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Recruitment services

  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Recruitment
    Lex. In the age of AI, recruiters need to rethink their jobs

    The more upmarket the staffing service, the better the chances of weathering the change

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  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
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  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
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  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
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  • Thursday, 27 March, 2025
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  • Monday, 13 January, 2025
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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
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  • Sunday, 21 January, 2024
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  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
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    UK recruitment group says half-year earnings are likely to come in below expectations after ‘difficult December’

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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
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    Criteria widen in the drive for diversity

    Agencies step up efforts to consider more than just mix of gender and ethnicity

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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
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    How benefits have overtaken pay as the key to hiring and keeping staff

    Flexible working tops attractions for employees as companies seek low-cost ways to compete for talent

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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
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    Online recruiters take searches deeper with job-matching models

    Digital platforms aim for more effective placements by tapping user data

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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    The UK’s Leading Recruiters
    Recruiters adapt to structural challenges facing UK jobs market

    High inflation, skills shortages and demand for flexible hours mean agencies are having to work harder to place candidates

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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    The UK’s Leading Recruiters
    Recruiters embrace AI to boost efficiencies and candidate pools

    Generative technology is helping agencies sift out the right human for the job in a tight talent market

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  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    The UK’s Leading Recruiters
    Yawning skills gaps pose ‘a real challenge’

    Employers say the needs of industry are often evolving more quickly than education

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  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
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    New tech is both a threat and a benefit for women’s access to work

    Flexible working and skills-based hiring will improve gender equality and help companies to attract top talent

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  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
    Insight & Comment
    Recruiters: where do they see themselves in five years?

    Groups profited after the pandemic peak, but now face a downturn

    Kate Burgess
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  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    UK employment
    Hays’ recruitment fees hit as UK job vacancies plunge

    The FTSE 250 company joins rival PageGroup in reporting declining activity and UK profits

  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
    Robert Walters PLC
    UK recruiter Robert Walters warns on full-year profit

    Caution about changing jobs and extended hiring times will mean a ‘significantly lower’ figure than expected

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  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    Employment
    Too good to be true? The fake recruiters targeting jobseekers

    Elaborate scams are on the rise, putting candidates and reputable employers at risk

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