Last week the media was full of reports highlighting the results of a survey by the online recruitment group TotalJobs.  The key takeaway was that the age 57 was cited as the age when HR and recruitment professionals feel is too old to be hired and individuals are not being shortlisted for intervie…

It's increasingly in the news.  With a new UK Government in place, there are discussions about new legislation which may give employees the right to request a shorter working week right from day one of their employment.   As I understand it, employees would have the right to work compressed hou…

What's the most important thing for individuals when searching for a new job?  Whilst money is up there as probably the main priority, job title comes a close second - and then we have all the 'rest' - work life balance, culture, benefits etc. When one is working one's way up the ca…

I was in two minds whether to discuss this topic as it's was quite a recent scenario.  However, I do think it's interesting and I've had to challenge my own thinking!  I am most definitely not someone who sets out to be divisive or to bait a response but on this subject I've always …

The evolution of time in recruitment and the world of employment has brought about many changes.  The obvious ones like technology and the ability to work remotely but also there are changes in behaviour of employees that adapt with each generation.  Back in the day, a job was often considered to b…

The Art of Communication is today’s subject choice.  This covers both the importance of communicating and also the optimal channels for communication.  As ever, my subject matter is usually related to the day to day activity that I experience and in the past couple of weeks I’ve had a few comms bas…

Whenever I place someone in a new role, I phone them a couple of days before they start to say Good luck and stay in touch.  I always add that if for whatever reason, the role isn't what they hoped it would be that they should give me a ring.  Superstitiously I think that if I say that, then it…

To be honest, after over 15 years of writing a monthly blog, I've covered most topics more than once.  There isn't so much new material in the world of recruitment unless of course I get into automation - tracking systems and using AI etc.  Regular readers will remember that I'm not fon…

Well, I guess it's an entirely predictable Blog for a recruiter in January.  New Year, New Career and all that.   Today is Tuesday 2nd January 2024 and it's the first day back after the Christmas break.  I genuinely love the Christmas break - it's the only time of year when I genuinely …