GDPR – God Damn Permission Requests
Categories: Insights, News
Whether you’ve been involved in implementing systems and processes for GDPR compliance, or you’re inbox has been filled with unnecessary, possibly illegal, messages about it, chances are you’re sick of hearing about GDPR. However with the threat of heavy fines, your compliance with then new data laws is essential.
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SME succession planning | 61% have no clear plan
Categories: Insights
Research suggests the majority, 61%, of UK SMEs are unprepared when it comes to succession planning. Whether it’s the threat of a key employee leaving. Or the transfer of ownership. Most SMEs have no tangible succession plan. This is a huge threat to their businesses. Furthermore, when it comes to an owner of an SME exiting their company, most aren’t realising the true value of their business.
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I hate recruitment agencies
Categories: Insights
There’s lots of negativity about the recruitment industry. If you’re one of the “I hate recruitment agencies” brigade, maybe you’re using the wrong recruiter. Or perhaps using the right one wrongly?
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The ripples from Carillion’s collapse will be felt far & wide
Categories: Insights, News
The ripples from the Carillion collapse will reach far and wide. It’s reported around 30,000 companies are owed £1 Billion by Carillion. For many these are […]
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Recruitment Advertising – A Job Spec isn’t a Job Ad
Categories: Insights
A dislike of recruiters, an industry tarnished with a reputation for delivering a poor service, is driving companies towards DIY recruitment, in particular recruitment advertising. Here I’ll […]
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How to write a Job Description & Candidate Specification
Categories: Insights
Whether you’re writing a job description for internal or external use, it’s important to understand how to write a job description. The job description is the […]
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EMEA Project Manager | Branding & Visual Identity Management
Categories: Case Studies
This EMEA Recruitment assignment had a challenging brief. Read how we sourced a cross culturally savvy, multi-lingual, Senior Project Manager with branding experience, within weeks from brief to start date.
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Contingency Recruitment V Retained Recruitment
Categories: Insights
Recruitment Agency Fees Just like recruitment agencies approach and services differ, so do recruitment agency fee’s. High street, local and generalist recruiters tend to offer cheaper […]
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Marketing Director | Architectural Facades
Categories: Case Studies
A newly appointed MD, was driving their business performance improvement strategy. This included organisational change & cost reductions. This case study summarises the recruitment of a Marketing Director, to build an in-house marketing function & reduce external marketing agency costs…
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