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September 17, 2021

Is waiting until the end of furlough for a new job the right move?

With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) coming to an end, should you start looking for a new job now or wait it out? If we look at some figures released recently, it seems that just 11% of workers have begun the search in earnest, which is a much lower figure than anticipated. As for […]

August 26, 2021

A Guide To Declining Job Offers

Receiving a job offer can be very flattering, but sometimes it just isn’t the right job for you. Perhaps you’ve already accepted a position elsewhere, or maybe you realised at the interview that you just weren’t a good fit with the company’s culture. In such cases, declining a job offer is the best course of […]

August 19, 2021

Loyalty or Leave?

With furlough fast approaching its end, how your company has handled the turbulence of Covid-19 is certainly going to be a contender on the security of your future staff. Candidates have been scared to move jobs under the current pandemic crises, feeling it’s better to ride it out time with their current employer than jump […]

August 11, 2021

Qualifications? Experience? Which one is the winner?

As competition for jobs gets tougher, applicants are advised to improve their qualifications. Now there are more and more people going to university, but does it really make a difference? We are looking at the age-old question; which is more important, hands-on experience or a string of letters after your name? Opinions would seem to […]

August 4, 2021

How To Avoid The Skills Gap Widening

Acquiring top talent and placing qualified candidates into the right positions in your organisation is hard enough in the best of times, but what happens when your business desperately needs to do just that during the final stages of a pandemic and in the middle of an already short skilled labour market?   UK employers […]

July 27, 2021

Is Temporary to Permanent Hiring Right For You?

The old idea of temp to perm recruitment for a temporary worker working being converted to a permanent employee may seem appealing to both employer and employee. However, there are some important considerations to take into account before making the transition. As with any temporary or permanent recruitment, it can sometimes be hard to find […]

July 15, 2021

A Guide To Introducing Virtually-Employed Hires Back To The Office

The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many companies making salary cuts and letting employees go. However, others have flourished and have actually had to increase their workforce in order to meet the higher market demand. In such cases, the process of recruitment will often have been managed online, with a virtual interview process and […]

June 22, 2021

Appointments Of Permanent Staff Rising At A Record Pace

According to the most up-to-date IHS Markit-compiled REC and KPMG UK Report on Jobs survey, appointments of permanent staff have risen at a record pace after further easing of the pandemic restrictions in May. After COVID-19 restrictions saw further easing last month, more sectors of the UK economy have been reopened, and this has led […]

June 16, 2021

Candidate Driven Recruitment Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every industry, fundamentally altering the way most organisations conduct daily business and that includes how they recruit, hire, and retain talent. According to new research conducted by APSco (The Association of Professional Staffing Companies) to gauge the hiring and salary trends for 2021, as companies continue to contend with […]

June 16, 2021

Getting the Best Salary in Your Area

It no shock that people want to achieve the best salary possible but did you know that getting the best pay may be more about location than a job title – find out more here.   We all know that working in London will get you a higher wage than in other areas, but did […]