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.

Recruiters unfazed by zero-hours row

Controversy over zero-hours contracts poses both dangers and opportunities for staffing companies and the concept of flexibility in the workforce, but recruiters say they are confident that the government will not damage the viability of the UK’s flexible workforce.
15 August 2013

From acorns come clicks

A fixed-fee, pay-per-click, job marketing platform is being rolled out in the UK by US-based developer Seven Acorns.
IT/Telecoms 15 August 2013

Adaptive tests streamline assessment

Much faster completion times are claimed for a suite of online assessment tests developed by TalentQ, which says completion times are a third that of traditional ones because of the adaptive technology involved.
IT/Telecoms 15 August 2013

US company opens up cloud opportunities

A recruitment system built on Salesforce’s Force.com platform is aiming to broaden cloud-based software offerings to recruitment agencies in the UK.
IT/Telecoms 15 August 2013

Lochhead leads resourcing at Unilever

Global FMCG giant Unilever has promoted Stephen Lochhead to the role of vice president for global talent and resourcing.
Industrial/Manufacturing 15 August 2013

Grow your own

Organisations are increasingly training recruiters from scratch rather than seeking people already trained elsewhere. Colin Cottell investigates the trend

In a league of their own

Welcome to our inaugural showcase of the top influencers in resourcing in the UK and Ireland. Here’s our take on the profession’s leaders for 2013. By Scott Beagrie for Recruiter

15 August 2013

Recruiter magazine celebrates in-house recruiters in a league of their own

Recruiter launches an inaugural list of the top influencers in resourcing in the UK and Ireland in August’s issue of the magazine, out now.

14 August 2013

Parents a factor as non-university routes to work expand

Parents are an increasing factor in more young people deciding to enter the workforce straight from school rather than after university, Recruiter hears.

Sector Analysis Retail

Having taken a battering in the recession, signs are good for retail recruitment as long as innovation is involved
14 August 2013

Labour's Bryant backs down over ‘misinformed’ migrant recruitment speech

Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant MP has been criticised for a lack of understanding of employment law, after rewriting a speech that included criticism of the recruitment policies of leading retailers Next and Tesco.
12 August 2013

Money’s not too tight to mention in China recruiting

PageGroup’s regional managing director for Greater China has told Recruiter that typically “the topic of salary and money comes up very quickly” in Chinese hiring processes compared with other markets.
12 August 2013

Jobs Watch: Lotus, Overstock and Virgin Holidays

A diverse range of new roles are coming up at UK car maker Lotus, online retailer Overstock.com and travel firm Virgin Holidays.

China sees uptick in demand for downturn-savvy expats

Overseas business leaders able to navigate a firm through a period of stormy trading are in demand in China, according to Greg Allen, the global head of resourcing at assurance firm Lloyd’s Register.
8 August 2013

Exec search firm Greenings launches payments business advisory service

HR, development and executive search firm Greenings International has launched a global advisory service to the payments industry.
Executive search, HR 7 August 2013

Tech City event addresses language barriers to hiring and employee ownership

Recruiting across language barriers and adapting the John Lewis employee ownership model are two of the topics on the agenda at a conference to be held in London’s Tech City tomorrow.
IT/Telecoms, HR 1 August 2013
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