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28 April 2025
Life sciences, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

• STEM recruitment specialist Matchtech has launched STEM Futures, a free, on-demand employability platform aimed at helping young people break into engineering and technology careers. The programme includes expert-led sessions on job search strategies, CV writing, interviews and personal development, and is part of Matchtech’s broader initiative to address the STEM skills gap and support emerging talent.

In addition, Matchtech has awarded the first two grants from its Materna Fund, a £2,500 bursary created to support engineering students facing financial hardship. The inaugural recipients, Sergio Carreno Vargas and David Sarembock from the University of Portsmouth, are using the funds to focus on their studies and development without the added pressure of financial strain.

• Jobmatch Sweden, a leader in occupational psychological testing, is expanding in Norway through a new partnership with consulting firm Sund Raad. Sund Raad, which focuses on enhancing employee engagement for small and medium-sized businesses, will integrate Jobmatch’s DNV-certified Talent test into its services. This marks Jobmatch’s second partnership in Norway, following its 2022 collaboration with Hapro Jobb og Karriere. Jobmatch Talent is a scientifically validated tool used for recruitment and employee development, according to the company press release.

25 April 2025
Construction & property, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

In a bid to support young people and grow skilled and knowledgeable individuals for the student lettings sector, loc8me recently launched its 18-month programme, which is open to anyone aged 16-18. The scheme will offer hands-on experience, mentorship and the opportunity to engage in paid work.

Raffaele Russo, founder of loc8me, said: “We’re thrilled to launch this apprenticeship programme, giving young professionals a real chance to learn, grow and begin building a career in an exciting industry.

“Now more than ever, young people are seeking opportunities, guidance and goals to pursue. With this programme, we’re investing in their future – and in the future of the lettings sector.”

Apprentices will have the chance to study the theoretical and practical elements of the lettings industry, and on starting, they will be given a mentor from the loc8me team to support their development via regular meetings throughout the course.

loc8me now operates in 13 major university cities across the UK, including Loughborough, Durham, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leicester, Hull, Bath and Bristol.

Freya Watson-Russo, academy co-ordinator, said: "At loc8me, we’re committed to nurturing the next generation of letting agents. … We’re giving young people the chance to build a future, gain confidence and carve their own path.”

Founded in 2008 by Russo, loc8me manages more than 2,500 properties and employs more than 75 staff members.

(L-r) Apprentice Ollie Coe, loc8me's marketing assistant and academy co-ordinator Freya Watson-Russo and apprentice Isabel Tebbutt ©loc8me

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14 April 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

• Manufacturing and engineering specialist Busy Bee Recruitment has relaunched its website. The refreshed online platform has a modern design and enhanced user functionality, offering an intuitive browsing experience that makes it easier than ever to explore current vacancies, submit CVs quickly and securely, access expert recruitment advice via a blog and submit vacancies directly online.

• Deel, a global payroll and HR provider, has launched a suite of AI-driven products to help companies hire, manage, and pay international teams. Deel will offer an all-in-one global workforce platform integrating payroll, HR, and IT, designed to support compliant operations across borders. Key updates include: Real-Time Payroll in over 53 markets (expanding to 130+ by 2027), offering instant calculations and faster processing; Deel PEO for offering top-tier benefits without enterprise-level costs; Benefits Admin for simplified, compliant benefits management across countries; Deel Talent for streamlined recruitment via trusted agency networks; Workforce Planning, Compensation, and Engage tools – powered by AI – for smarter headcount strategy, global pay management, and employee development; IT Lifecycle Management features like MDM, IAM, and EPP, supporting global device and security control.

11 April 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms

Spotted Zebra merges Interview Intelligence and Assessment in one platform

This is technology that transcribes, analyses and evaluates conversations through an AI-powered lens. The merger connects assessment results with interview data, addressing the growing challenge enterprise talent leaders face: making confident, objective hiring decisions when candidate information can be fragmented across multiple tools.

In a statement, Spotted Zebra says that enterprise talent acquisition teams are facing twin pressures from AI-generated candidate applications and deepening skills shortages. 

The launch responds to a critical market challenge, the statement continues; while more than three in four businesses report widening skills gaps, employers are inundated with applications with around half of all jobseekers using AI tools to apply for roles. Current solutions force companies to choose between expensive, disconnected systems or compromise on either assessment breadth and depth, or a scalable interview process and structure.

“We’ve integrated Interview Intelligence with Assessment because our enterprise customers are facing unprecedented challenges in talent acquisition,” said Ian Monk, co-founder and CEO of Spotted Zebra. “By unifying these previously siloed technologies, we’re enabling talent teams to make data-informed decisions based on a complete picture of each candidate’s capabilities.”

Unlike standard Interview Intelligence tools that primarily transcribe conversations, Spotted Zebra’s implementation establishes a data framework that truly connects skill measurements across different evaluation methods:

  • Real-time skill evidence mapping: Comprehensive role skills profiles are automatically created thanks to AI-powered intake meetings between recruiters and hiring managers. 
  • AI-assisted interview questioning technology: The AI-powered Interview Guides automatically generate targeted question paths for specific role skills profiles and each candidate.
  • Consolidated hiring evidence dashboard: The Decision Kit combines summarised skill data from both assessment scores and interview evidence, weighting each source appropriately based on predictive validity for specific skill types. 

