Emerging talent

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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?

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 9 May 2025

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.

Charity & not-for-profit, Legal 21 March 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 19-23 AUGUST 2024

This week’s new launches include: Hayfield

Engineering, Construction & property 20 August 2024

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

The apprenticeship levy : a blunt tool from government

There’s no getting away from it, the government’s apprenticeship levy is a blunt instrument. It is designed to force large employers to buy into apprenticeships in a big way.
IT/Telecoms 16 March 2016

Ingeus turns around youth job fortunes with Asda

Previously unsuccessful jobseeker Osama Ahnini told Recruiter: “I was lucky — I just found this [opportunity] by luck.”
HR 15 March 2016

Recruiters can highlight sectors where apprentices are needed

Recruitment agencies have a role to play in helping government identify sectors most in need of an injection of apprenticeship talent, according to Caroline Nokes MP.
15 March 2016

Wheatley Group looks for Modern Apprentices

Scotland’s housing, care and property-management firm Wheatley Group has launched a drive to recruit 37 new Modern Apprentices.
Commercial & office support, Construction & property 7 March 2016

Empiric launches Future Tech Girls

Specialist global technology recruitment consultancy Empiric has launched an initiative to inspire 5,000 more females to pursue careers within technology in the UK by 2020.
IT/Telecoms, Education 7 March 2016

Corecom starts GradBoss events for students

Leeds-based recruiter Corecom Consulting has begun a series of events aimed at improving the employability of students across Yorkshire.
IT/Telecoms 7 March 2016

Too hot to hire? Attracting students in Canada

When Canada's University of Moncton released its promotional video ad at the end of last year, showing two students in a brief, raunchy clinch in the library, academics and students alike were suspicious.
Creative/Digital/Media, Education 4 March 2016

Civil Service Fast Track apprentice scheme announces 28 locations

Civil Service Resourcing has published a list of 28 locations for its Fast Track business apprenticeship programme, ahead of its expected opening for applications on 7 March.
Public sector 3 March 2016

Siemens, Redrow, Wessex Water create apprenticeships

Engineering company Siemens, water company Wessex Water and housebuilder Redrow have launched recruitment drives for more than 150 new apprentices in total.
Commercial & office support, Construction & property 2 March 2016

Provide more work experience for young people, urges AGR chief

The chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has urged employers to provide more work experience for young people.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 2 March 2016

No benefits to Brexit for graduate recruitment, says AGR chief

The chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has thrown his personal weight behind the UK staying in Europe.
2 March 2016

Tailor apprentices more to individual needs, say in-house recruiters

Apprenticeships schemes should be user-friendly, tailored to individuals’ needs and provide quality training with on-going support, according to in-house recruitment professionals.
HR 24 February 2016

RSK Group expands graduate programme into Middle-East

International environmental services company RSK Group is expanding its graduate programme for 2016, despite the falling price of oil that has led to thousands of job losses in the oil industry.
Engineering, Marketing 24 February 2016

ITV uses Rare CRS to find talent from a broader pool

TV network ITV will use diversity recruitment firm Rare Recruitment’s contextual recruitment system (CRS).
Creative/Digital/Media, Legal 24 February 2016

Legal challenge forces Warwick Uni job board to change its name

Warwick University job board fe.jobs.ac.uk has changed its name to college.jobs.ac.uk, following a legal challenge brought by FEjobs.com, owned by online teacher recruitment specialist Eteach Group.
IT/Telecoms, Education 17 February 2016

Amoria Bond sponsors Manchester Uni Men’s Hockey Club

International recruiter Amoria Bond has signed a sponsorship deal with the Manchester University Men’s Hockey Club.
Education 17 February 2016
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