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Recruiter's HOT 100 companies 2024

Tech & IT recruiters continue to forge ahead in the latest HOT 100 listings.

4 March 2025

TMC offers the employeneurship approach

European-headquartered The Member Company is potentially turning the recruitment business model on its head.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 12 November 2024

Recruitment visionaries

Entrepreneurship is alive and well in recruitment, as evidenced by the Recruitment Industry Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist at the 2024 Recruiter Awards.

12 November 2024
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The 11 most influential in-house recruiters

Artificial intelligence (AI) is cited as representing both the biggest challenge and opportunity in recruitment, so it comes as no surprise that it is high on the agenda for all of this year’s 11.

10 September 2024
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No more unto the (cyber) breach

The recruitment sector must take the potential for attacks on payroll data seriously and prepare for when their system is attacked, not if...

9 July 2024
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FAST 50 firms stand out from the rest

In the final year of taking the pandemic into account, the FAST 50 shows higher growth rates.

9 July 2024

AI's revolutionary impact in recruitment

What does hiring look like when we take the human out of the loop? Sue Weekes investigates best practice with the rise of AI in the recruitment process

IT/Telecoms, HR 8 May 2024

Juggling jobs

With people turning to a second job to help with the cost of living, will companies have to deal with more staff moonlighting or double-jobbing?

8 May 2024
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Tech-ing over the recruitment industry

Technology continues to grow the HOT 100, but an impressive year was had by all entrants.

4 March 2024

Employer branding: The power of celebrity influencers

Marketers and advertisers have long used celebrities to champion their products, but now recruiters are getting in on the act, using influencers to promote their employer brand. Colin Cottell investigates

Marketing 15 July 2019

Neurodivergent recruiting: The untapped talent source

Unless employers move away from hiring ‘people like us’, the strengths of neurodivergent individuals will go unused and firms will miss out on specialist talent. Colin Cottell investigates

19 June 2019

Private equity interest wanes in recruitment

Private equity investment in recruitment companies is in decline, but the market for trade deals remains healthy. Colin Cottell finds out why

Accounting/Finance 19 June 2019

Recruiter Awards 2019: A night to remember

The 2019 Recruiter Awards took place on 9 May at London’s Grosvenor House. First up, we highlight three-time winner NES Global Talent.
 

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Snack attack: Mondelez trio sorts out talent acquisition

Finding talent in all parts of the globe while undergoing a major restructuring is no mean feat. Colin Cottell met the talent acquisition trio at snack food giant Mondelez who are rising to the challenge

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Innovation? It's child's play

Recruiters could do a lot worse than learning from child entrepreneurs, as Roisin Woolnough explains

17 April 2019
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IR35's rocky road

Agencies, contractors and end clients face a bumpy ride ahead, as the changes to IR35 are extended to the private sector. Colin Cottell looks at ways to ensure a smoother journey  

11 March 2019
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Paul Flynn: Guiding light

Successful recruitment entrepreneur Paul Flynn spent three years partying hard – and his health suffered for it. Now, though, he has cleaned up his act, and is helping other people to make the same journey, he tells Colin Cottell

11 March 2019
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11 Most Influential In-House Recruiters 2019

Who are the recruiters finding the skills and talent to help companies grow in an ever-changing landscape? Scott Beagrie finds out

14 February 2019

FAST 50: Recruiters defy doubters

Despite a high level of uncertainty, privately-owned recruitment agencies have reported robust growth.

14 January 2019
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International markets drive HOT 100 fee growth

The recruiters that have made this year’s HOT 100, compiled by Agile Intelligence for Recruiter, have earned the most profit per head in the UK – despite the economic and political uncertainty.

13 December 2018

Welcome to the UK

As PM Theresa May spells out her radical vision of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system, Colin Cottell looks at how some sectors could be more affected than others

Turning recruitment on its head

Colin Cottell meets the latest breed of recruiters and looks at how their models go against recruitment conventions but strike a chord with candidates and clients alike.

19 September 2018
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Pitching for culture

Amazon’s EMEA tech campus recruiting lead Katie George’s enthusiasm must give her the edge in the fierce competition to attract graduates on campus. Dee Dee Doke went to meet her

Marketing & Sales, Retail 13 August 2018

Employability: A sporting chance

How Street Elite is recruiting young people off the streets for work via the lure of sport.

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Under Forward Role's wing

Recruitment start-ups are nothing new, but a recruiter helping non-recruitment businesses start up and flourish is a radical concept. Colin Cottell met the directors in Manchester to find out more

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