There is no doubt that the current pandemic has changed the future of the traditional workplace. With so many employees now working from home the real issue many talent managers face is adapting to a fast-changing landscape. So just how can you adjus...
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LinkedIn is a well-used work based social network. You can create a personal profile which can help to promote yourself to potential employers, recruiters and other connections. It is used by both individuals and businesses, providing a platform ...
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A well thought out induction process helps new employees get off to a good start in your business. It will help them to fully understand their role and the part they play in the wider organisation. Those first few days can set the tone for the re...
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We spent a fabulous day at Bath Racecourse on Saturday as a thank you to our lovely clients, betting (and losing) on the races, having a delicious lunch and ending the day by watching Human League perform live! We put together the event to thank o...
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If you haven’t worked with a Recruitment Agency before then the chances are you can find it difficult to know how we can help! The first thing to consider is that we are professionals – we match people and jobs together every day and we’ve been...
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So, your recruitment agency has been working hard on your behalf and you’ve been invited to interview at that company you loved the sound of and think will be a perfect match. But wait! You’ve had interviews before, you know which questions you c...
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“Everybody hates Mondays” – it’s there in big bold letters in every gift shop and printed on more t-shirts than we care to think about, so how did the phrase become so embedded in British working culture? The traditional 9 to 5 (with w...
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A CV or Curriculum Vitae is quite literally an account of “the course of one’s life” if you want to use the Latin translation and is required for almost every job you apply to, yet crafting the best CV is often so labour intensive and met...
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The marketing industry is slowly merging with everything around it and becoming the all-encompassing digital industry thanks to one thing: the internet. What were the (once slightly more defined) spheres of marketing, advertising and public relat...
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Finally, after years of a prolonged recession and slim pickings for job hunters, the recruitment market is starting to turn around - so what is a candidate driven market?Essentially, a lengthened period of stability and a sharp and sustained inc...
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Thermal Energy is an engineering company based in Bristol and Ottawa Canada who design and manufacture proprietary energy saving products for manufacturing organisations around the world. The company’s mission is to save its customers carbon, en...
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So, I’ve reached the milestone of thirty years in business, as a recruiter and running my consultancy Lucy Bristow Appointments. I feel incredibly privileged that my chosen industry and the business I set up in 1988 has given me a fulfilling and...
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