Recruiting

What to Look for in a Candidate Beyond the CV?

We understand the importance of finding the very best candidate for your vacancy! Companies often focus solely on the information available on a CV, whether that be academic qualifications or previous experience and overlook the qualities that truly define a standout hire. Identifying candidates with the traits that drive long-term success is a vital skill […]

Writing Job Descriptions that Attract the Best Talent! 

With today’s job market becoming increasingly more competitive, the quality of a job description (and advert!) can be the difference between attracting top talent or being left with a pile of unqualified applications.   But what is the difference between a job description and a job advert? A well written job description doesn’t just outline the […]

Should Candidates Use Chat GPT to Write Their CV? A Perspective from Thompson & Terry Recruitment

Following last Sunday’s Business Brunch on Get Radio talking all about AI with James Craddock and Jane Abbott, I haven’t stopped thinking about how AI could be used in recruitment and the obvious question is around using AI to write a CV! Using my own knowledge combined with AI, I have put together the below […]

Should you Sell your Company to Candidates?

As we remain in a candidate driven market, for most of us long are the days of the traditional recruitment process of a closing date and somewhat one sided interviews, where it is solely up to the candidate to sell themselves against a number of peers. I recently had a conversation with a new client […]

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 […]

Is the New Year a good time to search for a job?

The year of 2020 has been a significantly difficult and different year for all. Many businesses across the country have had to make tough decisions to make redundancies and freeze recruitment processes. For candidates, this has been a difficult time with lots of people left unemployed and unable to find a job, in such an […]

We can support you to successfully recruit without using an agency

Over the past 12 months, even prior to COVID-19, we have been seeing many employers large and small bringing recruitment ‘in-house’ in an attempt to cut agency spend; some have been successful and some less so. We always say if you have the time and expertise to truly recruit the best candidate for your business, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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’ […]