by Tricia | Aug 22, 2019 | Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog
By David Tovey Acknowledging the menopause and understanding how to support colleagues is a critical management issue for organisations big and small. Women aged 50 and over are one of the fastest growing groups of employees in the British economy. It also happens to... 
by Tricia | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog
We all know that it’s important for people to take holidays. Breaks allow people to recharge physically and emotionally, disconnecting from day-to-day concerns and return to work rested, refreshed and enthused. However, keeping employees focused on work before and... 
by Tricia | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog
When you have experienced the ecstasy of switching on your ‘Out of Office’ notice – thoughts of what will be waiting for you when you return after that long awaited holiday seem a long way off. Hopefully, as you switched on the out of office, you also switched off... 
by Tricia | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Candidate Information, Employee Information
You’ve researched endless job listings, tailored your CV and personal profile, attended career fairs, updated your LinkedIn profile, sent in your job applications and met with a few potential employers. When you are searching for the right job, there can be good days... 
by Tricia | Jul 19, 2019 | Blog, Candidate Information, Employee Information, How to stand out, Job Seekers
Going along to a careers fair can be a great way to meet and get introduced to businesses and recruiters that may be able to help in your job search. They just give you a job, right ? Wrong. Having ran and taken part in many events over the past 22 years I can count... 
by Tricia | Jun 16, 2019 | Blog, Finding the perfect candidate, General, How to stand out, Job Seekers
We have worked with clients ranging from SME’s to Partnerships, Global Corporations, Charities and the Public Sector. We’ve spent time with recruiting managers, HR directors, CEO’s and business owners. We’ve recruited for short term temporary contracts, part time... 
by Tricia | Jun 16, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Blog
Which members of your team do you spend most of your time with? For many managers, the natural thing to do is to delegate tasks to the best people and let them get on with the job. The perceived wisdom is that this frees up time to spend more time with the poorer... 
by Tricia | Jun 16, 2019 | Blog
The UK’s unemployment rate edged lower to 3.9% in first quarter of 2019. The employment rate hit a record high – and it is creating issues for employers seeking to recruit good people. We have experienced some great companies having their job offers turned down by... 
by Tricia | May 14, 2019 | Blog, News
The Government will launch its scheme enabling schools to order free period product for students in January 2020. Until then (and for as long as it takes for the Gov’t to get it right) we will continue to support the Red Box initiative and there will be a Red... 
by Tricia | May 8, 2019 | Blog, News
We are really proud to announce our charity partnership with National Star. With two events under our belt we are looking forward to helping raise more funds for it’s work enabling young people with disabilities to realise their potential through education and... 
by Tricia | May 8, 2019 | CV, Blog, How to stand out, Job Seekers
A candidate recently asked whether she should write an introductory paragraph or personal profile at the beginning of her CV. Great question we thought, so here’s our view. Whilst a cover letter tailored to the specific job you are applying for will do a lot of the... 
by Tricia | Apr 17, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Blog
The best employers we work with are really good at motivating and engaging their temporary staff. They also tend to be the employers that temporary staff are attracted to and want to work with again. How well temporary staff are treated has a real impact on an...
