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How to Exit Your Recruitment Business via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)
RecConnect hosted a successful event exploring Employee Ownership Trusts as a strategic exit route for recruitment business owners, featuring expert insights from Harbottle & Lewis.
Six Recruitment Predictions for 2026
Simon Lewis · 18 Dec 2025 · 2 min
No Cuts, No Glory: Why the BoE's Cold Shower Could Heat Up Smart Recruitment
John Salt · 22 Oct 2025 · 2 min
Hot Air, Cold Hires: How to Beat the British Summer of Flat Growth
John Salt · 25 Sept 2025 · 3 min
Bosses Can Reject Applicants Who Support A Rival Football Team
Maintaining 'office harmony' a valid factor in recruitment decisions, employment tribunal in London rules.
Job Hugging: The Recruitment Crisis Agencies Must Solve
How workers clinging to jobs is reshaping recruitment and what agencies must do to adapt in this new landscape of job hugging and economic uncertainty.
5 Habits That Separate Successful Leaders from Everyone Else
Leadership is about the daily habits that compound over time, creating the kind of influence that genuinely moves things forward. After studying hundreds of leaders across industries, five patterns emerge consistently among those who get the best results.
The Efficiency Revolution: How Sprint-Working Changes Everything
We've been conditioned to think that steady, consistent effort wins the race. But what if the secret to extraordinary productivity isn't pacing yourself – it's sprinting?
Behind the Billings: Why Great Ops, Tech & Back Office Will Decide Your Recruitment Agency's Future
Operations used to be seen as admin. Now, it's where competitive advantage is built.
Blow It Up: Why Your Perm Recruitment Model Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Today's professionals want flexibility, freedom, and fluidity. They're not dreaming of a gold watch and a 30-year career
Behind the Scenes at RecConnect HQ – And What it Means for You
Operating at the parapet of recruitment can be perilous as it is pleasing. Over the ridge here at RecConnect HQ we're often the first to witness incoming pelters; dodging the bullets aimed at disarming our glorious industry.
Recalibration, Not Retreat: What July's Labour Market Data Means for Recruiters
July's data confirms a cooling but not frozen UK jobs market, with 41,000 job losses and rising unemployment to 4.7%, offering strategic opportunities for adaptive recruiters.
UK Recruitment Agencies Face a Cooling Market and Strategic Reset
UK labour market cooling with inflation at 3.4%, unemployment rising to 4.6%, and recruitment agencies navigating strategic challenges.
It's just a bit of Tariff and Tumble: UK Jobs Take a Hit
US tariff policies impact UK exports while payrolled employees drop by 56,000 in March, double the forecasted decline.
Riding the Wave: Unlocking Potential Amid a 1% Economic Shrinkage
UK economy shrinks 1% in January while wages grow 5.9% and vacancies remain above pre-Covid levels despite 31st consecutive decline.
The UK Labour Market: Cracks Beneath the Surface?
Strong wage growth of 5.9% contrasts with 31st consecutive quarterly decline in vacancies, raising questions about market stability.
Why January Gives Recruiters The Blues
Heightened expectations. Misalignment. There's a common misconception that January heralds the dawn of a new era.
5 Things All Recruiters Should Have Already Have Done in 2025
As well as frosty fingers, January brings eternal optimism that the new year will be better than the last.
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