Employment

What are UK Employers Looking for from University Graduates?

This time last year, I had just handed in my Sociology dissertation at Oxford Brookes University and was applying to jobs across Oxfordshire, looking to start a role where I could progress long-term. Coming out of university, there is so much information available about what to do next, the types of roles you should be […]

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What to do when you get two job offers…

When searching for a new job you will often only be able to fully decide which is the right job for you after exploring several opportunities, whether that be applying, talking to recruiters or going through the interview process. With this in mind, it is relatively common that you will be offered two jobs at […]

Returning to the Office Following Maternity Leave

It can be so daunting getting ready for your first day back at work following maternity leave; you don’t know what to fully expect! Your job role may have changed slightly, you may have new colleagues or managers even and, of course, you are also battling with the emotions of leaving your little baby and […]

How to Avoid Recruitment Bias Whilst Interviewing!

With International Women’s Day having recently been celebrated across the globe I have seen lots of posts on social media regarding gender bias in the workplace. One article in particular, written by BrightHire, which outlined ‘Ways to Make your Interview Process More Inclusive for Women’ really got me thinking more about recruitment bias in general. […]

Who is the Best Recruitment Agency in Oxford?

As regular readers of my blog would know, I network a fair bit and twice in the last week I’ve been asked who is the best recruitment agency in Oxfordshire so thought I’d try to answer. It’d be very easy for me to say Thompson & Terry Recruitment, and whilst in certain circumstances I am […]

Shall I search for a new job in December or leave it until January?

As the year draws to an end, lots of candidates find themselves wondering about a new job to start the new year. However, after a long year, candidates often put off their job search until January with the idea that the new year is a new start, for new beginnings and believe that’s when companies […]

Balancing Pro-activeness and a Personal Life

With employers becoming worried about their staff ‘quiet-quitting’, it has become more important than ever to show your employer that you’re a pro-active member of the team. However, this should never come at a cost to your work-life balance! Perfecting the work-life balance has been a topic of business conversations in recent years but as […]

What is a Recruitment Agency?

Whilst out for dinner with a few friends earlier in the week one asked me: “What do you actually do? What is a recruitment agency?” Initially, I thought what a bizarre question… but then I came to realize that before I started looking into recruitment agency vacancies a few months ago I had no idea […]

How to support your team

Supporting your team at work is so important to the way your employees will perform. It is believed that a strong company culture attracts better talent. Not only will a great company culture attract talent, this will also retain talent – which is a huge benefit for your company. Junior Recruitment and Marketing Manager, Aoife, […]

What impact will the ‘Great Resignation’ have on candidates in the job market?

What impact will the ‘Great Resignation’ have on you as a candidate – and what can you do to stand out? 2021 will be known for many things, and let’s face it they won’t all be great in any shape or form! With the continued pandemic we have had to accept the ‘New Normal’ in […]