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
Seb-O'Connell

Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

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

robot with clipboard credit_shutterstock-2304638661

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.

Recruitment gets augmented

Augmented intelligence offers the human touch

23 May 2019

Ex-Apprentice Thakrar expands her tech agency

Ex-Apprentice contestant Trishna Thakrar has been joined by a former colleague at her agency TT Tech Solutions.

IT/Telecoms 23 May 2019

Survey shows recruiters unsure around social media snooping risks

Recruiters have been warned about complying with general data protection regulation (GDPR) when it comes to looking at candidates’ social media profiles.

Lloyds Banking Group creates digital hub with hundreds of new tech jobs

Edinburgh stands to benefit to the tune of 500 high skilled jobs thanks to the launch of a digital tech hub in the city.

APPOINTMENTS: 20-24 MAY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Airswift, Bullhorn, Europa Worldwide Group, GatenbySanderson, The AA, Xpertise Recruitment

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 20-24 MAY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Beaumont Bailey Executive Search, Cornerstone OnDemand, JobAdder, M65Jobsearch, Perpetual Partnerships, Recruitment Entrepreneur, Russell Taylor, Spider, Templeton and Partners, The Curve Group, Wagestream

Candidates want to use more live chat, finds research

Candidates overwhelmingly want to have a live chat with a recruiter before applying for a role, research has found.

16 May 2019

Gen Z employees focus more on work-life integration

Four in 10 Generation Z employees report regretting taking their current job.

14 May 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 13-17 MAY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Ceridian, Challenge TRG Group, Christian Aid, Hayward Hawk, Kingdom Services Group, Phoenix Training Services, Recruitment Entrepreneur, Xpress Solutions

FINANCIALS: ClearStar posts positive results with strong rise in revenues

US background checking firm ClearStar has seen revenues rise 13% year-on-year.

IT/Telecoms, HR 13 May 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 MAY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Carmichael Fisher, Cranford Group, Eames Consulting, Frontline Recruitment, Nigel Wright Group, Pure

BrightHR launches £1m recruitment drive for international expansion

Manchester-based HR software firm BrightHR has launched a £1m recruitment drive to help meet international demand for its product.

APPOINTMENTS: 7-10 MAY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Armstrong Craven, Big Cloud, introPROTECT, Jackson Hogg, Pedersen & Partners, TSR Legal

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 7-10 MAY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Approach Personnel, Capita, Elizabeth Michael Associates, HR GO Recruitment, iCIMS, Key Skills Education, Resume-Library, TempaGoGo

Retail, Sales 7 May 2019

Running a recruitment business from a beach

How does recruiting from a Caribbean beach sound? Mike Ianiri advises what you might need to set up before you fly off.

IT/Telecoms 7 May 2019

UK-headquartered firm creates global jobs with new Centres of Excellence

Nottingham-based, global software firm Ideagen is creating more than 120 jobs with the launch of several ‘Centre of Excellence’ (CoE) functions.

Top