Recruitment

Virgin Media O2 is investing in its early career scheme with plans to hire around 200 graduates, interns and apprentices this year. 

Wildanet has opened a new Technical Training Academy in Cornwall to prepare the next generation of telecommunication engineers.

Altnet’s recruitment priorities have shifted from network builders to revenue generators, driven by pressures from investors demanding ROI.

Fibrus and its network build partner Viberoptix have committed to creating at least 90 apprenticeships covering a range of roles from underground and overhead cabling to surveying.

Salaries across fibre roles are set to increase during 2023 as the squeeze on talent increases and altnets look to increase their build rates, predicts Recruitment firm Carrington West.

Fibrus has become one of the founding members of a brand-new jobs platform designed to support women by providing access to training programmes, peer support sessions, mentoring and CV writing assistance.

Zzoomm is launching a recruitment drive to fill 81 positions in Northwich and Winsford where it is investing £35m on its fibre rollout.

Virgin Media O2 has opened applications for 125 field engineer apprenticeship positions and will use ‘blind recruitment’ to remove bias from the shortlisting process.

CityFibre has appointed Kelly Group as its preferred supplier for customer connections across its full fibre rollout.

Quickline is forming a new build Team, responsible for constructing its rural fibre networks.