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

Construction sector must appeal more to kids say recruiters

Recruiters have called on the UK construction sector to reach out to a broader group, including top tech talent and school students, to help attract the construction professionals of the future.

Scientific Professionals launches graduate academy

Scientific Professionals, part of pharma recruiter Clinical Professionals Group, has launched the Scientific Academy in collaboration with Barts Health Pharmaceuticals (BHP), a clinical department of Barts Health NHS Trust.
Life sciences 17 October 2016

In-house recruiters find new ways of attracting diversity and innovation

Speaking to parents of new hires about the merits of working in their industry, implementing more structured early career programmes and embracing cognitive diversity are just some of the ways in-house recruiters are seeking to gain a competitive advantage through more diverse workforces.
IT/Telecoms, HR 5 October 2016

Connections makes sporting links with UCFB

UCFB, a higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate university degrees and executive education in the football business, and recruiter Connections Recruitment have entered into a partnership to ensure students are industry-ready for the world of sport after graduation.
HR 5 October 2016

Aspiring Solicitors partners with Grad DNA

Legal diversity organisation Aspiring Solicitors, which helps people from under-represented groups secure careers in law, has partnered with recruitment app Grad DNA.
IT/Telecoms, HR 5 October 2016

Helping prisoners dance to a new rhythm

For those who spend time at Her Majesty’s pleasure, the punishment is likely to continue long after they walk back out through the prison gates.
Education 4 October 2016

Flexing those working terms

A review is underway to modernise the UK’s employment and tax policies, including whether even the various means of describing workers are still valid. Colin Cottell investigates
Education 4 October 2016

Recruiters echo call for construction sector to plug diverse roles

Recruiters have backed recent comments made by John Tutte, chief executive of house builder Redrow Homes, calling for the construction sector to push the wide variety of roles the sector has to offer.

Inmarsat seeks engineering graduate excellence

Mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat says it on the hunt for “world-class” engineers as it launches its latest search for the next generation of ‘space pioneers’.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 23 September 2016

Redrow Homes launches construction management programme

House builder Redrow Homes has launched a new graduate programme in construction management.

JAM hires seven new recruits

Engineering, manufacturing and professional services recruiter JAM has hired seven new recruits to join its JAM University scheme.

New apprenticeship develops internal talent much earlier, says KFC

KFC’s new degree apprenticeship programme will help the fast food chain engage talent at a much earlier stage, according to Ed Evans, head of education and recruitment at KFC UK & Ireland.
8 September 2016

Stark Brooks offers new logistic division

Management and executive recruitment firm Stark Brooks has launched a new division focusing on senior positions in the fields of supply chain, procurement and logistics.
Executive search 5 September 2016

KFC opens degree apprenticeship programme

Fast food chain KFC and De Montfort University Leicester have joined forces to launch a degree apprenticeship programme.
5 September 2016

PageGroup telethon is good (work) experience

Consultants at international recruiter PageGroup have helped a charity secure 70 work placements for less advantaged students from Tower Hamlets in a single afternoon telethon.
Education 23 August 2016

New ATS helps Redrow increase undergrad placements

Streamlining recruitment processes through a new applicant tracking system (ATS) has helped house builder Redrow almost double the number of undergraduates it taken on for 12-month paid work placements on the previous year.
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