Business

Reflecting on a Decade of Running Thompson & Terry Recruitment

So, when I look back to my first conversation with Mike Terry in late 2013 (at just 23 years old!) where we planned our vision for Thompson & Terry Recruitment, it seems crazy to me that in many ways our business today is exactly how we envisaged. We had the vision that we would set […]

Being a Mother in Business: Happy International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day! A day that is monumental for all and a reminder for us to reflect on the value that women bring to the everyday world around us. Particularly for this blog, the world of business. As I reflect myself over the past year, I wanted to share an insight into why […]

How to transition from working for a family business?

I recently made the tough decision to leave my family run business, this was a difficult decision to make, not only because of the emotional feelings attached to my work ‘colleagues’ but also actually my biggest fear was; would I be seen as employable by another company? What questions did I ask myself? Would I […]

Build your career through networking

When opening the Thompson & Terry Recruitment doors back in 2014, being totally honest I didn’t really think I had a network (not to mention no recruitment agency experience) therefore I had to really quickly build relationships. I quickly started to attend every networking event I possibly could; the conversation starter was always around setting […]

How hiring managers have been wanting recruitment to change

The UK employment market has been calling out for a cost effective and sustainable solution to hiring for several years. Prior to the pandemic, we saw record high employment rates and in many sectors, there were more jobs being advertised than qualified candidates. For this reason, the control of the market completely flipped to create […]

How to get an Internship?

Below, we have outlined 4 simple STEPS for you to follow to help you prepare for getting an internship. 1. What is your goal? The first and most important step to obtain an internship is to really think what is your goal? I would strongly recommend that you spend a good amount of time planning […]

Becoming an Entrepreneur

In light of ‘Global Entrepreneurship Week‘, I caught up with our MD, Ben Thompson, to hear all about his experience of becoming an entrepreneur. What made you want to be an entrepreneur? I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody say they want to become an entrepreneur, but rather they want to own a business. I […]

How should I prepare for an interview?

1. Logistics It may seem obvious, but in the first instance, it is important to consider preparing for the logistical factors of attending an interview. For example: Where is it? How are you going to get there? If you’re using public transport, make sure to thoroughly check bus/train times and keep up-to-date with any delays […]

Clients – What to expect?

Thompson & Terry Recruitment is an independent Abingdon, Oxfordshire based recruitment agency with a real difference in that we apply a headhunting approach to typically recruitment agency level vacancies. Whilst we have some experience of recruiting in almost every sector we mainly recruit candidates for Office Jobs, Administrative Jobs, Customer Service Jobs, Sales Jobs and […]