https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comTue, 27 Oct 2026 11:01:00 +0100 This week’s edition explores one of recruitment’s biggest themes: balancing technology with human expertise.
We look at AI’s growing influence on hiring, why recruiters remain irreplaceable, how strategic talent professionals are adapting, and what agencies can learn about profitability, employer branding and candidate engagement.
Alongside this, we examine evolving sourcing strategies, AI-driven job search trends and practical business growth advice.In the newsletter this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1247/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1247/ Over the past few weeks, our The Recruitment Rule I’d Break series has invited recruitment leaders, founders and industry experts to challenge the accepted wisdom that shapes our sector. The result has been a fascinating collection of perspectives on everything from KPIs and productivity to candidate engagement and technology.
Our latest article brings those contributions together, highlighting the rules professionals would leave behind and the fresh thinking they believe will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1246/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1246/ Over the past few weeks, our The Recruitment Rule I’d Break series has invited recruitment leaders, founders and industry experts to challenge the accepted wisdom that shapes our sector. The result has been a fascinating collection of perspectives on everything from KPIs and productivity to candidate engagement and technology.
Our latest article brings those contributions together, highlighting the rules professionals would leave behind and the fresh thinking they believe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1245/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1245/ That’s why we launched The Recruitment Rule I’d Break, a series inviting industry experts to identify one recruitment “rule” they believe is holding agencies back. The resu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-what-the-industry-is-challenging/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-what-the-industry-is-challenging/ There’s an old rule in agency recruitment that says when a new recruiter isn’t placing anyone, you tell them to make more calls. Raise the call target, raise the CV target, and the placements will follow.
I’d break that rule. A new recruiter can hit every call and CV target and place no one. More calls won’t fix a probl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-if-they-arent-placing-make-more-calls/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-if-they-arent-placing-make-more-calls/ In our Recruitment Smarts Live session, Louise Triance spoke with Peter O’Donnell, Senior Business Development Manager at QUBA Solutions, about starting, scaling and strengthening a temp and contract business. Peter brings seven years of experi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/how-to-build-a-stronger-agency-with-temp-and-contract-recruitment/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/how-to-build-a-stronger-agency-with-temp-and-contract-recruitment/ Recruitment agencies sit on some of the most valuable data a criminal could want. Passports and right-to-work documents, CVs full of personal histories, National Insurance numbers, bank details for contractor payroll: it is all there, spread across an applicant tracking system, a shared inbox and a handful of cloud tools. Add a ste]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/why-your-clients-are-about-to-ask-for-your-cyber-essentials-certificate/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/why-your-clients-are-about-to-ask-for-your-cyber-essentials-certificate/ Two essential events are coming up for recruitment professionals looking to stay ahead of industry and regulatory change.
April 2027 may feel distant, but preparations for HMRC’s mandatory payrolling of Benefits in Kind should start now. Access is hosting a live webinar where employment tax specialist Emily James and Access Recruitment’s Darren Russell will explain the changes, highlight affected processes, discuss the first-year penalty easement, and share practical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1244/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1244/ Many agencies have some version of this rule, even if nobody wrote it down. The consultant who owns the candidate rebuilds the CV in the house template before it goes to the client. They know the candidate, so they catch the gaps. They care about the relationship, so it goes out looking right.
The rule made sense when a shortlist was three CVs a week and templates]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-the-consultant-should-format-every-cv-before-it-goes-to-the-client/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-the-consultant-should-format-every-cv-before-it-goes-to-the-client/ “We’ve vetted this candidate.”
If I were the hiring manager, my next question would be: “What do you now know that I couldn’t learn from their CV?”
That is the recruitment convention I would challenge: presenting “vetted” as a sufficient explanation for why somebody belongs on a shortlist. The word describes work the recruiter say]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-letting-vetted-speak-for-itself/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-letting-vetted-speak-for-itself/ For years, recruitment businesses have been told that their CRM should be the single source of truth.
On paper, it sounds sensible.
