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

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 MARCH 2022

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

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.

Lockheed Martin boosts Britain’s space race

US defence and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is to bolster Britain’s space race by setting up its own Space Systems business with the potential of employing hundreds of people within the next 10 years.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 16 July 2014

Canada recruits Colombia’s best bilingual tech professionals

An agency in charge of economic development in Canada’s Quebec City has launched a virtual campaign to recruit Colombia’s most talented bilingual IT professionals.
IT/Telecoms 16 July 2014

Procurement & supply chain managers looking to hire permanently, says Robert Walters

Over six in 10 (63%) procurement & supply chain hiring managers are looking to recruit permanent hires, a survey by recruiter Robert Walters has said.
16 July 2014

Met Police to ‘reflect diversity’ by recruiting exclusively from London

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is to recruit exclusively from Londoners to fill the ranks of new police constables, in a bid to ensure the force is “more resilient and more reflective of the city it serves”, the MPS announced in a statement on its website.
Public sector 16 July 2014

British Gas adds 300 new customer service recruits

Energy and home services provider British Gas is to recruit 300 people across England, Scotland and Wales, in a drive for customer service excellence, the company has announced.

£90m Royal Navy missile contract sustains UK jobs

Three hundred UK jobs will be sustained thanks to a £90m Royal Navy contract that sees the new Wildcat attack helicopters fitted with next-generation precision missiles.

GuestLogix to create jobs in Dublin

GuestLogix, the global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines, rail operators and the passenger travel industry, is launching its global customer support centre (GCSC) in Dublin, Ireland later this year.

Government takes up to four months to fill vacancies, says Bullhorn

Recruitment agencies could teach Whitehall a thing or two about the urgency of filling a vacancy after it emerged that some ministerial departments in the UK are taking up to four months to fill some posts.
Public sector 15 July 2014

Relaunched Vitel contact centre creates 120 jobs

More than 120 new jobs are being created in Glasgow following the acquisition of call centre Bellcom Worldwide, which is today relaunching as Vitel.

Travelodge appoints Julia Rosamond as HR director

Julia Rosamond has left Nandos to take on the role of HR director at hotel chain Travelodge.
HR 11 July 2014

Top tips to help employers avoid holiday season headaches

Small businesses must ensure they are up to speed on holiday entitlements so their business needs are met throughout the holiday season, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) advises.
HR 11 July 2014

Senior executives job market continues to grow, says specialist

Unadvertised senior executive vacancies increased by 19% in June 2014 compared to the same month last year, according to figures released by specialist recruitment agent InterExec.

Warm up a ‘cold call’ with a personal touch, recruitment expert urges

Recruiters can avoid making 100 futile cold calls to potential candidates by doing research beforehand that can result in one successful contact, US recruitment expert Ben Gotkin has told in-house recruiters.
9 July 2014

Mason leaves RBS, joins Capita

David Mason has left the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to take on the role of project director-candidate experience at Capita Managed Services.
9 July 2014

Employers could be failing to exploit internal talent pool

Organisations could be increasing costs and missing out on top talent by neglecting internal recruitment, according to research conducted by cloud-based talent management software firm Cornerstone OnDemand.
9 July 2014

Scottish shipbuilding will sink after independence

Shipbuilding in Scotland will die and thousands of jobs will be lost if the country votes for independence in September, say trade union chiefs in a report in the Financial Times.
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