Thompson & Terry Recruitment
During university, you would rarely find me putting my hand up or speaking aloud during a lecture because I didn’t want to accidentally embarrass myself. Similarly on social media, I don’t tend to post very much or put myself out there in case I end up looking silly. One thing I have learnt in the […]
Since opening Thompson & Terry Recruitment in 2014, one of the most overwhelming ‘myths’ that I constantly hear from candidates is that it’s tricky to make the transition from retail or hospitality into an office job that can provide progression, security, and more sociable hours. It really makes me cross that in the world of […]
In case you missed it… this week LinkedIn posted their 2023 “Jobs on the Rise” list revealing the 25 fastest-growing job titles in the UK and the trends that have been defining the world of work. Whether you’re currently in the market for a new role or are just looking to keep up to date […]
As an Oxfordshire-based recruiter, over the past couple of months I have been hearing from candidates and employers alike that the cost of living is having a huge impact on recruitment and indeed all our lives. In reality, here in Oxfordshire we have been in a ‘candidate driven’ market for several years, meaning it […]
Unlike many recruitment agencies, here at Thompson & Terry Recruitment, we don’t have personal sales or referral targets to meet – so you might ask why does everybody in our team network! I had heard great things about going to networking events from family members about how it is a great place to meet people […]
I am often asked how much it costs to recruit in Oxfordshire. This will always have many variables depending the role, your business, candidate profile and your preferred method to recruit, but by far the biggest cost of recruitment is when it goes wrong. As business owners or hiring managers, we are often guilty of […]
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 […]
The short answer is that people buy people! I would suggest that being kind and friendly with colleagues and peers is often the simplest thing that gets forgotten in business. In my (albeit short) experience of recruitment, whether it be talking with a candidate on their hunt for that dream job or helping an employer […]
Some people leave school and university knowing exactly where life will go and what they will achieve but so many others get lost and confused because the magical career epiphany hasn’t happened for them! I remember my two years at sixth form being a time of chaos and disorder with teachers constantly asking what I […]
In my experience of recruiting in Oxfordshire over the past 8 years, the biggest thing that I feel we are missing is a wide choice of really good graduate programs, which is so upsetting considering Oxford is known across the world for its universities. I know there have been lots of studies into why talent […]