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

Hotel director disqualified for hiring illegal workers

A company director of a Bristol hotel has been disqualified for seven years for employing five illegal workers.
18 May 2016

Cable raises fears of finding enough unskilled labour if Brexit happens

Sir Vince Cable has raised concerns over UK employers’ ability to recruit adequate numbers of unskilled labour to fill vacancies if government continues attempts to drive down overseas immigration following Brexit.
18 May 2016

Queen’s Speech emphasises careers and training

Greater control of finances to enable local councils to create jobs, a drive to increase social mobility at UK universities and reforms to improve the career prospects of Britain’s prison population were among measures announced in this year’s Queen Speech.
Public sector 18 May 2016

Personality trumps CVs in Education First’s recruitment

“Personality and values trump CVs” is the core recruiting philosophy of language solutions provider Education First (EF), the company’s president Peter Burman told a London audience on Monday.
Education, Public sector 17 May 2016

Recruiters welcome lifting of links and photo restrictions in Twitter

Recruiters have welcomed reported lifting of restrictions to Twitter updates, as they will be able to better engage with candidates.
Creative/Digital/Media 17 May 2016

Recruiter skills vital for HR business partners

Former recruiters are being identified as the best new recruits for HR business partner roles, the founder of HR recruitment firm Oakleaf Partnership has said.
HR 16 May 2016

British Army recruitment campaign targets Gen Z

The British Army has launched ‘A Better You’ – a new recruitment campaign targeting Generation Z.
Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 16 May 2016

National Trust gees up for equine recruits

The National Trust is seeking to recruit two natural leaders who must also be self-starters. There’s just one catch – the new hires must be horses.
13 May 2016

Lawrence Harvey: Creating an indelible culture

Offering equity and meaningful career paths has helped Lawrence Harvey Group develop such staff commitment that one consultant even tattooed ‘LHTID’ on her hip.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 13 May 2016

Recruiters urged to review dress codes for temps

Recruiters have been urged to review dress code guidelines given to temp workers to ensure they do not fall foul of sex discrimination rules.
Commercial & office support, Legal 13 May 2016

Mercer appoints Steels in HR

Global advancing health, wealth and careers consultancy Mercer has appointed Andrew Steels as HR effectiveness principal within its talent business.
HR 13 May 2016

Recruiters urged to check contracts over proposed ‘strike breaker’ law

Employment lawyers have urged recruiters to carefully check contracts they hold with clients, as controversial secondary ‘strike breaker’ legislation, that would enable recruitment agencies to supply clients with workers as cover during industrial action, moves closer to being enacted.
Education, Legal 11 May 2016

Perm placements up but rate slows to seven-month low

While recruiters saw a further rise in the number of people placed in permanent jobs during April, the rate of growth eased to a seven-month low amid reports of increased client uncertainty.
10 May 2016

FINANCIALS: Contracts help Capita make strong start to 2016

Capita has made a “solid start” to 2016 having secured £458m worth of major contracts this year, according to a statement released ahead of the business process outsourcing provider’s annual general meeting today.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 10 May 2016

JLR to bring on board more ex-service personnel worldwide

Jaguar Land Rover is aiming to increase the number of ex-service men and women employed across its global operations to 1,000 by 2020.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 9 May 2016

Cisco tool will better highlight internal skills and talents

Cisco’s new online tool will provide a better picture of where existing skills and talents lie within the international technology firm, enabling more effective hiring.
IT/Telecoms 9 May 2016
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