Ian Woodthorpe FCA (ICAEW) CA(SA)

Animine needed a recruitment partner who could understand complex scientific requirements and deliver a precise global search for a highly specialised technical leader. By working closely with Alessandra Rigo Monteiro, PhD, Clear Executive Search refined the role, aligned expectations, and supported the process with a transparent digital platform. The case study below shares Alessandra’s perspective on the challenges, approach, and outcomes of the partnership.

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Outsourcing payroll isn’t just about saving time - it’s about doing it right. In our latest blog, we break down how businesses can benefit from a smarter, more compliant approach to payroll. Worth a read: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/df7aGASj

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RPO is becoming a more popular option for businesses, as companies look to reduce their cost per hire, time to fill, whilst improving interview and offer conversion ratios. Mackinnon Bruce offers full business-wide or vertical-specific RPO solutions, working to quantitative and qualitative metrics, managing end-to-end recruitment processes whilst building market intelligence data, insights and analytics. For more information on Mackinnon Bruce RPO solutions, check out https://lnkd.in/eTzejKqP

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Tax Hiring Trends - November Highlights: 📈 Tax vacancies up 26% YoY, led by professional services firms 🏡 Hybrid & regional flexibility remain key to attracting talent 👥 Private Client Tax: High demand post non-dom regime changes 🏢 Corporate Tax: Real estate & regional hiring surging 🌍 Transfer Pricing: Fastest-growing area due to ICTS reforms 💼 VAT & Indirect Tax: FS & PE sectors scaling rapidly 🤝 M&A Tax: PE-backed deals driving technical hiring 🇺🇸 US/UK Tax: FIG regime reshaping advisory needs 📄Check out our article and video for deeper insights: https://lnkd.in/enxui_cg 💬 Ready for a move or curious about market trends? Let’s chat. #Ambitiontalkstaxcareers #TransferPricing #PrivateClientTax #VAT #CorporateTax #TransactionTax #USUKTax

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At Eteach, safer recruitment is non-negotiable. It always has been. But the tools available to schools are changing rapidly — and the gap between those embracing digital background checks and those still relying on manual processes is growing. Our new integration with EBC Global closes that gap. A fully automated, end-to-end screening journey built directly into SchoolRecruiter — faster decisions, stronger safeguarding, less admin. Matt Masson and I are hosting a free webinar to walk you through exactly what this means for your hiring process. 📅 Thursday 12th March | 🕐 10am GMT If you’re responsible for hiring and compliance in a school or trust, this one’s for you. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eip3Xn_b #EducationRecruitment #SaferRecruitment #Safeguarding #EteachxEBCGlobal #SchoolHR

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We're excited to announce our exclusive global RPO partnership with 55/Redefined, the leading platform redefining opportunities for the over-50s workforce, to scale their impact across the UK, Europe, and the US. As the global 60+ population doubles by 2050 (WHO), age-inclusive hiring isn’t a nice to have, it’s a business imperative for building strong talent pipelines. Together, we're driving multi-generational workforce inclusion and reshaping how businesses attract, retain, and engage talent at every career stage. Age inclusivity is a competitive advantage. Learn more about our partnership: https://lnkd.in/dVaaN4jj #Innovation #Hiring #Leadership #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #Careers

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🔍 Navigating the Future of Talent in the UK In his latest article, Tom Way, CEO of Hays UK&I, shares key insights from the Hays Global Talent Tracker—highlighting how UK organisations can stay competitive amid rising costs and ongoing skills shortages. Whether you're facing cost pressures, struggling to attract the right talent, or simply looking to future-proof your workforce, this is a must-read. Gain a global perspective on the UK hiring market and discover strategies to stay ahead. #TalentStrategy #HiringTrends #FutureOfWork #HaysUKI #RecruitmentInsights #Leadership

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200% YoY growth in our contract & temp division says a lot about what’s happening in the market right now. Payroll isn’t just “run it and forget it” anymore - it’s becoming a strategic function, and most businesses aren’t set up for the pace of change. We’re seeing HR, Payroll & Finance teams stretched - whether that’s transformation, systems, compliance or just keeping things running. If you need someone who can come in and make an impact quickly, we’ll have people ready. JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™

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🌟 Supercharge Your Payroll & Credit Control with Offshoring! Are rising costs holding your business back? Find out why leading UK firms are offshoring critical finance functions to South Africa and saving big! Key takeaways: 🔹 Up to 45% cost reduction 🔹 Access to qualified, English-speaking finance professionals 🔹 Operational flexibility & efficiency Butler Rose shares expert insights and real-life success stories. 🗓️ 26th November | 9:00–11:00am | Microsoft Teams 👉 Register Now for FREE: https://lnkd.in/e2ukwwZP #PayrollSavings #CreditControl #OffshoringToSouthAfrica #FinanceWebinar

