Oxfordshire

Why we only work exclusively with clients

Before I joined Thompson & Terry Recruitment, I’d already worked in recruitment. I arrived thinking I knew the job. You build a database, you register CVs, and when a role comes in, you see who you already have.  That isn’t what I found here. If I’m honest, it felt strange at first. There was no […]

Reflections on Recruitment, Four Months After my Exit

Almost four months ago, I left the Thompson & Terry Recruitment office for the last time, having launched, grown and ultimately exited a business that had been such a big part of my life for 12 years. Aoife recently asked me to write a guest blog reflecting on recruitment with the benefit of a little […]

From Graduate to Leading the Business

When I joined Thompson & Terry Recruitment as a fresh graduate in 2019, I certainly didn’t expect that exactly seven years later, I’d be independently leading the business day-to-day. It’s been an exciting, sometimes challenging, but ultimately incredible journey, and one that has been shaped by opportunity. Opportunity was exactly what I was promised in […]

Why Company Culture Matters

Introduction Company culture is becoming an increasingly important factor for candidates when considering a new role. While salary and benefits remain important, professionals care a lot about company values, career development, support, flexibility and overall company culture. Whether the culture has been carefully curated, or has developed naturally over time, understanding how your business makes […]

Does Overexplaining a Role, Including the Good, Bad and Ugly, Put Candidates Off?

In short, no. In today’s competitive hiring landscape, transparency has become a core principle in attracting the right talent. Our MD, Ben, identified a gap in the market and created Thompson & Terry recruitment with our mission statement to be transparent, honest and ethical; 3 simple concepts that the world of recruitment typically isn’t. Something I learned very quickly after joining Thompson & […]

Why Soft Skills Matter More Than Ever in Hiring

In today’s fast-changing job market, technical skills will get a candidate noticed, but it’s often a candidate’s soft skills that determine long-term success. It often goes underrated how much the ability to collaborate, adapt, and communicate effectively is just as important as ability and skillset. Technology Is Evolving – but can you replicate human interaction? […]

Oxfordshire’s SME of The Year: How a Small Recruitment Agency Can Make a Big Impact

We are beyond proud to share that Thompson & Terry Recruitment has been named Oxfordshire’s SME of the Year 2025 by the prestigious Oxfordshire Business Awards. This recognition means the world to us, not just as a business, but as a dedicated team that has set out to achieve our mission statement and provide a transparent, […]

Still Struggling to Hire for a Junior Role? Here’s the Graduate Programme designed for SMEs that’s Working – 110 Times and Counting!

Back in 2018, I wrote a blog titled “How all small businesses can offer graduate schemes that are often better than the big boys”. That blog told the story of how our tiny recruitment agency launched a graduate programme because I was frustrated with the lack of local options for talented graduates in Oxfordshire. We […]

Why Even Small SMEs Need a Recruitment Strategy

Why Even Small SMEs Need a Recruitment Strategy As a recruitment agency, many of our clients are SMEs. Often, they first come to us when something breaks; a staff member leaves, they unexpectedly win a new client, or the business suddenly grows. And I totally get it. When you’ve got a small team, hiring can […]

A Reflection on 2024 (The Most Eventful Yet!)

As 2024 draws to an end, I feel now is a great opportunity to reflect on our 10th year in business with Thompson & Terry Recruitment and my 34th on the planet. Personally, it’s been a turbulent year. Starting off with paternity leave after welcoming my first child Olivia into the world who has absolutely […]