The global talent shortage is still a reality for many companies and attracting the right candidates requires ingenuity. A consulting company devised an interactive challenge for potential employees that calls for beating their AI engine. The skilled workforce shortage has been an ongoing issue for the last few years, especially in fields that require qualified […]
Wunderman Thompson launches their second year of the Catalyst Academy, an industry-defining programme that aims to bring together talent from different backgrounds to build brilliant experiences for consumers. The future of communications is changing rapidly. For brands to succeed they need to have access to a range of experts and a diverse meeting of minds. […]
HERC relaunches Jobbird.com as an international brand
HERC the agency has had the honour of repositioning, restructuring and redesigning the brand Jobbird.com from scratch. Today sees the official roll-out of the ‘100,000 fantastic normal jobs’ campaign for the job vacancies website. The owners of recruitment agency YoungCapital acquired Jobbird at the end of 2018, seeing international potential in the brand, convinced they […]
A shared vision and a data-driven, audience-first strategy wins global recruitment business
Merkle a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, has been selected as specialist global recruitment company, PageGroup’s, global media partner. The appointment follows a competitive six-month pitch process, designed to consolidate PageGroup’s global media account into one agency. Merkle’s remit is to build and activate a global media strategy to support incremental growth and increase […]
Recruitment and selection methods have evolved with the development of a more inclusive and diverse perspective. From the submission of curriculum Vitaes (CVs) without photos, designs of interviews based on the skills and no bias or prejudice about physical appearance of the candidate and more transparent and honest processes that really find the ideal and […]
Britain’s youngest licensed pilot sixteen-year-old Ellie Carter has been offered a mentorship to help her fulfil her career aspirations by easyJet, the UK’s largest airline. Ellie hit headlines in January 2019 after she became the youngest solo powered aircraft pilot in Britain. She also became the youngest solo glider pilot, after completing two six-minute flights […]
HEINEKEN launches an innovative new campaign informed by the real and exciting experiences of employees, to engage and inspire future talent. Go Places 2.0 features 33 HEINEKEN employee stories from around the world that showcase the entrepreneurial culture upon which the company was built. The collection of films illustrate how with the right mindset, people […]
Steve Morrisey isn’t a first timer when it comes to starting businesses in the IT Recruitment space, in-fact som3 will mark his third, having previously launched, built and successfully sold two companies. This drive and passion has now been ploughed into his third and latest company, and he chose the team at Ultimate to bring […]
A leading Manchester-based global healthcare communications specialist is investing £500K into the launch of a new clinical trial recruitment agency. Havas Lynx Group, which employs 350 people at offices in Princess Street and Kings Cross in London, has created Havas Lynx Faze to address the growing trial patient recruitment challenge, whereby 80 percent of studies […]
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has unveiled an uplifting and inclusive advertising campaign developed specifically to drive 2019 undergraduate recruitment amongst a Gen Z audience. The ‘Together’ campaign, which launched today, will run across cinema, outdoor, print, radio and digital formats. The 60 second cinema ad features Ella Eyre’s hit song Together, chosen […]