Minimum wage increase for employees
Following a recent announcement from the Government, the National Living Wage and Minimum Wage are set to increase from April 1st 2024. How much is the National Minimum Wage increasing to in 2024? Until now, the National Living Wage was applied to anyone over the age of 23. From April 1st 2024, this will now […]
Celebrating 34 Years With 34 Of Our Favourite Things!
This week, we’re celebrating 34 years of providing our exceptional recruitment services to businesses and candidates in Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and across the East Midlands. After 2020 quickly came and went, we wanted to do something a little special to celebrate our 34th Birthday. As we pride ourselves in being a team of passionate people, […]
Career Advice: How to stay positive when searching for a new job
We’ve all been there. Searching for a new job is not an easy process and searching for the RIGHT job is even more difficult. Whether you’re sifting through multiple jobs or meticulously tailoring your CV to each role, you can often find yourself in an ‘never-ending’ loop feeling like there’s nothing out there that’s right […]
Should I work from home or go back to the office?
On the 16th March 2020, the UK government took action against the spread of COVID-19 and announced that employees should work from home where possible. According to studies, 60% of the UK population followed guidelines and are now working from home during the lockdown. As the UK lockdown restrictions begin to ease, many UK workers […]
Why now is a great time to think about changing jobs…
In the past year, we’ve seen unemployment levels soar with many businesses feeling the effects of the pandemic. With this comes the uncertainty in whether it’s the right time to either be changing careers or advancing in your career by searching for better opportunities. If a recruiter contacted you about an amazing opportunity, would you […]
The ‘Express’ way to get hired
Are you wanting to get out of your current role or ready to take a leap and start a new challenge? Here’s what you need to do to get hired quickly and efficiently: Register with a local recruitment agency The most efficient way to get hired fast is to get someone else to start looking […]
5 tips to boost your chance of securing a training contract – a fresh approach!
There are countless blogs, articles and forums telling you how to perfect that all important application (or in most cases several applications) on a do or die basis. So, instead of adding to an already vast array of overwhelming content, we thought we’d take a different approach. If you were lucky enough to secure, and […]
Tips for a Students First Office Job
This isn’t intended to be a guide for everyone, I’m only able to discuss my experiences and the pitfalls I wish I’d been told about before I fell right into them. First off, enjoy the down time between your last exam and starting any job or internship. It’s so tempting to jump right into things, […]
ACCOUNTANCY: PRACTICE VS. INDUSTRY
Practice or industry – the age old Accounting question. It’s a decision that splits the Accountancy world, with valid positive and negative reasons spouting from professionals on both sides of the fence. As a Consultant specialising in Accountancy roles, I decided it was time to put my own opinion out there, no doubt join the […]
Why Use a Recruitment Agency?
Recruiting new staff for your business, no matter how big or small, can be an extremely time consuming and expensive process. All employers want to find top talent – someone who’s going to come in and ‘grab the bull by the horns’ by showing great enthusiasm and drive towards their job role – but this […]