Probably 80% of the roles that PMP work on tend to be within Marketing, Digital or Advertising agencies.  Sometimes, we see some wonderful and wacky recruitment processes with briefs designed to test a candidate's creativity or understanding of brands & the customer journey.  What we don&#…

Theoretically, it's the content of your CV and your covering letter/email that count.  These days, the life of a recruitment consultant is one glued to your inbox and where both candidates and clients prefer to email rather than chat.  Obviously it's much easier to surreptitiously and silen…

It's a tricky one this.  The Overenthusiastic Interviewee.  It's quite common that when a client is giving me feedback on a candidate who has recently interviewed, that they will say that the candidate didn't demonstrate enough interest or enthusiasm for the job and therefore the job h…

I always advise candidates of two key things when they have secured an interview...  The first is to ensure that you do your homework in terms of researching the company, the role and the person interviewing you.  The second is to never be too honest.  I was reminded of this second piece of advice …

I read a few weeks ago that JP Morgan employees were banned from making anything other than minimal use of LinkedIn.  According to reports in eFinancialcareers.com, the heads of department in the bank, apparently were exasperated by staff parading themselves as available for hire.  The new ‘regula…

I've been in recruitment for a long time so it stands to reason that I've been writing job adverts for a long time too.  I used to be of the opinion that it didn't really matter what went into the advert - job hunters would search for a job title, a location and a salary and then if th…

There have been several interviews recently where candidates have fallen down during interviews on what I would refer to as ‘the basics’.  This includes several candidates who have asked questions which really should be on an interview black list* – it reminded me of the importance of asking a) qu…

Just a short post.  I was chatting to a candidate last week who was in a bit of a conundrum.  They wanted to be honest with their boss and tell them that they were looking for a new job.  Is this a good idea? they asked.

Erm...the short answer is no. It's not.

Obviously it's a tricky one. …

I’m increasingly being asked by candidates to find them a role within an organisation where long hours are not the norm.  It’s a tricky one.  Approximately 80% of my placements are made within marketing, advertising or digital agencies....and long hours tend to be part of the culture.  Not in all …