Month: April 2018

Solving the Onboarding Puzzle

Solving the Onboarding Puzzle

How you bring a new staff member into your business will impact how quickly they become productive and how long they stay. In fact a study by Texas Instruments found “employees who went through an improved onboarding program were fully productive two months faster than employees in a traditional program.” Running them through your induction […]

Are you promoting the wrong people?

Are you promoting the wrong people?

Working for a business that provides opportunity for career progression is appealing. Many people seek the opportunity for career progression and development and are keen to be able to grow with a business. It’s something I get asked a lot when interviewing; people want to know what does career progression and development look like at […]

It’s not about Bums on Seats

It’s not about Bums on Seats

I have worked in different positions within the Recruitment Industry for the past 20 years.  Family and friends know that I work in the industry but even after all this time, most probably don’t really understand what it is that I do every day.  They would know that I talk to people all day, conduct […]

What to do when you disagree with being “unsuccessful”

What to do when you disagree with being “unsuccessful”

We have all received a “thanks for your application however on this occasion unfortunately you have been unsuccessful” email, letter or phone call at some stage during our career. No doubt you felt disappointed getting this news. I remember receiving them myself at various stages during my career and I know I always felt a […]