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Redwood Publishing Recruitment

Redwood Publishing Recruitment is a UK-based specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to the publishing sector, connecting exceptional talent with leading publishers across the UK and globally for more than three decades. With deep expertise in executive and C-suite appointments alongside hiring from entry level through senior management, Redwood supports roles spanning editorial, marketing, digital/content, sales, production, operations, HR and office management. Their client base includes illustrated, children’s, trade, academic and educational, professional and B2B, and scientific/STM publishers, as well as independent presses, associations and digital media companies. Combining a highly personalised service with modern search techniques, the team leverages an unrivalled network built over years in the industry—reinforced by strong links to publishing colleges and associations—to surface both visible and unadvertised opportunities. For employers, Redwood provides executive search for hard-to-fill leadership roles, permanent recruitment, and contract and fixed-term hiring, underpinned by rigorous candidate assessment, cultural fit alignment and discreet targeted outreach; for candidates, they offer tailored advice, mentoring, interview preparation and practical guidance on progressing or pivoting careers within publishing. Reflecting an industry renowned for change, Redwood actively tracks trends from digital publishing and online media to e-learning and AI-enabled workflows, sharing insights via its blog on topics such as crafting ATS-ready CVs, leveraging AI in editorial and content functions, and navigating alternative career paths in publishing. Testimonials from senior leaders and professionals highlight the firm’s integrity, responsiveness and commitment to long-term partnerships, and its outcomes-driven approach is evidenced by strong placement success for clients ranging from major houses to niche imprints. Led by experienced consultants, including Managing Director Theresa Duncan, Redwood’s mission is to deliver a thoughtful, high-touch recruitment experience that builds effective, enduring teams and advances careers across the global publishing ecosystem.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsPublishingOnline MediaE-Learning & Online Education

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Alliance Abroad Group

Alliance Abroad Group is a global cultural exchange and talent placement organization that connects students, recent graduates, experienced teachers, and skilled culinary and hospitality professionals with transformative international work and training experiences. Through a portfolio of structured programs, the company facilitates J-1 Internship and Trainee placements across leading hotel and travel brands in the United States, seasonal Summer Work & Travel opportunities, American Camp Crew experiences, and a Teacher Exchange program that places qualified educators with U.S. school districts. Beyond the U.S., Alliance Abroad supports hospitality and culinary internships in Spain, trainee pathways in Australia, a Francophone Culinary program in Canada, and international teacher opportunities in Australia, while also advising on mobility such as the Irish Grad Visa. For eligible professionals from Mexico and Canada, the company offers TN visa pathways to supervisory and management roles across renowned hotels and resorts in the United States. Serving employers and schools in the USA, Australia, Spain, and the UAE, Alliance Abroad provides end-to-end recruitment and program administration, including candidate screening and matching, interview coordination, visa sponsorship support (issuing DS-2019 as the sponsor where applicable), onboarding guidance, compliance with BridgeUSA requirements, and ongoing participant check-ins. Participants benefit from comprehensive resources on medical insurance, tax filing, and program expectations, plus 24/7 emergency assistance to ensure safety and continuity throughout their journey. With multilingual support and country teams across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, the organization enables employers to build diverse pipelines of service-minded, globally oriented talent while helping candidates accelerate careers in hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, and classrooms. Recognized within the youth travel and cultural exchange community, Alliance Abroad highlights participant success stories and industry partnerships, underscoring a commitment to cultural understanding, professional development, and high-quality, compliant program delivery that helps people enhance their careers one adventure at a time.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsCorporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationHospitality & Retail

