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Fresh from our newsletter this month. ‘Listen to me – it’s not about the pay’ – latest blog with @firstbaseemploy first-base.co.uk/blog/

A business contact (let’s call him Matt) recently shared a recruitment experience with us that speaks volumes about the chasm that sometimes exists between candidates and employers. Matt received a call from a Head of HR after turning down a job offer. The call went like this: HR: I’m calling as we are surprised you […]

It still surprises me how often candidates turn up for an interview having done too little preparation. We hear time and time again from employers that a key reason one candidate has been selected over another is the amount of preparation the successful person did before interview. Candidates who do their research are like a […]

20 years in recruitment has taught us a lot ! We are inviting our clients and local employers as special guests to join us and celebrate our 20th anniversary at this free to attend, inspiring, practical and informative seminar designed to help you attract the best people into your business. In an economy with high […]

Have a great weekend;  be sure to relax and spend some quality time with loved ones. Thank you for another excellent week.

It’s a buyers market A client recently described the current recruiting environment  as a ‘buyers’ market. We understand the sentiment – candiates are no longer desperate for a job, they are discerning about which jobs they will apply for. It’s not easy finding the right candidates at times of high employment and the cost of […]

Establishing your Employer Brand By Tricia Hay and David Tovey The ability to attract and retain the best talent in the market is key for any organisation, but never more so than in highly competitive sectors where niche skill sets are in high demand. Right now there is fierce competition for the best ‘talent’, employment […]

We are actively recruiting for job roles that we are struggling to fill; finance admin, FLT drivers, reliable packers and warehouse operatives as well as (as always) engineering staff with the following skills: CNC Programmers (milling and turning), Setters and Operators – familiarity with precision engineering preferred – apprentice trained ideally Welders (MIG and TIG), […]

    With combined experience of over 40 years in the Engineering and Manufacturing sector our team recruits for many of the leading Engineering and Manufacturing employers in the region and are specialists at finding those hard to find skills. From Warehouse to Assembly Line and Production, Andy, Magda and Ian are experts with a reputation for […]

  We welcome on board Mr Ian Mayo. Ian recently joined the First Base team as technical recruitment consultant and brings with him a deep understanding of the Engineering sector. With a successful career that included Technical, Purchasing, Operations and General Management, Ian combines his first hand experience of the sector with real enthusiasm for finding the highly […]