According to the company statement, AI in Spotted Zebra enhances human decision-making, ensuring the final call on a candidate’s suitability for a role is objective, data-backed and always in the hands of the hiring team.

Headquartered in the UK, Spotted Zebra was launched in 2020 by Monk and co-founder and chief commercial officer Nick Shaw.

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18 September 2023
Marketing & Sales, Banking/Financial services, Legal, IT/Telecoms, HR, Accounting/Finance

The SR Group launches specialist IT consultancy Keller West

The new brand will initially focus on the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region, according to a company statement. This comes at a critical time for the German economy and the future development of its IT sector, the statement said. Plans are already underway to further deploy the brand across the group’s global office network.

At the end of 2022, Germany had a shortage of 137,000 IT professionals according to technology trade body Bitkom. The same study found that it takes an average of seven months to fill a vacant IT role, highlighting the scale of the challenges faced by businesses in the DACH region, the statement said.

Headed by Alex Gerritsen, the Keller West brand sits alongside The SR Group’s other search and recruitment brands (Brewer Morris, Carter Murray, Frazer Jones and Taylor Root), which currently serve international businesses across roles in tax, treasury, finance, legal, risk and compliance, marketing, sales and human resources.

Gerritsen has over 20 years in the recruitment industry, and previous experience in launching and growing recruitment brands in Germany and other European markets. 

Over the past five years, The SR Group has placed more than 15,000 employees into businesses across more than 55 markets.

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18 September 2023
Banking/Financial services, Legal, Executive search, Interim recruitment

94LEGAL and 94TAX search firms merge to form Bishop Rock Partners

The newly-merged entity will be led by Ed Stevens (managing partner) pictured above, Robert Loder (partner), Hugo Potts (partner) and Thomas Clarke (finance director). The merger is taking place this month [September 2023].

94LEGAL and 94TAX have offered specialist search and selection for the legal and tax markets across the UK and US since 2017. 

A company statement said professional services firms have since then optimised service line structures and now have medium to long-term strategies to invest significantly in their legal and tax practices.

Bishop Rock Partners covers contingent search, retained service and interim solutions. 

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12 September 2023
Creative/Digital/Media, Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms, HR

NEW TO THE MARKET: 11-15 SEPTEMBER 2023

• Specialist HR recruitment consultancy Macmillan Davies has opened its new Midlands office in Birmingham’s business and financial quarter, which will be led by associate director Nicola Morris. A specialist in HR recruitment since 2015, Morris brings experience gained from working in both in-house HR roles and within recruitment agencies and in-house talent acquisition teams.

• Randstad has launched Randstad Digital – a new organisation that specialises in meeting the technology talent needs of multinational companies across a wide range of industries. It will be led by Venu Lambu who was appointed in January 2023. The talent firm says its new organisation is “uniquely” positioned to help companies “accelerate” and “enable enterprise-level transformations at scale”, by providing access to premier talent, services and solutions across four specialised domains which are: Customer experience; Cloud and infrastructure; Data and analytics; and digital and product engineering.

7 September 2023
Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering, IT/Telecoms, HR, Healthcare/Medical

NEW TO THE MARKET: 4-8 SEPTEMBER 2023

• A smart new platform has launched which leverages dating strategies, AI and video to help businesses of all sizes find the best fit for their vacant positions. Candydate.app is an applicant matching system (AMS) which uses short videos and assistive AI technology to transform the traditional hiring process. It marries the visual appeal of social media-style video with the efficiency of artificial intelligence, while underscoring the importance of first impressions and collective decision making.

• Neurodiversity support provider Creased Puddle has launched the Occupational Health service solely focused on supporting neurodivergent individuals in the workplace. Registered nurse Robert Manson has joined the Creased Puddle team to lead the new service.

• Deel has launched a Project Get Hired initiative to help impacted talent re-enter the workforce and to support companies looking to match ideal talent with open roles. Workers can use Deel’s Get Hired Hub to see where to find job openings; get tips and insights from Deel’s own talent acquisition team; and download checklists and guides for effective job searches, resume tips, and cover letter writing. Workers can sign up for free headshots, which are all done remotely.

• Nash Squared has announced the launch of managed service provider (MSP) and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) brand Flexhuis in the US. Flexhuis will offer US mid-sized organisations the opportunity to simplify the complexities in the hiring, onboarding, and workforce management processes, allowing them to quickly connect with skilled talent to drive their businesses forward.

• Occupop, a recruitment software firm for small and medium-sized businesses, has introduced an AI prompt library known as the ‘ChatGPT prompt library for recruitment’. The resource is specifically designed to aid talent acquisition professionals in uncovering, evaluating, and generating effective prompts tailored to various recruitment and HR activities. With a collection of more than 100 prompts curated from a diverse group of recruiters and hiring managers, the prompt library for recruitment aims to simplify the integration of AI for hiring managers by offering them expert-validated prompts that are ready to be employed across a spectrum of AI tools. The streamlined approach also allows users to copy the prompts with a single click, optimising time and efficiency.

• Storm4, a leader in global GreenTech recruitment, has launched Future Mobility by Storm4, a specialist sub-brand focused on the sustainable transportation industry. Led by Rebecca Saggar, Future Mobility by Storm4 is about “catalysing the conversation around future mobility” and “accelerating the transition to a cleaner and electric tomorrow”.

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