HQAustin, United States

Recruitment & Employment Confederation

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is the UK’s leading professional body for the recruitment industry, representing more than 3,300 recruitment businesses and championing high standards across the labour market. Headquartered in London, the REC promotes professional excellence through a robust Code of Professional Practice, audited services and compliance assessments, practical legal guidance and a dedicated legal helpline that helps members navigate employment law, IR35 and umbrella company issues. As an awarding organisation and End-Point Assessment Organisation, the REC develops industry-relevant qualifications and delivers training through the REC Academy to support career progression from entry level to leadership. It powers a vibrant member community with extensive networking and events—over 300 annually—including flagship conferences, Talking Recruitment webinars, business advice masterclasses and the prestigious REC Awards. The REC also equips members and employers with trusted intelligence via its Research hub, including the Recruitment Industry Status Report, Labour Market Tracker, JobsOutlook, sector insights and practical guides, enabling data-led decisions in fast-changing markets. Through policy and campaigns, the REC is a consistent, expert voice to government on critical topics such as immigration, workforce planning, equality, diversity and inclusion, and the Employment Rights Bill, ensuring the industry’s perspective shapes effective policy. For employers, the Good Recruitment Collective offers tools, benchmarking and workshops to embed best practice and inclusive hiring. For jobseekers, the REC member directory signposts accredited agencies that share the organisation’s values of professionalism and quality. Advocating for the essential contribution of temporary work—around one million temp workers support the UK economy every day—the REC highlights the sector’s role in growth and opportunity. Looking ahead, the REC’s 2026 partnership with TRN will extend corporate member benefits with broader community access, expertise and support, reinforcing its mission to help recruiters build better futures for their clients, candidates and businesses.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online Education

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Harbour West Consulting Inc.

Harbour West Consulting Inc. is a boutique Canadian firm based in North Vancouver that helps organizations achieve lasting results through executive recruitment, leadership search, and tailored HR advisory. Serving clients across the public sector, higher education, and the non-profit and Indigenous-serving communities, the firm is trusted by high-profile organizations to identify leaders and strengthen people practices. Its recruitment practice focuses on permanent executive and senior management appointmentsroles such as Directors, Chiefs, and operational leadersdelivering rigorous, values-aligned search grounded in equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Complementing search, HWCs HR consulting provides practical guidance on strategy, organizational effectiveness, and people programs to help employers navigate complex change with confidence. The firm also offers specialized Indigenous consulting that centers respect, cultural safety, and authentic relationship-building to foster workplaces where everyone feels included and able to contribute. Clients benefit from an innovative and flexible approach, global reach, and high-touch service informed by deep sector knowledge and community partnerships. Whether supporting a municipality with a utilities leadership hire, a university affiliate with senior finance recruitment, or a social services organization with strategic people initiatives, HWC integrates thoughtful stakeholder engagement with diligent assessment to deliver exceptional candidate and client experiences. Over more than a decade, the team has built meaningful connections and a reputation for integrity, responsiveness, and measurable impact, reflected in a steady cadence of leadership opportunities and thought leadership that keeps stakeholders informed. From scoping a search to final selection and onboarding, or from diagnosing HR challenges to implementing practical solutions, Harbour West Consulting equips organizations with the talent and advisory support they need to move forward with clarity and purpose.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental Conservation

HQNorth Vancouver, Canada

Pioneer People

Pioneer People is a specialist education recruitment partner serving nurseries, primary, secondary and SEND settings across the West Midlands and Worcestershire. Built by experts in education and recruitment, including experienced school leaders, the firm blends first-hand classroom insight with robust hiring expertise to deliver responsive, compliant staffing solutions that protect children and support high-quality learning. Leveraging a market-leading applicant tracking system and a well-established network, Pioneer People matches educators and support professionals to day-to-day cover, short- and long-term assignments, temp-to-perm pathways and permanent posts. Coverage spans Early Years (nursery assistants and early years practitioners), Primary and Secondary phases—across all subjects with particular strength in core areas such as English, Maths, Science and RE for Catholic schools—and specialist SEND roles within mainstream and alternative provisions. The agency appoints a breadth of talent including ECTs, classroom and intervention teachers, PPA and day-cover staff; support roles such as general and 1:1 teaching assistants, learning mentors, learning support assistants, SEN TAs and cover supervisors; and leadership positions from subject and phase leads to assistant headteacher, deputy headteacher and headteacher. A rigorous safeguarding culture underpins every placement, with face-to-face interviews, right-to-work and NI verification, recent proof of address, qualification checks, TRN confirmation where applicable, up-to-date safeguarding and Prevent training, enhanced DBS on the update service, and detailed CV histories. For candidates, the process is straightforward and transparent, with clear communication, online registration and job alerts that keep opportunities front of mind. For schools and nurseries, Pioneer People offers a consultative, high-touch service that understands the realities of staffing classrooms and maintaining continuity for pupils. Based at Cobalt Square in Birmingham, the team is easy to reach by phone, email and WhatsApp, and welcomes CV submissions and vacancy registrations from across the region.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseEducation AdministrationGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQBirmingham, United Kingdom