But I think we’ve become so obsessed with having everything inside the CRM that we’ve lost sight of something much more important:
Making sure we use the best technology for each job, rather than assuming everything needs to sit ins]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-everything-needs-to-be-in-your-crm/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-everything-needs-to-be-in-your-crm/ Recruiters are entering a steadier market, with permanent hiring stabilising and temp demand holding strong.
This week’s edition focuses on smarter growth, better data, stronger financial foundations and evolving compliance.
Together, these insights help agencies refine strategy, improve delivery and stay competitive in a shifting landscape.In the newsletter this week, we share:
Recruiting Statistics Worth Sharing on Your Website (Recruiters Websites)How to Build Recruitme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1243/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1243/ In a recent Recruitment Smarts Live session, Louise was joined by Vincent Seddon, Customer Success Director at Simplicity, to explore how recruitment agencies can diversify without abandoning the specialist expertise that made them successful in the first place.
The message was clear: before looking for the next niche, look harder at the opportunities within the business you already]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/how-to-diversify-your-recruitment-agency-without-losing-your-niche/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/how-to-diversify-your-recruitment-agency-without-losing-your-niche/ In our latest Recruitment Smarts Live conversation, Barry Cullen of recLAW explained why unpaid recruitment fees are often harder to resolve than they first appear, and what agencies can do to protect their position before a dispute begins.
Sometimes a client challenges whether the agency made the introduction or whether a fee was agreed. In other cases, they work happily with the recruiter throughout the hiring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/when-clients-refuse-to-pay-after-the-works-been-done/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/when-clients-refuse-to-pay-after-the-works-been-done/ If there is one recruitment rule I would update, it is the idea that “if it’s not in the CRM, it didn’t happen.”
The principle is right. A recruitment business cannot run on private memory. Candidate motivations, client requirements, feedback, objections and next steps need to be easily accessible.
The process behind the rule is the problem.
For years, agenci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-if-its-not-in-the-crm-it-didnt-happen/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-if-its-not-in-the-crm-it-didnt-happen/ The recruitment rule I would break is simple: once someone has passed their DBS check, that box is ticked.
It is an understandable shortcut. Recruitment involves deadlines, compliance tasks and pressure to fill roles. But a completed check can become false reassurance when nobody can explain what it established, what it did not establish and why it remains appropr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-once-someone-has-passed-their-dbs-check-that-box-is-ticked/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-once-someone-has-passed-their-dbs-check-that-box-is-ticked/ Applications for speakers for the Recruitment Agency Expo 2027 close next Monday, so this is your final reminder to submit. If you have real‑world experience, practical insight or a story that helps recruitment businesses perform, grow or adapt, now’s the moment to put your session forward.Louise shared this screenshot on LinkedIn saying, “Possibly the most unsuitable email address I’ve seen from anyone speculatively applying for a customer support role &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1242/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/recruitment-smarts-1242/ Read the full article here.
The post]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/is-your-recruitment-business-evolving-as-fast-as-its-growing/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/is-your-recruitment-business-evolving-as-fast-as-its-growing/ The recruitment rule I would break is the belief that, when you run a small agency, you should do everything yourself. It is a mindset many recruitment founders adopt out of necessity. You start the business to create something of your own, and keeping every task in your hands can feel like the best way to protect your margins and remain in control. Why pay for support when]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-stop-wearing-every-hat-in-your-recruitment-business/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-stop-wearing-every-hat-in-your-recruitment-business/ For many recruitment business owners, it feels like a natural milestone.
You’ve hired a few successful recruiters. Contractor numbers are growing. The spreadsheets are becoming harder to manage. Payroll takes longer. Compliance becomes more demanding. So the next logical step must be to hire finance, payroll or operations staff.
I’d challenge that assumption.
Just becau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-growing-agencies-should-build-an-internal-operations-team-as-soon-as-they-reach-a-certain-size/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/jobs/the-recruitment-rule-id-break-growing-agencies-should-build-an-internal-operations-team-as-soon-as-they-reach-a-certain-size/