by Tricia | Jan 18, 2021 | Manufacturing, Catering, Hospitality, IT, Sales, Marketing, Fianancial Services, HR, Management, Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog, Engineering and Manufacturing, Finding the perfect candidate, General, Insurance and Financial Services, News
This time last year I certainly did not envisage 2020 playing out the way it did for thousands of companies and for many, the full extent of the pandemic came as a complete (and prolonged) shock. Our first concern was, of course, the spread of the virus and looking...
by Tricia | Nov 4, 2020 | Mental Health, Blog, Candidate Information, Employee Information, How to stand out, Job Seekers
Staying motivated in a frustrating job hunt can be extremely difficult for anyone. How is it though, when faced with a challenge or adversity, that some people seem to get stuck and unable to move on, whilst others seem to bounce back from difficult events much more...
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 23, 2020 | Management, Mental Health, Blog, Employee Information, News
It’s a difficult time for sure. Remote working (sometimes with kids at home) is a new experience and a new challenge for many. Some of us have lived through national crises before and it will pass. In the mean-time we need to ensure our businesses survive during...
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 | 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 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 45 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 | 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 | Apr 3, 2019 | Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog
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...
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...
by Tricia | Feb 4, 2019 | Mental Health, Blog
Businesses rely on having a healthy and productive workforce. Conditions like anxiety, depression and long term excessive stress are experienced by one in six British workers each year. Over the past five years, employers have repeatedly cited stress as the number one...
