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Conducting an interview – especially if you’re relatively new to it – can be a daunting experience for an employer, sometimes even more so than for a candidate. For Rosa dos Santos, founder of [...]

For any business, hiring the right staff is key to developing a successful and productive workforce but training staff takes time and commitment. Many businesses are now finding that taking on an [...]

It’s always been said that your people are your organisation’s most valuable asset, and that mantra has come into even greater focus in the last 18 months. Understanding your employees, listening [...]

The latest research published by the UK government’s Office for National Statistics makes interesting reading for businesses everywhere. Some signs are good, and do point to a definite recovery [...]

There’s no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for businesses, irrespective of their sector. On a practical level there have been changes in manufacturing, [...]

Regardless of the type of business or the size of the company, there is one thing they all have in common – the desire to attract and retain the best staff. Paying good wages was once enough to [...]

During the four weeks from the end of April 2021 to the end of May 2021, in excess of one million workers came off furlough, coinciding with non-essential retail, pubs and restaurants starting to [...]

Your CV is an essential part of your job seeking armoury, so it’s vital to get it right. It’s tempting to spend hours and hours deliberating over every word and to include the smallest detail [...]

The Covid pandemic has prompted many employers to reconsider their working structures with a large number taking a more flexible approach to returning to the office. Some employers might be [...]

It’s not unusual for businesses to create an onboarding process that focuses on what they need from the new member of staff, but in our experience it’s preferable – and more effective – to [...]