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The 9-9-5 AI Startup Model: A Hiring Filter, Not a Hiring Problem

The rise of the 9am to 9pm, five days a week in-office culture in AI startups is becoming one of the most defining workplace trends in the UK tech sector. This model is not accidental. It is a deliberate response to one thing, execution speed. The most ambitious AI startups are not optimising for perks, […]

Europe’s AI boom, through a hiring lens

      Why France is quietly becoming the place to build (and recruit) serious AI teams Europe’s AI expansion story is no longer theoretical. It’s hiring plans, org charts, and inboxes full of “can you find me that person… yesterday?” From a recruitment perspective, the shift is clear: AI companies in Europe are no […]

The Full-Stack Generalist Takes Centre Stage: The Most Important Hire for AI Startups in 2025

The fastest growing and most misunderstood role in tech right now is the Full-Stack AI Generalist, a hybrid engineer who can design, build, deploy, and iterate AI products end-to-end. This role is becoming the #1 early stage hire for venture-backed startups. Here’s why demand is exploding, why these profiles are so rare, and how companies […]

The Rise of the Challenger Consultancies: Why the Big 4 Are Losing the AI Race

For more than a decade, the consulting landscape hasn’t moved an awful lot with the Big 4 dominating transformation work. Enterprise clients seemed to default to familiar logos and innovation often meant a new slide deck template. Then AI happened and all of a sudden things are starting to change! The rise of generative AI, […]

Navigating the Agentic AI Hiring Revolution

As part of our ongoing series on Agentic AI and the rapidly shifting dynamics of AI hiring, one thing has become clear — this is the most extraordinary talent market we’ve seen in over two decades of recruitment. Every week brings new developments, fresh challenges, and unexpected obstacles. The pace of change is relentless, and […]

The AI Edge: Talent, Not Tech

Why the companies winning with AI are not the ones with the best models, but the best people. Over the last 18 months, conversation around AI has shifted from hype to execution. Most organisations now have access to powerful foundation models, cloud platforms, vendors, and a growing library of AI transformation frameworks. Despite all this, […]

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