Technology

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firefish Software, Jobmatch Sweden, Liquid Friday

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Kyloe Partners

IT/Telecoms, HR 27 May 2025

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Social care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025
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Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

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AI agents are coming

Rather than being seen as the enemy, the recruitment industry should view AI agents as an exciting new dawn.

7 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Freelance blockchain firm Nodal Labs goes under

Nodal Labs, a blockchain-powered freelance marketplace and start-up, has entered administration.

21 October 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 21-25 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Abodoo, Apps IT, Back2businessship, Coople, Friisberg & Partners International, Hortor, Hudson Freelance, Odgers Interim, Sirenum

Public sector, Marketing 21 October 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 21-25 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Bullhorn, Candidate.ID, clockworkTalent, Empact Ventures, Hays, HRS, Limber, Rocket Staffing Group

The impact of deal or no-deal Brexit for recruitment companies

Even if the prime minister manages to get his new Brexit deal through the Houses of Parliament, Wis Amarasinghe from Langley Search & Interim asks what now for recruitment.

Executive search, IT/Telecoms 18 October 2019

Operating talent more effectively

Beamery helps recruiters attract, engage and retain

17 October 2019

Choose the right tech, not just any tech

Recruiters need to assess more closely where tech solutions are needed.

17 October 2019

Consumers fuel rise in recruitment tech tools

Today’s “expectation economy” in consumerism is fuelling the creation of recruitment digital technology tools.

HR 17 October 2019

Tips to protect your recruitment business from cyber attacks

Mike Ianiri, sales director at Redsquid, offers his advice to prevent your business falling prey to a cyber attack.

IT/Telecoms 14 October 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Fuelling Productivity board, NES Global Talent, Recruit for Health, The Good Board, The Levy Company, Zegami

Public sector, Engineering 14 October 2019

US firm to create jobs with new software engineering centre

US software firm ESO is to create 120 jobs in Belfast.

Marketing & Sales, Engineering 11 October 2019

Alcuin Capital invests in Gravitas Recruitment

Alcuin Capital Partners has taken a minority shareholding in Gravitas Recruitment Group.

Cybersecurity jobs at MetaCompliance in Derry

A Derry-based technology firm is to create 70 new jobs.

IT/Telecoms 4 October 2019

Banking app Revolut to recruit over 3,000 staff

UK-based digital banking app Revolut has launched a recruitment drive for around 3,500 staff thanks to a new global deal with payments giant Visa.

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Resourcing in the future will mean humans still work with machines

As artificial intelligence changes the work landscape, 50% of all jobs will require humans to work in tandem with machines.

APPOINTMENTS: 30 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Castle Employment, CNA International Executive Search, Culture Trip, Eames Consulting Group, GatenbySanderson, IES, Morgan Philips, Resource Solutions, Smart Recruit Online, Supertemps, Warren Partners

NEW TO THE MARKET: 30 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Access Group, Affinix, Hoxby, Not Actively Looking, Rebus Mentoring Programme, RhinoRecruitment, Senploy, SmashFly Technologies, Uber

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