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Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

Key executive appointments for ManpowerGroup

Global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup has announced two key executive appointments aimed to accelerate its strategic growth and transformation agenda.

27 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: ECMS, The Education Network

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: itris X, ManpowerGroup

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Specialist recruitment firm Agilient Talent Partners has launched in Aberdeen, focusing on permanent hiring within the energy sector.

Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

FINANCIALS: Americas, energy restructure help drive SThree profits

Capitalising on opportunities in the Americas and restructuring its energy division has helped drive international multi-sector recruiter SThree’s gross profit up 11% year-on-year.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 25 January 2016

Arsenal’s goal for hundreds of new recruits

Arsenal Football Club is on the hunt for hundreds of retail and casual workers for jobs at its stadium and museum.
Creative/Digital/Media 25 January 2016

FiveTen appoints Joyce CFO from InterQuest

IT recruiter InterQuest’s former chief financial officer Michael Joyce has been appointed by recruitment group FiveTen in the same role.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Textkernel offers Jobfeed for UK

Textkernel, the international market leader in semantic recruitment technology, has launched its lead-generation tool Jobfeed for the UK to make the online job market searchable and transparent.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Talexis offers Talassure Workforce Assessments suite

Texas, US-headquartered talent management solutions provider Talexis has launched a new suite of workforce assessment products for upper-level, mid-level, and entry-level employees, Talassure Workforce Assessments.
IT/Telecoms, HR 25 January 2016

LoveMondays converts paper-based CVs to online

Job search engine LoveMondays.com has launched a new service to automatically convert paper-based CVs into an online one.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Cast UK launches interim & contract division

Specialist recruiter Cast UK has launched an interim and contract recruitment division.
Interim recruitment 25 January 2016

Actonomy launches xMP Data Services

Belgian-based HR services group Actonomy has launched a big data service, xMP Data Services.
IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Recruiter FAST 50: At full throttle

Recruitment firms are achieving record levels of growth, this year’s Recruiter FAST 50 reveals. Marcus Archer and Mark Maunsell of Clearwater International look at what lies behind the figures
22 January 2016

Onward and upward

For Rob Walker, chief executive of the No.1-ranked FAST 50 firm, BIE Executive is the latest in a string of high-performing projects. His success is partly down to a competitive spirit but also remembering that recruitment is still all about relationships, he tells Colin Cottell
Public sector 22 January 2016

Moray council downscales employability scheme due to cuts

Moray council, in Scotland’s North-East, has this week abandoned costly employability plans in the face of a cash crisis, according to Scottish daily The Press and Journal.
Public sector 22 January 2016

Chinese investment firms SEEK Zhaopin shares

Australasian-based job board SEEK’s subsidiary Zhaopin has received an offer from Chinese investment firms CDH V Management and Shanghai Goliath Investment Management for all outstanding shares.
IT/Telecoms 22 January 2016

Web chat February 2016

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FROM FEBRUARY 2016's RECRUITER MAGAZINE

Amazon looks to recruit 2,500 UK roles as part of wider European drive

Online retail giant Amazon is seeking computer scientists and software development engineers as part of plans to recruit 2,500 new permanent staff in the UK this year.
IT/Telecoms 22 January 2016

Worldwide Recruitment Solutions takes on Abdellaoui for Middle East

Global staffing provider Worldwide Recruitment Solutions has appointed Karim Abdellaoui to lead its business development in the Middle East region.
Engineering, Executive search 22 January 2016

Warren Partners appoints Da Costa as chair

Boutique search firm Warren Partners has appointed Alastair Da Costa as chair.
Executive search 22 January 2016
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