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July 6, 2026
By Dan Barfoot, Operations Manager at CMD Recruitment | Updated 6 July 2026 Dan Barfoot is Operations Manager at CMD Recruitment, a recruitment agency working with employers and candidates across Wiltshire, Bath, Swindon and the wider South West, spanning HR, finance, administration, sales, engineering and technical disciplines. He works directly with employers on hiring strategy […]
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June 25, 2026
Written by Dan Barfoot· CMD Recruitment Devizes · Updated June 2026 Dan has been placing candidates with businesses across Devizes and Wiltshire for 20+ years, covering disciplines from administration and engineering through to finance, HR, and defence. If you are searching for the ultimate guide to hiring local professionals in Devizes areas, you are already […]
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June 25, 2026
Written by Dan Barfoot · CMD Recruitment · Updated June 2026 Dan has recruited across Swindon and Wiltshire for 20+ years, working with businesses from growing SMEs to established multi-site employers across engineering, finance, IT, and professional services. The top talent trends shaping the Swindon job market today are more significant than many businesses realise. […]
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June 24, 2026
Written by Dan Barfoot· CMD Recruitment Bath · Updated June 2026 Dan has been placing candidates with Bath and Wiltshire businesses for 20+ years across disciplines including administration, finance, HR, and engineering. Key Takeaways Question Key Answer What makes a staffing agency the right fit for Bath employers? Deep local market knowledge, sector specialisation, and […]
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June 23, 2026
Written by Dan Barfoot – Operations Manager · CMD Recruitment · Updated June 2026 Dan has specialised in temporary and contract recruitment across Wiltshire and the South-West for 20+ years, working with businesses from single-site SMEs to multi-site manufacturers. The data and observations in this article draw directly on CMD’s placement activity and local market […]
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Written by Dan Barfoot · CMD Recruitment · Updated June 2026 Dan has worked in recruitment across Wiltshire and the South West for 20+ years, specialising in multiple sectors. This article draws on direct experience placing candidates with SMEs from Salisbury to Swindon. If you are running a small business in Wiltshire and struggling to […]
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May 6, 2026
If you’re running a small or medium-sized enterprise in the UK, there’s a good chance that your people are your biggest asset, and your largest expense. Losing them costs more than most employers grasp. Oxford Economics puts the average cost of employee turnover for a mid-level role at around £30,000 once you factor in recruitment […]
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May 6, 2026
The UK is facing a well-documented talent shortage, according to the Open University’s 2023 Business Barometer, 78% of UK organisations reported difficulty finding candidates with the right skills, and the picture has not improved much since. In a candidate-driven market, where skilled professionals often have multiple offers on the table, the companies that win are […]
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May 6, 2026
The way we work has changed. That much is obvious. But formalising these changes into a hybrid working policy that actually delivers, for the employer and the employee alike, is where most businesses stumble. At CMD Recruitment, we’re seeing first-hand how candidate expectations around flexible working arrangements have shifted since 2020. According to ONS hybrid […]
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May 5, 2026
If you’ve advertised a role recently and been disappointed by the response, the problem might not be the role itself. It might be what you’re leaving out. Candidates in 2025 and 2026 are making faster decisions about which roles to apply for, and one of the first things they scrutinise is pay. If your advert […]
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