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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 12, 2019 | Blog, Candidate Information, Employee Information, Job Seekers
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 | Mental Health, Blog, Candidate Information, Employee Information, Job Seekers
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 | 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 | Mar 10, 2019 | Mental Health, Blog, Job Seekers
So how does your ‘master’ to do list look? Does it include a never-ending list of job deadlines, parenting responsibilities and domestic chores? The reality is that working parents have a seemingly endless and ever-growing to-do list or even multiple to-do lists. No...
