 March 2023

Employment minister says ‘structural challenges’ in labour market must be fixed

A pivotal part of the government’s myriad employment schemes is to fix the “structural challenges” in the labour market, employment minister Miriam (Mims) Davies told Recruiter.

Oil & gas/Energy, Social care 21 October 2020

MiddletonMurray looks to buy up recruitment firms in 2020

Apprenticeship training provider and Apprenticeship Levy consultancy MiddletonMurray is hitting the acquisition trail in 2020.

Retail, Public sector 15 January 2020

Fishwick’s OBE recognition of transforming lives through work

The managing director of Transform Lives Company (TLC), a social enterprise that helps unemployed people into work, says her OBE is as much a recognition of its mission as it is of her own achievements.

7 January 2020

Insight: Combatting 'millennial burnout'

One way to tackle the job-hopping and lack of engagement shown by millennials may be to set up a job-swapping programme

12 December 2019

Govia Thameslink and The Prince’s Trust extend joint training programme

UK rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and young people’s charity The Prince’s Trust have extended a joint training programme by a further two years.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 23 September 2019

Pinterest for recruitment: the new social media frontier?

Pinterest has a reputation in the UK as being all about cupcake recipes and craft projects, shared by stay-at-home parents. San Sunner dispels this myth

16 August 2019

Chat Bot helps AA increase candidate and employer brand engagement

The AA is using a scuba-diving, goal-scoring, space-exploring, rock star ‘Bot’ to help the organisation engage with candidates.

Retail, Transport & logistics 14 August 2019

TÜV SÜD campaign uses employees to highlight diverse job options

German inspection and product certification services provider TÜV SÜD has launched a new campaign using its employees as brand ambassadors.

Retail, Oil & gas/Energy 8 August 2019

How learning & development attracts and retains the best talent

If you offer innovative training and development, you can recruit and keep the top talent, as Louise Garcia Moreno explains

25 July 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 22-26 JULY 2019

This week’s launches include: First Advantage, Meridian Business Support, Salesforce, ThriveMap, WMCA

Employer branding: The power of celebrity influencers

Marketers and advertisers have long used celebrities to champion their products, but now recruiters are getting in on the act, using influencers to promote their employer brand. Colin Cottell investigates

Marketing 15 July 2019

Hays scores all round with Man City sponsorship

Hays' sponsorship deal with the Premier League club has made an impact.

Marketing 15 July 2019

Data can help talent acquisition across borders

Using data to understand differences in candidate expectations can be the key to more effective talent acquisition, attendees at Cielo’s Talent Acquisition Summit heard.

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

Recruiters and hirers develop their own talent as Brexit uncertainty continues

Brexit uncertainty is causing recruiters and hirers alike to develop talent themselves to fill skills shortages.

28 May 2019

Recruitment gets augmented

Augmented intelligence offers the human touch

23 May 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 20-24 MAY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Airswift, Bullhorn, Europa Worldwide Group, GatenbySanderson, The AA, Xpertise Recruitment

School-age intern required to test paintball guns

A UK paintball company is on the hunt for a summer intern to test out a new range of ‘low impact’ paintball guns across 75 UK locations with their friends.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 29 APRIL – 3 MAY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Advanced Medical Personnel Services, AMN Healthcare Services, APSCo, Brightwork, Candidate.ID, Challenge TRG Group, Driver Hire, Hive HR, Holmes Noble, Maven Capital Partners, Mott MacDonald, PIE Recruitment, REC, Symphony Talent, Tempo

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Snack attack: Mondelez trio sorts out talent acquisition

Finding talent in all parts of the globe while undergoing a major restructuring is no mean feat. Colin Cottell met the talent acquisition trio at snack food giant Mondelez who are rising to the challenge

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Upstart: Helping to Code the Nation

A recruitment industry stalwart has created Code Nation to help fill the coding talent shortfall.

IT/Telecoms 17 April 2019

Graduate insight key to success of award-winning talent attraction strategy

Involving graduate employees in the design and testing of an employer branding and graduate talent attraction campaign has proved to be a winning formula.

Barefoot runner’s quest resonates with AA employer brand

The Automobile Association is getting behind a female barefoot runner’s quest to run the equivalent of 100 marathons in 100 days.

Big talking point: Resourcing the right way

The Good Recruitment Campaign is one of the most important campaigns the REC has ever run. Recruitment Matters explains why recruiters should be a part of it

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