Emerging talent

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

Recruiters can help Key4Life in finding employment for ex-offenders

Law firm Harbottle & Lewis hosted a panel event at its London office to challenge perceptions around the employment of men with convictions.

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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

MiddletonMurray’s job guarantee

MiddletonMurray’s job guarantee
16 February 2016

Ready to recruit with Pret’s apprenticeships

Ready to recruit with Pret’s apprenticeships
HR 16 February 2016

EC funding for Scottish youth must go on employability, say recruiters

European Commission funding to help tackle youth unemployment in Scotland needs careful consideration before being spent and should be focused on employability skills, recruiters say.
16 February 2016

NSAFD launches trailblazer engineering apprenticeship

The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) has launched an engineering apprenticeship for its industry as part of the government’s ‘trailblazer’ programme.
Industrial/Manufacturing 15 February 2016

Wandsworth first borough to use London Ambitions

London Ambitions, a careers and employment support service for young people, has been launched in the borough of Wandsworth.
Education, Public sector 15 February 2016

The Test People creates over 70 jobs

Following its recent merger with fellow software testing consultancy Centre4 Testing, The Test People is to create more then 70 permanent jobs.
IT/Telecoms 12 February 2016

Enterprise Rent-A-Car on graduate recruitment drive

Car rental group Enterprise Rent-A-Car is on the hunt for 250 graduates to join its management trainee programme across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

DWP looks to firms to boost employability in Essex

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is inviting proposals from businesses to work with Jobcentre Plus in Essex and help boost the employability of unemployed locals.
10 February 2016

Shortage leads to schools recruiting non-specialised subject teachers

In a desperate effort to fill roles, schools are recruiting growing numbers of teachers for positions they are not expert in, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
Education, Public sector 10 February 2016

Language consistency could ease digital recruitment woes

Clearer language in explaining digital terms is among government recommendations that are needed to help develop digital talent and plug skills gaps in the UK.

MBN Solutions hosts joint data event in Scotland

Data science recruiter MBN Solutions has partnered with innovation centre The Data Lab and youth entrepreneurship organisation WeAreTheFuture to raise awareness of Scotland's potential to become a global leader in everything data-related.
IT/Telecoms, Education 10 February 2016

Perpetual Partnerships launches apprenticeship programme

Cheshire recruiter Perpetual Partnerships has launched an apprenticeship programme designed to help young people build careers in the recruitment industry.

Prospects relaunches with new ad system

Graduate recruitment media owner Prospects.ac.uk has relaunched with a new advertising system aimed to avoid the effect of ad-blocking software.
IT/Telecoms, Marketing 8 February 2016

Next Ventures takes the Next Step with graduates

Large enterprise technology recruiter Next Ventures has launched a graduate recruitment academy, The Next Step, at its London headquarters.
IT/Telecoms 8 February 2016

BITC launches Future Proof

Business in the Community (BITC) has launched Future Proof, a campaign and framework, backed by the City & Guilds Group, to help businesses break down the barriers young people face in the recruitment processes.
8 February 2016

TalentPool appoints Odgers’ Boggis-Rolfe as NED

Recruitment start-up TalentPool has appointed executive search firm Odgers Berndtson’s chief executive Richard Boggis-Rolfe as non-executive director.
Executive search 5 February 2016
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