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.

Canadian town cuts to the chase to find a hairdresser

Forced with having to cut each other’s hair, residents of isolated Canadian town Norman Wells have launched a desperate recruitment campaign to find a hairdresser.
15 February 2016

HSBC HQ decision gives stability to City recruiters

Recruiters doing business with HSBC have welcomed a long-awaited decision from the banking giant’s board committing to keeping its headquarters in London.
15 February 2016

Surf Snowdonia serves up open day to fill catering roles

Surf Snowdonia is hosting an open day today to fill catering roles ahead of its spring/summer season.
Creative/Digital/Media, Marketing 15 February 2016

Patty launches Spark Professional down under

Sydney, Australia-based financial and mortgage adviser Adrian Patty has launched Spark Professional, designed to help other advice practices recruit and train new staff.
15 February 2016

Projective seeks to double headcount with new careers site

Belgium-based financial services project management firm Projective has launched a new careers site in an effort to double headcount.
IT/Telecoms 15 February 2016

The Test People creates over 70 jobs

Following its recent merger with fellow software testing consultancy Centre4 Testing, The Test People is to create more then 70 permanent jobs.
IT/Telecoms 12 February 2016

Recruitment ad asks for dyslexics only

Marketing firm The Garage has hit headlines today for a recruitment campaign specifically asking for dyslexic applicants.
Marketing 12 February 2016

FINANCIALS: Monster’s results ‘exceed expectations’ despite fall in revenue

Global job board Monster has announced its financial performance “exceeded expectations” for the sixth consecutive quarter, despite a decrease in revenue.
IT/Telecoms 12 February 2016

Belles of Chaos hosts recruitment drive for new jammers and blockers

US-based roller derby team The Belles of Chaos is on a recruitment drive for new players.
12 February 2016

Birmingham City Council hires Hewins as HR director

Birmingham City Council has appointed Dawn Hewins as HR director.
HR, Public sector 12 February 2016

Restaurant owner banned for hiring illegal workers

Guat Gor Goh, director of a Newcastle restaurant firm, has been disqualified from acting as a director for seven years for employing illegal workers.
11 February 2016

Enterprise Rent-A-Car on graduate recruitment drive

Car rental group Enterprise Rent-A-Car is on the hunt for 250 graduates to join its management trainee programme across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Randstad settles in US methadone case

Dutch recruitment giant Randstad will pay US$50k (£34.6k) to settle a discrimination lawsuit after its Baltimore, US arm refused to hire a recovering drug addict.

Alert Logic creates 90 jobs with opening of cyber security centre in Belfast

Texas, US-headquartered cyber security firm Alert Logic is creating about 90 jobs in Northern Ireland with the opening of a security research and technology development centre in Belfast.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 10 February 2016

DWP looks to firms to boost employability in Essex

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is inviting proposals from businesses to work with Jobcentre Plus in Essex and help boost the employability of unemployed locals.
10 February 2016

Shortage leads to schools recruiting non-specialised subject teachers

In a desperate effort to fill roles, schools are recruiting growing numbers of teachers for positions they are not expert in, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
Education, Public sector 10 February 2016
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