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The latest trading updates from Robert Walters reveal a recruitment landscape moving at two very different speeds. While the global headhunting giant has seen its group net fee income slide by 14 percent, the UK…

For decades, the “SHREK” firms: Spencer Stuart, Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds, Egon Zehnder, and Korn Ferry, have held a near-monopoly on C-suite placements. Their pitch was simple. Most hiring managers felt that nobody ever…

As 2025 comes to a close, the UK labour market finds itself at a turning point. After several years characterised by worker shortages, fast-rising pay and intense competition for talent, the latest economic and policy…

Recruitment giant Hays plc has announced a sharp cut to shareholder dividends after reporting a dramatic fall in profits, underscoring the ongoing challenges facing the global recruitment industry. The group’s pre-tax profit for the year…

The recent KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s report showed a sharp drop of recruitment across the UK in July 2025. This is thought to be due to rising employment costs and concerns about…

Distinct, a recruitment firm based in Nottingham with offices in Milton Keynes, Boston, and New York, has just become a B Corp certified recruitment firm. The company, also recognised as a Sunday Times Best Place…