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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 Box at First Base for as […]

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 personalised learning opportunities, and by providing other transition and accommodation services. The college […]

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 talking for you, a short well written personal […]

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 organisations reputation as an employer. Let’s face it, […]

We’ve teamed up with The Growth Hub to bring you one of our ever popular Straight Talking Seminars! In this highly practical, interactive and inspirational workshop David Tovey, author of ‘Principled Selling’ and Tricia Hay, MD of First Base Employment will show you how to win more business with a 21st Century, trust based, ethical […]

Wellbeing at work isn’t a new concept but it is certainly on the agenda of many employers we speak to about their recruitment requirements. It’s increasingly important to the candidates who approach us well – many ask us to seek out those employers with a reputation for taking employee health and wellbeing seriously. Still misunderstood? […]

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] One of the most frequent questions candidates tell us they have difficulty answering is “Where do you see yourself in five years?” No interviewer really expects candidates to be able to describe EXACTLY what they will be doing 260 weeks from now. So why do interviewers seem to insist on asking this question? […]

A waste of time, stressful, outdated are just some of the descriptions we hear when we speak to clients and candidates about annual reviews. It seems many employers and employees don’t find the topic of the annual review very engaging. Yet, as we discussed in a recent blog, companies with strong employee engagement rates experience 87% […]

Poor interview technique cost one technology company a lot of bad press recently when the CEO was accused of bullying a candidate. Beyond what appeared in the public domain, we are not privy to what actually happened. But sadly we do get to hear first-hand some pretty cringe worthy stories about employer’s interview technique and […]

We have teamed up with Forest Green Rovers to support the great work they do throughout their community initiative with young people. Every year, FGR recruit a team of new young ambassadors who promote the club and get the message out about all the things they do on and off the pitch. The young ambassadors get […]