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Learning on the job: the benefits of apprenticeships to employer and employee
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Learning on the job: the benefits of apprenticeships to employer and employee

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As a recruitment agency that’s also heavily involved in the community, we can’t stop talking about the many benefits of apprenticeships. These positions give young people and career-changers the opportunity to study for a work-based qualification that is often the first stepping stone in a bright career. Our apprentice, Kyra Wallace, recently completed her time[…..]

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Earning a living wage – UK minimum wage

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Our Basingstoke recruitment agency saw our very first Work Experience Student recently, courtesy of Basingstoke Consortium.  One of the tasks we set him was to research the National Minimum Wage & the Living Wage and to write a blog.  It’s very insightful for a 15 year old student with little experience of the working world.[…..]

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Not so Great Expectations – part 2

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Last week we had a guest blogger – Josh Andrews.  He was our first work experience student.  He talked about how daunting it had been, coming to a company and recruitment agency where he knew no-one and didn’t know what to expect. Well,  let me tell you – we were just as nervous.  Would we[…..]

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Not So Great Expectations – part 1

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Although it was a last minute arrangement, my work experience placement at Wote Street People, a recruitment agency in Basingstoke, has been excellent all round. Not only was I kept busy constantly, which got me doing lots of different things, I was welcomed into the office by the friendly workers present there by all manners[…..]

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23 Sep 2021
Case Studies
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Investing in candidates in the long term: A success story

Anthony has been on the books of Wote Street People, a recruitment agency in Basingstoke, for over 12 years. We’ve placed him in temporary jobs, permanent jobs, and he’s found jobs himself…but he always comes back to us. By telling his story, we hope other candidates will be able to see how much we invest[…..]

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27 Aug 2021
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It’s people not technology, that makes our world go round – do your bit and get referring

As mentioned in our previous blog, there is currently a widespread candidate shortage and we need your help to match the right people to the right jobs. What has a candidate shortage got to do with me? Worker shortages will affect everyone at a personal, local and national level. The pandemic and people self-isolating proved[…..]

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26 Aug 2021
Candidate Resources
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Facing redundancy? The path ahead is paved with transferable skills

Why did the chicken cross the road? There wasn’t a lorry driver available to give it a lift. You’ve probably heard the news reports of a partial closure of the restaurant chain Nando’s and fewer dishes on the menu at KFC. Turkey might be off the menu for some this Christmas too because of a[…..]

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02 Aug 2021
Candidate Profiling
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Houston. We have a (candidate shortage) problem!

3 ways working with a trusted recruitment agency can help minimise your candidate shortage dilemma. Wote Street People contributes data to The Jobs Report, issued monthly industry by KMPG & REC.  Last month’s findings made for interesting reading for HR Managers and Directors currently trying to recruit new staff. Here’s a few snippets: Job vacancies[…..]

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30 Jul 2021
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How to register with recruitment agencies (and get the job you want!)

The way you register with a recruitment agency may have changed since the pandemic. But one thing sure hasn’t – don’t send us your CV in the first instance. Just pick up the phone and call us! But before you do that… there is some prep you need to do yourself.  You spend much of[…..]