Employment Market

2022 Completed – Well Almost!

As a recruitment business owner going into 2023, I reflect back to my thoughts that I wrote around this time last year and conclude 2022 has been the roller coaster that many of us predicted, but isn’t that what we love about the world of recruitment! If I had a pound for every time I […]

Cost of Living Tips

As an Oxfordshire-based recruiter, over the past couple of months I have been hearing from candidates and employers alike that the cost of living is having a huge impact on recruitment and indeed all our lives. In reality, here in Oxfordshire we have been in a ‘candidate driven’ market for several years, meaning it […]

Is now a risky time to search for a new job?

Just last week this blog would have been worded quite differently, but being totally honest, since the COVID restrictions were re-introduced and the news of the new variant, it is now more difficult to predict what will happen to the job market. We have seen before with previous restrictions that companies tend to slow down […]

An update on the Oxfordshire employment market

Over the past 19 months and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK employment market has been precarious, unpredictable and uncertain. This has resulted in a huge change for businesses and hiring managers across the UK. In turn, this has completely changed the way businesses are hiring and recruiters are recruiting. Recruitment Market […]

What is the job market like right now?

There is a large speculation that many companies across the UK are still on a recruitment freeze or are simply not hiring. However, the job market has seen a massive shift and according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), ‘the number of payroll employees has increased for the eight consecutive month’, showing clear signs […]

How can I make my CV stand out in a competitive employment market?

As it stands, the employment market is very competitive. The result of the pandemic has unfortunately led many candidates to being made redundant and seeking new employment. This blog has been designed to give you some tips on how to make your CV and application stand out. Include correct contact information One of the simplest […]

What would I have done as a student, if I knew what I know now?

I graduated in June 2019 and joined Thompson & Terry Recruitment on a graduate scheme in the September. Since working for Thompson & Terry, I have learned such invaluable lessons and have found myself often thinking ‘I wish I done that when I was a student’. We talk to students on a very regular basis […]

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 […]