In-house recruitment

Availability continues to rise for both perm and temp candidates

November saw increased availability of workers for the ninth straight month of the year, countered by lingering economic uncertainty and hesitancy to commit to new hires.

11 December 2023
In Depth

11 most influential in-house recruiters

Welcome to the 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

12 September 2023

REC writes to Minister of State for Immigration over digital RTW checks

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has revealed that it has written to the Minister of State for Immigration expressing concerns over the new digital right to work (RTW) checking system.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 22 November 2022

TA professionals flock to RecFest 2022

This year's RecFest drew thousands of talent acquisition professionals to the event.

Hospitality/Leisure 13 September 2022

11 Most influential in-house recruiters: 2022

Welcome to the nineth 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

13 September 2022

Dive in to the talent pool

A new report from The Forum for In-House Recruitment Managers (The Firm) suggests that while most organisations use talent pools to fill their roles, not many do it effectively

HR 11 July 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Compass Group, The Curve Group, Walmsley Wilkinson

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Retail 9 March 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new launches include: Astute Technical Recruitment, Circular.io, Sterling, YoungOnes

Charity & not-for-profit, IT/Telecoms 9 March 2022

Recruitment drives and encouraging ex-offenders into employment

The Student Loans Company, BT and EE launch recruitment drives, while new employability boards aim to help prisoners obtain gainful work.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 8 March 2022

37 companies named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage

The government has today (15 January) named and shamed 37 employers who failed to pay their workers minimum wage.
Public sector 15 January 2015

Randox mentors first-year university students to fill 540 roles

Randox has introduced a mentoring programme for first year university students to help fill 540 new roles over the next four years.
Industrial/Manufacturing 15 January 2015

CMA turns to social media and recruitment days to fill 40 posts

The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Cartels and Criminal Group is turning to social media and recruitment days to hire around 40 legal professionals.
Legal, Public sector 15 January 2015

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is 2015 top gay-friendly employer

LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) campaigning organisation Stonewall has named Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as 2015’s top gay-friendly employer.
Construction & property, Public sector 14 January 2015

Welsh government bans umbrella company use on construction projects

The Welsh government has moved to ban the use of umbrella companies on its construction projects following an investigation into worker contract arrangements on a South Wales road project.
Construction & property, Engineering 14 January 2015

Telco firm Sunrise Associates signs deal with Raw Talent Academy

Telecoms provider Sunrise Associates has signed a deal with sales recruitment and training provider Raw Talent Academy (RTA) to fill at least six positions.
IT/Telecoms 14 January 2015

Psychometric testing aids McDonald’s soft skills search

McDonald’s uses psychometric testing as well as “realistic” job previews to aid its restaurant managers’ search for soft skills among applicants, according to the restaurant chain’s chief people officer Jez Langhorn.
14 January 2015

Fircroft awarded four-year payroll contract with BG Group

Natural resource and engineering recruitment firm Fircroft has been awarded a four-year global payroll contract with gas company BG Group for referred contract workers.
Engineering 14 January 2015

Castlerock Recruitment Group wins police contract

St Helens-based national recruitment and health service provider Castlerock Recruitment Group (CRG) has won a £5.8m, three-year contract with Merseyside Police.
Public sector 14 January 2015

Hut Group looks to LinkedIn to fill 2,000 new roles

The Hut Group’s in-house talent department will make “extensive use” of LinkedIn to unearth suitable candidates to fill more than 2,000 roles.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 13 January 2015

Council set to pay £60k for recruitment of senior managers

Herefordshire Council has earmarked £60k for the recruitment of permanent senior figures, according to a report.
Executive search, HR 12 January 2015

Jaguar Land Rover expects ex-military engineer intake to help fill 1,300 roles

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) expects to tap into a talent pool of former military engineers to help fill 1,300 new jobs, according to a spokesperson for the motoring giant.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 12 January 2015

850 jobs affected in US airbase closures

An estimated 850 British civilian jobs will be affected by the closures of three US airbases in East Anglia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has told Recruiter.
Construction & property, Engineering 9 January 2015

Thousands apply for job involving being shot at

A UK Paintball job ad, which stated “the role may pose a small risk of pain, discomfort and some bruising”, has drawn about 10k responses from applicants as far away as the US and India, UPI (United Press International) has reported.
9 January 2015

Hanson uses word of mouth to recruit returning workers

Hanson Building Products has used “word of mouth” to fill 30 roles at its recently reopened factory, according to a spokesperson for the construction firm.
Construction & property, Engineering 9 January 2015

Bass appointed head of talent acquisition for three brands

TFS Healthcare, GEOEXO AND NEXERE Consulting, three separate but related recruitment companies, have collectively appointed Liz Bass as head of talent acquisition to implement and head up the internal recruitment function for all three brands.
Engineering, HR 9 January 2015
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