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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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“Having good exam results & qualifications is not enough”

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This quote was at the centre of our HR Peer Group discussion yesterday.  We meet quarterly to discuss topics that affect those of us at the coal face of hiring & firing.  Our group includes Owner/Managers, Line Managers, HR Consultants, Solicitors & Recruiters.  It’s not a training session or a sales presentation, just an open,[…..]

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The ‘hawk has landed

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One of the reasons for choosing a head shave for my 25 things for 25 years challenge, was to see how differently people would perceive me.  So far, I’m glad to say, it’s all been very positive.  My hair style is still very much in the honeymoon period of “wow! what have you done?” “why[…..]

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04 May 2021
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What have you done today that your future self will thank you for?

  ‘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[…..]

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27 Apr 2021
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Do We Really Understand What Consent Is? – Guest blog by Clare Davis of Nova Associates

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[…..]

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31 Mar 2021
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Where are they now? From financial sales to personal trainer

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[…..]

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19 Feb 2021
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Collaboratives Robots, or Cobots; Transforming the factory floor to enhance productivity – Guest blog by Gary Livingstone, Managing Director, LG Motion

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[…..]

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16 Feb 2021
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Apprenticeships – Are they for me? – Guest blog by Judith Moule, Director & Apprenticeship Ambassador AAN at ETA Consultancy Services LLP

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[…..]