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Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

30 April 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

The SR Group liquidates two German offices

The SR Group’s German companies will formally enter into a solvent liquidation process on 1 May.

30 April 2025

Eurobase People appoints new sales director to push growth

IT/tech recruiter Eurobase People has appointed Steven Oakley (pictured) as sales director.

Sales, IT/Telecoms 30 April 2025

Recruitment insolvencies on rise at fastest rate since financial crash

Recruitment agencies are shutting for business at their fastest rate in 15 years, according to analysis by business news outlet CityAM.

28 April 2025

Nick Barton: Top-notch service - high standards for strategy consultancy

A cornerstone of our client service is that we have developed true subject matter experts

15 July 2019

Ask the expert: August 2019

We’ve had a tough few months and the summer is generally our slow period. What should we do?

15 July 2019

Upstart: Moving on after leaving the Thin Blue Line

Employers are missing out on talented personnel who are leaving the emergency services.

Public sector 15 July 2019

Rail recruitment moves to a new track

Recruitment practices within the railway sector hasn’t moved with the times – that is, until now. Colin Cottell investigates

Transport & logistics, HR 15 July 2019

Reed warns of impending recession following jobs fall

The UK is heading for recession, warns James Reed (pictured), chairman of recruitment giant REED.

Public sector, Education 15 July 2019

Stanton House makes appointments at the top

Stanton House has made a number of high-profile appointments.

Executive search, IT/Telecoms 15 July 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 15-19 JULY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Adepto, CV-Library, HireXtra, Morgan Hunt, Job Sender, Recruitive Software, SaaS Holdings, SCP Aberdeen, Search Consultancy, WhiteHat

Public sector, Social care 15 July 2019

Soundbites August 2019

BAE Systems dubs particularly hard-to-reach talent ‘purple squirrels’. What is the best way of engaging purple squirrels in your sector?

15 July 2019

Viewpoint: Peak power

Providing positive experiences for employees helps them feel engaged and connected

15 July 2019

Insight: Skill-short contractor hotspots that can connect the world

With increasing skills shortages in a number of regions across the globe, where should agencies be looking to place international contractors?

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 July 2019

Start-up of the Month: Elite Talent Resourcing

Kelly De-Lara, who has about 15 years’ experience in recruitment, has set up multi-sector recruiter Elite Talent Resourcing.

Executive search 15 July 2019

Improve service offer to set barometer fair

The latest Recruitment Sector Barometer reveal the challenges recruiters are facing.

15 July 2019

Martin appoints first company director to HRS board

Former Apprentice winner Ricky Martin’s agency Hyper Recruitment Solutions has welcomed its first company director to its board.

Life sciences, IT/Telecoms 12 July 2019

Indeed acquires job advertising tech platform ClickIQ

Careers site Indeed has acquired ClickIQ, an automated job advertising technology platform, based in the UK.

12 July 2019

Midlands agency helps bring down modern slavery gang

A recruitment agency co-operated with authorities to bring a major modern slavery network to justice.

8 July 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 8-12 JULY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Baxter Neumann, Flexy Corporation, Hireserve, Hortor, HR GO, Impellam Group, Morson, novacare, Profiles Creative, Red Berry Recruitment, River Partnership, Stratagem Global Recruitment

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 8 July 2019
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