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Are you drowning in applications but struggling to find candidates with the right specialised skills for your roles? In today’s challenging recruitment landscape, 87% of companies report experiencing skills gaps in key areas, while professional services sectors identify sourcing and retaining talent as their top challenge. The competition for qualified talent has never been fiercer. My team delivers: • Targeted candidate sourcing that cuts through the noise of unqualified applications • Proven placement success with a track record of filling hard-to-fill positions One client recently shared: “Their understanding of our sector helped us fill three senior positions that had been vacant for months, completely transforming our delivery capabilities and team productivity.” Ready to overcome the widening skills gap affecting your business? Contact me here or on rachel@constantrecruitment.co.uk to discuss how we can solve your talent challenges.

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Africa’s talent landscape is evolving fast. Our upcoming Talent Trends Africa 2025 report dives into the key shifts shaping our workforce: from the rise of AI, to changing expectations around trust, leadership, and opportunity. This is more than just a report, it’s a reflection of how professionals across Africa are thinking, feeling, and preparing for the future of work. If you want to attract, retain, and engage the best talent, you’ll need data-driven strategies tailored for Africa’s unique opportunities and challenges. 📊 Talent Trends Africa 2025 is launching soon. Stay tuned for insights. #TalentTrendsAfrica #MichaelPageAfrica #TT25

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⚠️ Recruitment Agencies: Stop Hiding Behind “Exclusivity”. If you’re still running a 100% contingent recruitment model, let’s call it what it really is: A high-effort, low-control lottery. 🎰 And one of the biggest lies agencies tell themselves to feel better about it is this: “Don’t worry… we have exclusivity.” Do you though? 🤔 Because in most cases, what agencies call exclusivity is nothing more than a polite conversation with zero real commitment behind it. ❌ No retained element ❌ No financial engagement ❌ No genuine control of the hiring process Just a client saying: “Send us some CVs first.” Meanwhile… 👇 The role quietly gets briefed to two or three other agencies. Internal talent teams start searching. LinkedIn ads appear. Referrals come in. And suddenly that “exclusive role” looks exactly like every other contingent race. 🏃‍♂️ Let’s be honest about what the contingent model creates: • Multiple agencies working the same role • Recruiters pushing candidates at speed rather than quality 📤 • Clients comparing CVs like commodities 📄 • Huge volumes of unpaid work ⏳ • Massive time waste across the whole system The industry has normalised doing 10 searches to get paid for one. Think about that. 👀 Imagine telling a lawyer or management consultant: “Do all the work first… and if we like the outcome we might pay you.” They’d laugh you out of the room. 🚪 Yet recruitment agencies accept this every single day. And then convince themselves it’s fine because they’ve got “exclusivity”. Without meaningful commitment from the client, exclusivity means nothing. It’s a smoke screen. 💨 The agencies that are winning right now are doing something very different. They’re moving away from pure contingency and building proper hiring partnerships, where: ✔ Clients commit to the process 🤝 ✔ Recruiters work fewer roles but deliver deeper searches 🔎 ✔ Candidates get a far better experience 🙌 ✔ Agencies get paid for expertise, not just outcomes 💡 It’s not about eliminating contingency entirely. But if 100% of your revenue depends on it, you’ve built a business where: ⚠ Your effort is uncapped ⚠ Your revenue is unpredictable 📉 ⚠ Your value is constantly undermined The recruitment businesses that will thrive in the next decade are the ones brave enough to redesign their model. Less volume. More value. Fewer CVs. Better hiring. 🚀 So here’s the uncomfortable question for agency leaders: If a client isn’t willing to commit to you in a meaningful way… why are you committing so much of your time to them? Got you thinking… reach out to me and NorthStar People and we will reimagine your value proposition with you.

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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐈𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 The best offshoring setups don’t feel “offshore” at all. Deadlines hold. Communication is smooth. Teams gel. That’s because successful offshoring is built on alignment — not geography. When a South African professional slots seamlessly into a UK finance team, that’s when you know the model works. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒. #outsourcesalimited Outsource SA Limited Jonathan Levene #offshoring #globalteams #southafricantalent #businessgrowth

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Over three decades working across MSP, RPO and workforce programme environments, one pattern has remained constant. Recruitment organisations rarely struggle with demand, they struggle with delivery architecture. Growth adds load. Without structural clarity, that load becomes operational noise, margin compression and delivery fragility. These challenges are rarely commercial. They are architectural. At Resourgenix - United Kingdom we partner with recruitment organisations to embed the systems, processes and delivery infrastructure that allow their MSP, RPO and SOW programmes to scale without sacrificing control or profitability. Over the coming posts I will explore the structural realities behind workforce scale. Because sustainable growth is not luck. It is designed.

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