Money talks. We all have bills to pay, so salary is naturally up there in the recruitment tool-box. But, money can’t buy happiness and work is about much more than a pay-slip. As a recruitment agent in Hertfordshire, I regularly see how great employee benefits give businesses the edge – whether they’re looking for executives,…
Change and adapt. The recruitment company sector is ever evolving and in recent years, businesses across the country have been forced to adapt to a new reality, that finding the right people the traditional way – through advertising, databases and volume CV submissions – simply doesn’t work anywhere near as well as it used to….
Most people believe that employer branding is simply something used to win over customers and clients, but clever companies know that their brand can also be used to attract the right candidates when they are recruiting. Looking beyond your logo Employer branding isn’t just its logo – it should go much deeper than that. Employer…
‘They’ told us that Brexit would lead to job market disruption but with unemployment at its lowest level since records began at the ONS (Office of National Statistics) 44 years ago (3), is this just another prediction that’s being proven to be far from accurate? And, with jobseekers in shorter supply than ever, what does…
The Perfect Interview Technique You’ve just got the phone call you’ve been waiting for. They want to see you. You’ve been called in for an interview and that dream job is one step closer to being yours. So, what can you do to prepare for that meeting and how can you give yourself the best…
As a Letchworth recruitment agency we’re often asked this question by our clients – how to compete with London companies to hire staff in Hertfordshire? They’re not niche businesses, they don’t have pockets as deep as their London competition and some worry about competing with the cachet of a City office, so how can they…
If you are looking for ways to attract the right talent to your Hertfordshire business you might consider flexible working as an enticement tool for achieving this. In a recent survey by online recruitment platform Totaljobs, 84% of employees suggested that flexible working was one of the leading things they wished their employers would offer…
There’s no doubt that Boris Johnson is a ‘Marmite’ character – from his policies to his personal life and from his successes to his many, very public gaffs – he’s someone you’ll either love or hate. I’m not sure whether that’s a good or bad thing, but he is known for his limitless positivity, and…
Parenting is tough. Anyone with kids reading this will find themselves automatically nodding to themselves. Becoming a mum or a dad is a seismic shift in your life. Juggling your own sleep and mealtimes with the needs of a newborn is difficult enough, but add to that the guilt of separation some feel when they…
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