by Tricia | Jan 24, 2020 | Management, CV, Blog, General, How to stand out
A recent national news item outlined the story of a senior manager who received a suspended jail sentence because he lied on his CV. He falsely claimed to have a University Degree (which as it happened was not even required for the post) and the Judge in summing up...
by Tricia | Dec 11, 2019 | Management, Blog
You’ve come to the conclusion that you can’t manage the growth of your business without some help. You’ve been putting off the question of how to hire your first employee and have been trying to juggle all the demands of a small business on your own for too...
by Tricia | Oct 24, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, General
Do we have another HR buzzword? Is Employee Experience just another phrase for Employee Engagement? If not, what exactly is it? Employee Engagement has been on the agenda of forward looking organisations for a number of years. Managers across all sectors and sizes of...
by Tricia | Oct 24, 2019 | Management, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate, General
Harvard Business Review recently revealed a review of 81 studies that investigated the link between an employee’s prior work experience and their performance in a new organisation. The HBR study found no significant correlation. Even when people had completed tasks,...
by Tricia | Oct 9, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog
It hadn’t occurred to me that Diversity and Inclusion could be a sensitive subject until I read a recent report suggesting that many organisations still haven’t got their heads around the obvious benefits. Although we may not have called it D&I 20 years ago,...
by Tricia | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Candidate Information, Job Seekers
It is often said that people don’t leave their jobs; they leave bad managers. That is certainly our experience based on feedback from many job seekers. Depending on which piece of research you read, between 50% and 75% of employees quit their jobs not because of the...
by Tricia | Sep 16, 2019 | Mental Health, Blog, Candidate Information, Job Seekers
Having a difficult boss is quite often the reason we are given for why some people are looking for a new job. A manager with poor people skills can easily make a workplace unbearable. Some bosses do it without realising it, while others openly manipulate their...
by Tricia | Sep 16, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, General, News
“Giving something back” might seem a trite phrase in the hard headed world of business, but at First Base we believe it’s our social duty as well as making sound business sense. Since founding First Base in 1997, MD Tricia Hay, has supported the aims of ‘Business In...
by Tricia | Aug 30, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate, General
After placing 14,000 people with 350 top organisations, we have learned a thing or two about how employers attract the best people – and why some companies struggle to recruit and retain good people. These days we find that the best candidates have a clear idea...
by Tricia | Aug 30, 2019 | Candidate Information, General, How to stand out, Job Seekers
Over the past 22 years, we have helped over 14,000 great people to find their dream job. We’ve learned a lot about what employers are looking for when they interview candidates. Here are our 22 top tips to help you make the best impression at your next interview. 1....
by Tricia | Aug 22, 2019 | Management, Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate
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 be a time in...
by Tricia | Aug 12, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate
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...
