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The Apprentice

It’s back! Arguably one of, if not the most successful television show of the last decade. Since its formation ‘The Apprentice’ continues to be the topic of conversation at 8 am in the workplace the following morning. Having recently recruited an ‘apprentice’ for Thompson & Terry I am all too aware of the pros and […]

From bedroom to boardroom

During the fall of 2013, I pitched up for a coffee with a long standing client from the field of recruitment. The topic of conversation swiftly centered around the failings of the recruitment industry and how agencies ought to address areas of decline. It was considered in a hypothetical scenario how a prospective new agency […]

Recruitment Bias

Would you afford a colleague more perks based on their appearance? It is difficult to consider any circumstances that may warrant such behaviours, yet situational factors that have little to do with an applicant’s suitability for a position are more commonly affecting decision makers when it comes to recruiting. Hiring Managers are more commonly basing […]

Social Media Privacy

Social media is an increasingly popular source for recruiters to monitor candidate behaviours. Due to its recent popularisation it presents agencies with a much more efficient practise to discover anything incriminating about candidate activities outside of the workplace. Upon receiving an application I will often ‘Google’, ‘Facebook’ or ‘LinkedIn’ the applicant (or a combination of […]

Graduate Employability

As a business we continue to connect with university students. Maintaining communication over a three-four year period from start until graduation is a strategy that is of foremost importance to me personally. Thompson & Terry seek to develop an unremitting dialogue in a bid to understand candidate hopes and aspirations with a view to graduates eventually […]

What makes a good recruiter?

When I first opened Thompson & Terry’s doors, I was drawn to building a sustainable business organically as a result of retaining clients and developing a philosophy that future partners and recruiters who join Thompson & Terry at any time in the future can service. With this in mind I have recently engaged with local secondary schools […]

Early Entreprenuership

In 2011 I set up my first business with aspirations of world domination. This remains a fairly unprecedented task when you consider the social and monetary factors required to achieve this feat, nonetheless the ambition shown from day one regardless of its viability is still shown today by all members of staff and is still key […]

Graduates – How to find a job

We are constantly told that there are too few jobs and too many university graduates. Worryingly the press might be right. According to a 2013 study by the Office for National Statistics, 47 per cent of employed workers who left university within the last five years were performing roles which do not require higher education qualifications. That’s a […]

Changing Career

Today I have spent a lot of time speaking with graduates. I have always found university graduates to be a bit of a conundrum not too dissimilar from seasoned working professionals who seek a change in direction. Whilst they are normally well-mannered, well-skilled and particularly astute, the CV and salary requirements are often sticking points […]

‘Selfies’

My iPhone contains the following social applications; Whatsapp, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Each application has been designed to validate my life. We are governed by our online behaviours, dictated by trends; the blur between reality and our online lifestyle is now smaller than ever. More recently the art of taking ‘selfies’; a self-taken image […]