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07 Sep 2020
What impact will prolonged or intermittent absences through Covid-19 have on a worker’s future prospects?
We’ve all known that one colleague who goes out drinking all weekend then suddenly comes down with a life-threatening illness on Monday morning. These work-shy Wesleys, using their most stricken, pathetic voices, always manage to convince their bosses that what…
04 Aug 2020
What does work look like in the new normal?
Our workplaces looked very different during lockdown, when we were physically prevented from ‘going into the office’. But now that most businesses have resumed trading, what does the typical workplace look like? In a survey by Hays, more than half…
08 Jul 2020
Opportunities for recruiters on the rise as job opportunities for candidates go downhill…
The true impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – to the economy, to job markets, to our futures - won’t be known for a long time. Redundancies are announced almost daily as small businesses find they can’t hang on any longer…
08 Jun 2020
Will recruitment go back to how it was?
The pandemic has caused huge shifts in practically every industry. A significant proportion of employees have been forced to work from home during lockdown, and whilst their employers may not have chosen to accommodate such a move, many have been…
This pandemic has knocked many businesses sideways. Some well-known household brands, as well as lots of unknown smaller businesses, will not re-open to the public once restrictions are lifted; these businesses have failed to grow sufficiently or adapt, to diversify…
There’s so much weight to the statement that we’re living in unprecedented times, but it’s true. Never have we lived through a pandemic like this. The economy has never been knocked by such a huge blow – which will potentially…
If you were to look back through our blogs, we’ve commented more than once on the premise of AI and other new technologies, and how they might impact jobs in the future. A new report, however, flips the general consensus…
At various points over the last few years we’ve mentioned the impact Brexit may have on the recruitment sector. Well, now we’re out of the EU. The paperwork has been signed, even if the ink is still drying. And if…
06 Jan 2020
Standing out in a crowded recruitment sector
Standing out in a crowded recruitment sector Lots of us took part in the #10yearchallenge over Christmas, showing our social media connections how we looked when we entered the last decade compared with how we look now, as we enter…
10 Dec 2019
It’s all about the hustle…
Recruitment, for many years, dealt with people looking to move forward with their careers, or those wishing to change what they did between 9am and 5pm. However, a new report shows that, in today’s job market, there’s as much need…
Forget Brexit. Forget today’s top tech talent and their strengths and weaknesses. We’re talking about the next generation…the kids that will deal with even further leaps in the UK’s future technological progress. For the past few years the acronym STEM…
12 Sep 2019
Data and the recruitment industry
There’s been so much in the media lately about our privacy and data as individuals. Documentaries, films and social media gossip tells us that data is today’s gold, and as such, dubious decisions and ruthless campaigns have been exploited or…
It’s drilled into us at school: get good GCSE grades to get into college; get good ‘A’ Level grades to get into university and leave with a decent degree… But is that the route every student should go down? Apprenticeships…
22 Jul 2019
The power of a cuppa…
We spend years in education trying to gain qualifications that will help us in the workplace, as well as more years learning ‘on the job’. And yet, despite all our skills, knowledge and experience, it turns out that it’s actually…
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