Today is National Sick Day – the day of the year when 375,00 office workers – a record number – will phone in sick as post-Christmas blues, bad weather, financial worries and a long wait till the next Bank Holiday take their toll on workers. According to the Institute of Wellbeing, compared to 3 years [...]

An employer, who attracts, retains and motivates their staff through factors such as reputation, development opportunities, work environment including facilities, work arrangements, recognition and reward and leadership is often one that recruits the best talent available with relative ease. How candidates perceive your employer brand has a huge effect on the lengths you have to [...]

A job interview can be an excruciating, painful, stressful and awkward hour. Or it can be pleasant, educational, enlightening and successful. The experience of that hour is largely determined by how you spend your time before and after the interview Here’s a few of my best tips on what to do before, during and after [...]

As a recruiter or employer it’s easy to just think about what your company stands to gain when looking for a new member of staff. However, it’s vitally important that you remember to create a positive experience for all candidates, regardless if you hire them or not. You are the face and the main point [...]

For those of you that read last weeks’ blog on avoiding the back to work blues i’ve been looking into the second stage of the process – looking for that next new job or career. Finding that new role can sometimes be a little tricky but it always helps when you know where to start, [...]

Some larger businesses become instantly attractive to candidates by offering a whole host of benefits such as a company car, health care and childcare schemes as well as the kudos of working for a well respected brand. For many of us small and medium sized businesses, especially in the current economic climate, offing such perks [...]

So it’s that time of the year again when most of us pack away the Christmas tree and reluctantly return to work after the Christmas holidays. Its an interesting statistic that over 40% of employees leave their jobs straight after a holiday as they have had taken the time to reflect on their career situation [...]

For those of you that regularly visit my blog you’ll have noticed that I often post on issues for employers and jobseekers. Today I want to focus on something a little different and offer my expertise of those of you who are embarking on a career in the recruitment industry or are considering a change [...]