Earlier this week I went out for dinner with some friends, and one of them told us that she has applied to be on the new … Read More

Picture the scene: you step into the office on Monday morning. There is an envelope on your desk. You open it; a member of your team … Read More

Things are finally going well at work. You’ve recruited a couple of new people into the team, and they seem to be settling in OK. It … Read More

Thomas Cook is all over the news today, after its collapse into administration this morning (at 2am).  Here’s the statement: “Thomas Cook UK Plc and associated UK … Read More

Let me start by saying this: yes, recruitment agencies are free to job seekers. In fact, I was shocked to learn that there were so many … Read More

Just when we thought we’d done it…  Everything was going so well. We’d grown up. We’d got jobs. We were functioning adults with responsibilities and aspirations. … Read More

In our industry we talk a lot about contingency recruitment vs retained recruitment, but its not always clear that clients fully understand the difference. It’s likely … Read More

When I was at university, all those referendums ago, it was rumoured that in the event of the main library being consumed by fire during the … Read More

Hiring IT contractors is different from hiring permanent IT staff. They come into the company for a limited time to complete a task, and whether it … Read More

While the exact cost of a bad hire varies from source to source, one thing that can’t be denied is this: it’s wasted money that doesn’t … Read More

Do you feel like your role isn’t taking you anywhere? Have you been in the same position for years, never moving up – in fact, barely … Read More

Do you feel like applying for new jobs is simply a numbers game? Do you put as many applications as you can out there, hoping you … Read More

Currently, video looks set to be the dominant traffic-driving force on the web in coming years, making it a valuable tool when searching for talent. But … Read More

Although I wasn’t actively looking for a new role, when the job spec for a marketing executive at Blues Point Recruitment Agency appeared in my inbox, … Read More

Visiting the UK recently, former First Lady and author of this year’s bestselling book, Michelle Obama, revealed she still sometimes struggles with ‘impostor syndrome’. I’m reading Michelle’s … Read More

This is a big week in politics, because the US midterm elections are taking place tomorrow.  It’s a chance for the American public to make their … Read More

  In this 1-minute video I explain the link between my hand-held vacuum cleaner and recruitment. If you don’t have a minute to watch it, the … Read More

We’re in the recruitment business, so we are always encouraging people to hand their notice in. But only if they want to!  Reaching the final stage of … Read More

As IT Recruiters, we are often looking for unicorns.  That is, candidates that (probably) don’t exist. So, for example, a client might want us to find … Read More

It’s been announced this week that Declan Donnelly will be joined for his stint in the jungle hosting ‘I’m a Celebrity’ by Holly Willoughby, while his … Read More