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.

Ocado to create jobs in Sunderland at new office complex

Ocado is to create 300 customer service jobs at a new centre on the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland.

Equi’s expands and creates new jobs thanks to Scottish funding

Ice cream maker Equi’s is creating new jobs amid a move to bigger premises and an increased workforce following a £690k funding package from regional development agency Scottish Enterprise.

Police recruitment of 20,000 new officers to begin within weeks

Around 20,000 police officers are set to be recruited in England and Wales, new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

Public sector 26 July 2019

Pursuit Marketing consultancy creates jobs in Glasgow

Glasgow-based marketing consultancy Pursuit Marketing is to create 70 new jobs.

Marketing 19 July 2019

Queen advertises for new live-in chef

Do you have excellent culinary skills and want to swap the world of recruitment to move in with the Queen?

Hospitality/Leisure 19 July 2019

Amazon upskills US workers despite risk of leaving for new careers

Amazon has made a $700m (£563m) investment in upskilling its US workforce and is prepared to risk these workers leaving to progress their careers elsewhere.

Employer branding: The power of celebrity influencers

Marketers and advertisers have long used celebrities to champion their products, but now recruiters are getting in on the act, using influencers to promote their employer brand. Colin Cottell investigates

Marketing 15 July 2019

Government to recruit international trade personnel through new scheme

The UK government has launched an international trade training scheme aimed at recruiting future negotiators, policy makers and HM Trade Commissioners.

Public sector 15 July 2019

Soft skills missing in many in-house teams

Soft skills are critically important for in-house recruitment teams, but often severely lacking!

15 July 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 8-12 JULY 2019

This week’s launches include: Applied, Fircroft Group, Harnham, Holiday Staff, Understanding Recruitment, Wren Kitchens

Retail, Oil & gas/Energy 10 July 2019

Deutsche Bank workers will find ‘slim opportunities’ says analyst

UK workers being let go by Deutsche Bank are likely to find it tougher to find new jobs than they would have done a year ago when the jobs market was more buoyant.

APPOINTMENTS: 8-12 JULY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Berry Recruitment, Encore Personnel, ERSG, Gatehouse Bank, Macildowie

Northants recruits social prescribers to help wellbeing

Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group is to recruit ‘social prescribers’ to work with 11 primary care networks that serve the GP practices in the county.

Public sector, Social care 5 July 2019

Trot along and get your applications in for zookeeper job

If you’re a fan of animals, especially of the horse family, then why not ditch recruitment to look after rhinos and zebras?

Volkswagen shakes up HR leadership team

Automotive giant Volkswagen has overhauled its leadership team within its HR division, making a number of new appointments at several sites.

2,000 jobs up for grabs at Amazon this year

Amazon is to create 2,000 new jobs in the UK this year, taking its total permanent UK workforce to more than 29,500 by the end of the year.

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