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An overview of news, trends and research in Recruitment consulting in the UK:

UK recruitment industry enjoys growing profitability UK recruitment agencies are performing significantly better than a year ago, reveals a study by Deloitte and APSCo. 83% of recruiters have seen their net fee income grow over the past 12 months, while at the same time th
17 August 2015
Recruitment firms in consulting face changing demands Consulting is known for its high turnover. Against this backdrop, keeping talent on-board is key, yet so too is recruiting the right new people. In recent years, the consulting industry has become more exacting on recruitment agencies, seeking to i
11 August 2015
PA Consulting: RPO offers latest HR at reduced cost HR outsourcing is growing steadily as more and more organisations are looking to standardise their global HR operations, access the latest technology and save money through recruitment process outsou
06 August 2015
Accenture to hire 5,000 army veterans in US by 2020 Accenture has announced ambitious plans to hire 5,000 US veterans by 2020, adding to the more than 1,000 former members of the US armed forces that are currently employed by the consulting firm.
06 July 2015
KPMG: UK unprepared for future workforce challenges Many UK businesses are not sufficiently prepared for future workforce challenges, finds a recent poll by KPMG and the Corporate Research Forum.
06 July 2015
Atos UK & Ireland support Armed Forces community Atos UK & Ireland has signed the Corporate Covenant, pledging its support to the UK Armed Forces community. The consulting firm will support the Forces in a number of ways, including through the recruitment of veterans across the United Kingdom
23 June 2015
Cambridge Consultant unveils large recruitment plans Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has announced ambitious plans to grow its headcount in both the UK and the US. According to the firm, its recruitment drive follows the increased demand for innovative product development as
27 April 2015
McKinsey recruiting for Business Technology Practice With disruptive technology rapidly changing the mould of many traditional businesses model, consulting companies with experts in the respective fields continue to see demand for their services grow.
17 April 2015
Bright minds from 28 countries off to Dubai for KICC Next week KPMG will host the final of one of its largest student recruitment events of the year: the KPMG International Case Competition (KICC).
10 April 2015
Strategy&: Human capital high on Middle East agenda Middle Eastern firms can lure the best and brightest, if only they implement the right strategies, comment Strategy& senior advisors Joe Saddi, George Sarraf and James Thomas. One of the greatest challenges facing the Middle East i
09 April 2015
Most popular consultancies for students & graduates On Wednesday the 1st of April career platform TARGETjobs will host the 2015 edition of the ‘National Graduate Recruitment Awards’. In the management consulting category, nine consulting firms have been shortlisted. The key qu
24 February 2015
EY launches Assurance Scholarship at 3 UK universities EY has announced the launch of its Assurance Scholarship programme which aims to support 60 students across the University of Bath, University of Lancaster and University of Warwick. The scholarship offers a combination of financial support as well
18 February 2015
Accenture to add 250 new professionals in Ireland Technology consulting firm Accenture has revealed plans to recruit 250 new staff in Ireland, to be based in the country’s capital. The new jobs will be a mix of graduate and professional roles in the areas of technology and digital. According
04 February 2015
EY to become an armed forces-friendly organisation Firms are increasingly taking an interest in hiring ex-military service people, with their high discipline and transferable skills in demand. However, the bridge between military service and private life is often difficult with the unemployment rat
29 January 2015
Retailer Myntra headhunting McKinsey consultants Myntra, one of India’s leading online fashion stores, has in recent months headhunted several high ranked consultants from McKinsey & Company. While the influx of the brightest minds in the consulting industry have according to
30 December 2014
Accenture UK plans to hire 1,600 new professionals Consulting firm Accenture has announced a massive recruitmnt drive in the UK, to boost its technology, strategy, and industry practices. The firm aims to hire 1,600 new employees, ranging from experienced profession
24 December 2014
Consulting firms key in apprenticeship standards UK Eleven consulting firms have signed up to develop the new standard for management consultancy apprenticeships as part of the UK Government Trailblazers scheme to reform all apprenticeships in the UK
22 December 2014
EY: Parental advice leaves out alternatives to university Parents play an important part in the career choice process of their children, reveals research by EY. The survey shows that 70% of parents prefer their child to attend university, and 50% admitted to try to influence their children’s choice.
18 December 2014
Mercer: Diversity efforts not improving women growth According to a recent research by HR consultancy Mercer into the global workforce, well-intended diversity efforts are not improving women’s progress. The research shows that despite women making up 41% of the global workforce, their represen
02 December 2014
Capco wins Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy Award Consulting firm Capco has won the 'Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy Award', in testimony of its Graduate Recruitment Strategy, which according to the jury of the In-House Recruitment Awards stands
25 November 2014
EY looking for 15,500 new professionals in United States Professional services firm EY has plans to in the U.S. recruit 6,500 experienced hires and almost 9,000 students in the current fiscal year. The majority of the employees will be recruited for Advisory, its consulting practice that has b
03 November 2014
Accenture recruitment increasingly eyes learning agility Accenture’s recruitment team is in addition to traditional skills and capabilities increasingly selecting candidates on their ‘learning agility’, a capability that describes someone’s speed to learn, a trait that is more and
27 October 2014
Accenture plans to hire 300 new advisors in Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solis, President of Costa Rica, has unveiled that consulting firm Accenture is planning to significantly expand its operations in Costa Rica, adding 300 new jobs in the next 18 months, totalling it's headcount in Costa Rica to 900./
03 October 2014
12 consulting firms in Times Top 100 Graduate Employers This year is the sixteenth edition of the Times ‘Top 100 Graduate Employers’, a ranking that identifies the most popular and prestigious employers in the eyes of graduates in the UK. For the eleventh year in a row, Big 4 firm PwC ranks
29 September 2014
KPMG expands school leaver work experience programme KPMG UK has over the past year significantly expanded its so-called ‘school leaver work experience programme’. The intake of school-leavers nearly tripled to 71, compared to an intake of 25 candidates last year, and the catchment area h
24 September 2014
4 consulting firms nominated for Recruitment Awards On November 20, 2014, the third edition of the In-House Recruitment Awards are organised in London, the UK. The awards are given to in-house recruitment teams or professionals that have demonstrated best practice performance. Among the nominees are
15 September 2014
9 consulting firms in top 30 Apprenticeships of UK RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk has published the ‘Top 30 Employers’, in which it identifies the employers most popular among school leavers that undertook an Apprenticeship, School Leaver Programme, Sponsored Degree Programme, Gap Year Prog
08 September 2014
Altran recruiting 4.600 new engineers and consultants Altran has launched a huge recruitment campaign worldwide, that aims at recruiting 4.600 professionals, of which more than 90% will be employed in Europe.
06 August 2014
Deloitte: Big Data makes recruitment process more effective 'Big Data' has now also entered the world of recruitment. According to a study by Deloitte, organizations and recruitment firms save money when they apply analytics and data on their search and selection processes. p
04 April 2013
Altran launches TV programme aimed at recruitment This year Altran has set the target to hire more than 6,000 new engineers and technical consultants. Of the new recruits, 2,200 will be hired in France and the remainder will join the consulting firm acr
21 March 2013

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