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Should I quit my job? Here’s some advice for those considering making a move!

Research carried out by UK-based business, Crunch, determines that the 31st of January is statistically the most popular day for us Brits to quit our jobs. It makes sense! With Christmas out of the way and New Year’s Resolutions in full swing, it’s likely that jobs and career choices will be at the forefront of […]

Michaela Wain ‘Juggling a pregnancy when you have a full time job/business’

Ok so this one is for the girls, and it’s a tough one. It would be great if being pregnant was a walk in the park, but that’s not quite how reality works. I can understand why there was previously a time when women would sit at home cooking while pregnant while their husband went […]

Should I write a cover letter, when applying for jobs?

Should I write a cover letter? For the purpose of this blog, I will focus on whether you should write a cover letter when applying for a job via a recruitment agency, rather than direct to an employer. If applying directly to an employer, we would highly recommend writing a strong cover letter, but via […]

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Should I work in recruitment after graduating?

Graduating was a complete mix of emotions. My first thought was ‘yes, finally’, but then it dawned on me… it was time to enter the adult world! It was actually a really confusing time, I found it really hard to work out what I wanted to do, as most young people do. I graduated with […]

How to Attract Talent in Oxford’s Competitive Employment Market

As a recruiter, networker, and business owner, I am consistently working with other businesses, large or small, who all seem to share the same difficulties when recruiting talented employees. Although the severity of these difficulties depends on the location, seniority, and sector of the vacancy, the challenge itself always seems to remain. ‘The Digital Age’ […]

How I built my CV outside of my 9-5 and how you can to!

As a young person myself (well youngish!), I found it tough to separate myself from my peers at the start of my career, as most young people do. Even most ‘entry-level’ jobs will request some form of experience, which seems ironic, how exactly do you get that experience? Throughout school, Rugby was my passion and […]

How all small businesses can offer graduate schemes that are often better than the big boys!

As a recruiter and avid Oxfordshire business supporter, I often find that many Oxfordshire-based businesses, especially the smaller ones, find it challenging to attract fresh, intelligent and hungry talent into their businesses. With our wealth of world-class students, surely this shouldn’t be the case? Based on my research last summer, I found that Oxfordshire offers […]

The Linked Inn: An Alternative Way to Find Your Dream Job

Working in recruitment, we understand how stressful it can be to look for a new job. In a survey carried out by Linkedin last year, they established that an astonishing 45% of job seekers found the idea so daunting that they would rather go to the pub than spend time searching for a new role! […]

A Recruiter’s Guide on How to Hire the Best Candidates for your Business

Recruitment can often be the difference between the success or failure of any small or large business, therefore it is vital that you do everything possible to ensure the former and avoid the latter. Although it does seem like common sense to avoid failure, it is often easier said than done. It’s easy to buy […]

Brexit: Talent Implications

In today’s turbulent market, recruiting talent is vastly dictated by factors beyond our immediate conscience and control. My personal response to Brexit will define me either as a patriotic radical or an indifferent cynic. It is largely difficult to intersect the multitude of factors associated with Brexit however the longer-term by-products are largely misunderstood. Subsequently, if I […]