Recruitment
Recruitment
What makes a good recruiter?
When I first opened Thompson & Terry’s doors, I was drawn to building a sustainable business organically as a result of retaining clients and developing a philosophy that future partners and recruiters who join Thompson & Terry at any time in the future can service. With this in mind I have recently engaged with local secondary schools […]
Work for Thompson & Terry Recruitment
We are always eager to hear from good people, whether experienced recruiters or graduate level who share our company values to join our Abingdon based recruitment agency. In September 2018 we launched our very own graduate programme, which has been a huge part of our growth in recent years, resulting in 5 internal hires and […]
Early Entreprenuership
In 2011 I set up my first business with aspirations of world domination. This remains a fairly unprecedented task when you consider the social and monetary factors required to achieve this feat, nonetheless the ambition shown from day one regardless of its viability is still shown today by all members of staff and is still key […]
Graduates – How to find a job
We are constantly told that there are too few jobs and too many university graduates. Worryingly the press might be right. According to a 2013 study by the Office for National Statistics, 47 per cent of employed workers who left university within the last five years were performing roles which do not require higher education qualifications. That’s a […]
Changing Career
Today I have spent a lot of time speaking with graduates. I have always found university graduates to be a bit of a conundrum not too dissimilar from seasoned working professionals who seek a change in direction. Whilst they are normally well-mannered, well-skilled and particularly astute, the CV and salary requirements are often sticking points […]
Welcome to Thompson & Terry Recruitment
Thompson & Terry Recruitment is an independent recruitment agency based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire who source and place candidates that we would personally employ ourselves. Whilst we have some experience of recruiting in almost every sector we mainly recruit candidates for Office Jobs, Administrative Jobs, Customer Service Jobs, Sales Jobs and Marketing Jobs, both locally and […]
Our Current Vacancies
We understand moving jobs can be stressful, and there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to finding a new job therefore we always here to help! If you would like to talk to one of team call us on 01235 797 177, if you would like to apply for one of the […]
‘Selfies’
My iPhone contains the following social applications; Whatsapp, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Each application has been designed to validate my life. We are governed by our online behaviours, dictated by trends; the blur between reality and our online lifestyle is now smaller than ever. More recently the art of taking ‘selfies’; a self-taken image […]
Build your brand
I am a believer that success is earned through a combination of hard graft, unsociable working hours and surrounding yourself with people who you consider to be more qualified than you within your industry. Exposing yourself to new territory certainly helps too; after all there is no better way to study your craft than to […]