Guest Blog by Kaia Vincent, Director, Brevity Marketing At the beginning of the financial year, the Guardian reported that Jes Staley, Chief Executive at Barclays, forecast the UK economy would see the biggest boom since 1948. Growth undoubtedly means an increase in job opportunities as companies seek to expand to either meet demand and/or take[…..]
Let’s talk about The C Word
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Careers! Everybody’s talking about them, especially to the younger generation. Combined with the tsunami of other messages teenagers are receiving every nanosecond (and that’s just on social media), you can’t blame them for feeling a little overwhelmed. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” can sometimes feel like the hardest question of[…..]
How many pearls of jobhunting wisdom can you find in this podcast?
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Lots of people have found themselves having to look for alternative temporary and permanent work unexpectedly, due to the economic impact of the pandemic. If this is you, you might feel like you simply don’t know where on earth to start… Perhaps it’s been a while since you’ve had to look for a job. Or[…..]
What have you done today that your future self will thank you for?
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‘Self-care’ has become a term often spoken of and written about – but what does it really mean? Me-time and meditation? Bubble baths and beauty sleep? Yoga and yogurt? As lovely and relaxing as all that sounds, self-care can also be about ACTION. More to the point, self-care can be about self-investment. How you[…..]
Do We Really Understand What Consent Is? – Guest blog by Clare Davis of Nova Associates
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Sexual Assault has been headlines in the news on too many occasions in the last few weeks. What worries me are the messages we are conveying to our loved ones and employees about consent? Are we communicating what sex is really about? It is about building a relationship with the person we love and then[…..]
Where are they now? From financial sales to personal trainer
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Why do we love working in a recruitment agency? Let us count the ways! At the top of the list is helping Basingstoke people find a way to earn a living doing what they love. You might have heard the Harvey Mackay quote that goes, “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never have[…..]
Collaboratives Robots, or Cobots; Transforming the factory floor to enhance productivity – Guest blog by Gary Livingstone, Managing Director, LG Motion
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We’ve seen a gradual increased presence of robots on manufacturing factory floors, and industries that have embraced automation have seen an increase in efficiency and productivity. There is a key concern amongst employees that the rise of robots will ensure the human worker extinct. This concern is mostly unfounded and is a result of the[…..]
Apprenticeships – Are they for me? – Guest blog by Judith Moule, Director & Apprenticeship Ambassador AAN at ETA Consultancy Services LLP
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As someone who has employed and trained hundreds of apprentices and supported many more into apprenticeship roles I am totally biased and a complete believer in how powerful they can be for a business, to me it is a business no brainer! When deciding whether apprenticeships will work for your business it is critically important[…..]
Could a long-distance work relationship be your perfect match?
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With Valentine’s Day happening this month, who’s in the mood for romance…or a peachy new job at least? Maybe you’re hiring and getting tired of looking for candidates in all the wrong places? Some might say that working in a recruitment agency is akin to working in a dating agency, and we’d be inclined to[…..]
Where are they now? From litter picker to archaeologist, and letter opener to senior accountant
One of the best parts of working at a recruitment agency is the success stories we get to witness and be a part of. Even after decades finding jobs in Basingstoke and the surrounding areas, the joy we feel when watching our candidates flourish never fades. We could all do with a dose of positivity[…..]
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Why candidate marketing is essential during the recruitment process
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Let’s talk about The C Word
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How many pearls of jobhunting wisdom can you find in this podcast?
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What have you done today that your future self will thank you for?
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Do We Really Understand What Consent Is? – Guest blog by Clare Davis of Nova Associates
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