by Tricia | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Candidate Information, General, Job Seekers
The use of video interviews has soared during the Covid-19 emergency. They’v actually been around for many years in some business sectors and many of our candidates and clients may already have some experience. If you haven’t used video before, you can expect it to...
by Tricia | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Candidate Information, General
Telephone screening interviews have been around for many years. Over the last couple of weeks their use has seen a massive increase, for obvious reasons. Pretty much all screening is now carried out on the telephone, with video conferencing often being employed for...
by Tricia | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Candidate Information, Employee Information, General, Job Seekers
Furloughed, working part time, between jobs, working at home? There is no better time than NOW to up skill. South Gloucester and Stroud College have a range of free on line courses that can lead to a new qualification. Online learning allows you to gain recognised...
by Tricia | Mar 25, 2020 | Mental Health, Blog, Candidate Information, General
As a nation we are famous for a ‘stiff upper lip’, stoic attitude to dealing with a crisis. Whilst a ‘don’t panic’ approach has its benefits – at times like this it is a strength, not a weakness to seek and ask for support when we need it. Even for the most robust...
by Tricia | Mar 22, 2020 | Management, Blog, General
The Coronavirus situation is evolving daily. Travel restrictions, changing guidelines and organisations’ policies are in flux, and because of these, there are three major influencers on recruitment decisions • International travel. • Domestic travel. • Meetings of...
by Tricia | Feb 24, 2020 | Management, Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog, General
The sad story that hit the headlines regarding Caroline Flack once again put mental health in the spotlight as more celebrities, sports people and business leaders open up about their own challenges. Mental health issues of course don’t just affect those people we...
by Tricia | Feb 24, 2020 | Management, Employee Engagement, Finding the perfect candidate, General, Job Seekers
The UK’s unemployment rate has remained at 3.8% – its joint lowest level since early 1975, according to official figures. New figures, released by the Office for National Statistics, reveal UK unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.29m in the three months to December and...
by Tricia | Feb 24, 2020 | Management, Blog, Employee Information, General, Trends
Any business that has depended on recruiting from overseas should make sure that they familiarise themselves with the governments new immigration points-based system. The Home Secretary has announced that a new scheme will take effect from January 2021 that will...
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 | 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 | 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...