eQuest

Founded in 1994, eQuest is a recruitment advertising technology provider trusted by the majority of the Global Fortune 1000 to deliver and optimize job postings worldwide. Through a single online application, employers can distribute vacancies to major commercial, industryspecific, niche, regional, and free career sites across more than 183 countries and territories, with average multiboard posting times measured in seconds. Coverage extends to 5,000+ commercial job boards, 20,000+ higher education destinations (universities, colleges, trade schools, alumni and trade associations), leading social platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, X/Twitter, WeChat, Weibo and more, and an expanding Diversity Network that reaches veterans, disability, LGBTQ+, workforce centers, community organizations, and other specialized outreach channels. Its Job Board Performance Tracker applies big data and rigorous data scrubbing to remove bot and spider noise, then benchmarks and compares job board effectiveness with metrics like time to first click and apply, mobile apply mix, ontime response percentage, slot activity and utilization, zeroresponse diagnostics, weekly slot summaries, competitive analysis, and ondemand custom analytics, enabling smarter media allocation and improved conversion. eQuests BLAST! Network offers unlimited posting to a curated set of nocost job boards in select countries for a single annual fee, while eQuestXpress allows payasyougo posting with no contract, and AutoPost provides setandforget automation for recurring distribution. For organizations with regulatory requirements, eQuest supports OFCCP and FCC compliance for job advertising and outreach in the United States. The companys extensive partner ecosystem and enterprise integrations streamline job delivery, governance, and measurement for talent acquisition teams, RPOs, and staffing partners, helping them scale hiring across professional, managerial, technical, and administrative roles. By unifying global job distribution, diversity outreach, compliance, and evidencebased performance insights, eQuest enables employers to reach broader talent pools faster, reduce wasted spend, and demonstrate clear ROI from recruitment advertising.

RPOMSPPayrolling/EORAll industriesHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingGeneralist - white collar professionalsGeneralist - blue collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQSan Ramon, United States

Maze Recruitment Group

Maze Recruitment Group is an education-led recruitment and people consultancy focused on helping schools and organisations across the North of England find the right path to talent and performance. As an education specialist, the firm supplies suitably qualified teaching and support staff for day-to-day cover, long-term and interim assignments, and permanent appointments across Secondary, Primary and SEND settings, tailoring each campaign to client requirements and budgets. Drawing on more than 45 years of combined recruitment experience, Maze blends cutting-edge sourcing technology with highly developed resourcing models to deliver fast, compliant and reliable outcomes, while its Personnel Search, Assessment & Selection capability extends to senior and executive hires. Alongside recruitment, Maze provides a distinctive suite of consultancy and training services designed to strengthen culture and well-being, including staff development programmes, resilience training, and initiatives that create positive workplaces and boost motivation and engagement; these are delivered by an in-house Business Psychologist and evidenced by testimonials from multi-academy trusts and schools across Leeds, Bradford, Hull and Sheffield. The company operates with a clear mission to offer an affordable, ethical service to clients and fair, competitive pay to candidates, reinforcing long-term relationships through transparency, punctual payment, bonuses and a personalised candidate experience. Rigorous safeguarding and compliance underpin every assignment, supported by published policies on safer recruitment, DBS, KCSIE, equal opportunities, data protection, whistleblowing and safeguarding children. While education is its core, Maze also supports care and industrial employers and can deliver professional interim and permanent recruitment for senior roles across the UK. Whether the need is temporary classroom cover at short notice, a specialist SEND appointment, a school-wide well-being programme, or a discreet executive search, Maze Recruitment Group combines sector expertise, consultative partnership and robust process to improve retention, reduce absenteeism and elevate performance for every client it serves.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQLeeds, United Kingdom

