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.

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Employability: Cracking the re-offending code

A project that trains prisoners in coding skills is helping turn the lives of ex-offenders round.

IT/Telecoms 18 June 2018
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Enter the game changer

The widely anticipated launch of Google for Jobs is causing consternation and uncertainty for many in the job board sector. But is the fear justified? Colin Cottell investigates

IT/Telecoms 18 June 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 18-22 JUNE 2018

This week's appointments include: BCL Legal, Broadstone, Crown World Mobility, Head Resourcing, PK Education, Ridgeway Partners, Volcanic

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RL100 conference: It's an AI world

Recruiters need to understand the new landscape of AI and machine learning.

IT/Telecoms, HR 18 June 2018

Tech initiatives will create 1,600 jobs, says PM

Tech firms are to invest more than £2bn in the UK, creating 1,600 new jobs, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced.

APPOINTMENTS: 11-15 JUNE 2018

This week’s appointments include: Airswift, Appoint Group, Haig & Co, Parity Consulting, Pedersen & Partners, Source Technology

FINANCIALS: Harvey Nash posts rise in UK & Ireland profits

Global technology recruiter Harvey Nash has seen UK & Ireland gross profit rise 20% year-on-year, according to a trading update.

IT/Telecoms 6 June 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 4-8 JUNE 2018

This week’s launches include: GTI, Oleeo, Promapp Solutions, TARGETconnect

Software firm creates new roles in Belfast

A US retail software firm is to create 75 new jobs at a new base in Belfast.

Retail, IT/Telecoms 29 May 2018

Don’t jump into new sectors to beat the impact of AI, recruiters are advised

Recruiters shouldn’t jump into sectors radically different to the ones in which they currently operate to survive the march of the machines.

FINANCIALS: Parity Group trading in line with expectations

Parity Group is trading in line with expectations, according to a statement released ahead of the technology staffing specialist's annual general meeting.

IT/Telecoms 24 May 2018
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Mobile-first indexing

Time to get your site mobile.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 21-25 MAY 2018

This week’s launches include: Chad Harrison International, ClickIQ, Recruitd

Baltimore Consulting leaves Opus as Kenny heads MBO

Public and third sector recruiter Baltimore Consulting, part of the Opus Talent Solutions Group, has just completed a management buyout for £1.4m.

Facebook uses live streaming as one strand to attract talent

Social media giant Facebook is using tools such as its own live streaming service Facebook Live in its arsenal of recruitment activities to attract new talent, one of its EMEA recruiters has said.

Unemployment drop hides fear of productivity fall and labour market drying up

Unemployment has fallen to 1.42m, according to latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics.

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