XpanseHR

XpanseHR is a human resources consulting and talent advisory firm headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania (201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 650), formerly known as PROXUS. For over 20 years, the company has delivered flexible HR outsourcing, ondemand advisory, compensation consulting, and executive search services that help organizations align their people with business strategy and build highperforming workforces. Serving clients across the United States with a strong presence in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., XpanseHR partners with CEOs, CFOs, HR leaders, and Chief People Officers to provide the right level of support when and where it is neededranging from daytoday HR administration to complex and timesensitive issues. Its solutions span employee handbooks, workplace investigations, benefits administration, performance management, recruitment and onboarding, HR compliance guidance, and the design, implementation, and management of compensation and total rewards programs that attract, motivate, and retain talent. XpanseHRs Clevel executive search capability complements its broader HR services, enabling clients to fill critical leadership roles and strengthen people operations with precision. The firms project and retainer models are designed to take the work and worry out of HR for growing organizations and established enterprises alike, supplementing inhouse teams or operating as a trusted outsourced HR function. Reflecting a peoplefirst philosophy, XpanseHR focuses on engagement, development, and measurable performance outcomes, and has announced recent leadership placements including roles at a respected law firm and a top charter school. Whether the need is tactical execution, strategic advisory, or specialized compensation expertise, XpanseHR brings practical insight, proven methodologies, and responsive service to help clients reach their full potential by better finding, managing, and developing their greatest assettheir people.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online Education

HQRadnor, United States

Apex Insurance Agency

Apex Insurance Agency, LLC is a national wholesale broker and program manager dedicated exclusively to serving public entities and educational institutions with comprehensive property and casualty solutions. Founded in 1991 in Glen Allen, Virginia, Apex has grown to six regional offices and places coverage in 44 states, insuring more than 10,000 schools and public entities while generating over $650,000,000 in public sector premium. The firm partners with national, regional, and local independent agents to deliver superior coverage at competitive pricing, supported by robust risk analysis, claims management, and loss control services. Apexs specialization spans Property & Casualty, Workers Compensation, Risk Management, and Claims Solutions, with deep expertise in excess and reinsurance programs for more than 75 pools and trusts nationwide. Purpose-built Specialty Business Units focus on the nuanced needs of cities, counties, special districts, K12 public, private and charter schools, and colleges and universities, offering coverages such as active shooter, cyber liability, fiduciary and crime, inmate medical expense reimbursement, law enforcement liability, public officials and educators legal liability, student accident, pollution and storage tanks, monoline EPL and sexual abuse/molestation, WC buffer/SIR buy-down, and tailored self-insured retention and excess programs. Apex maintains trusted, long-term relationships with limited distribution and semi-exclusive carriers rated A- or better by A.M. Best, enabling market clout and consistency across complex risks. With more than 75 years of combined experience in public sector and education, the team implements tailored marketing strategies for every risk, balancing delivery for clients with long-term integrity for carrier partners. Apex is a proud supporter of leading industry associations and, as a member of Bridge Specialty Group, leverages the scale of more than 25 boutique wholesale brands to benefit retail partners. In 2024, Public Entities of America, LLC joined Apex, further strengthening its southeastern presence and reinforcing its singular focus on the public sector and risk management marketplace.

MSPSOW/ProjectsRPOGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseBankingInsuranceInvestment Management

HQGlen Allen, United States

Employment & Training Centers, Inc.

Employment & Training Centers, Inc. (E.T.C.) is a Houston-based, Latina-owned staffing and workforce solutions firm delivering HR support since 1986. Holding WBE, MBE, SBE, DBE, and HUB certifications, the company specializes in bilingual talent solutions and partners with employers to streamline hiring through compliant, process-driven delivery. E.T.C. covers the full talent lifecyclepipeline generation, candidate screening and testing, onboarding, and employer payrollingso organizations can stay focused on operations while securing reliable, job-ready talent. Since 2002, E.T.C. has been part of the Workforce Solutions network as an Employer Service contractor, designing customized solutions that meet federal and state requirements and the unique needs of each organization. The firm brings decades of experience executing highly technical, complex, and compliant public-sector projects and has contracted with local, state, and national agencies, as well as school districts, community colleges, and local governments. Beyond day-to-day staffing delivery, E.T.C. strengthens employer capabilities through Registered Apprenticeships and HR seminars that help build sustainable internal pipelines and elevate workforce quality. For job seekers, E.T.C. offers hands-on support, including resume review and a continuously updated job portal, ensuring candidates are presented for opportunities that align with their skills and career goals. Employers benefit from responsive service, tailored staffing models spanning temporary and direct hire, and a payrolling option that reduces risk and administrative burden while accelerating time-to-productivity. With nearly four decades of results, robust systems and policies, and a service ethic grounded in community impact, Employment & Training Centers, Inc. blends scale, compliance, and care to deliver dependable hiring outcomes for public-sector entities, educational institutions, and regional employers across the Greater Houston area.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingPayrolling/EORGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseCorporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationGeneralist - blue collar professionals

HQHouston, United States

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