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By following a few simple guidelines a resignation can be painless and professional. This ensures a good reference both now and in the future: 1. Prepare a short letter simply stating your name, your job, and that you are resigning from the position effective from (the date). Then state that “This begins my notice period, and I have advised my new employer that I will be sta...

Due to exceptional demands across the country for production / manufacturing staff, particularly within engineering in general, it’s never been as important to consider how you fare amongst competitors and identify how you can differentiate yourselves in order to attract the best possible talent into your business. CNC Machinists and Inspectors for example can afford to be m...

14% more candidates registered to our website in January, compared with our 2018 12 month average. This represents our highest number of active candidates recorded in a one month period. Interestingly, very few candidates were from Jaguar Land Rover or the immediate Tier One supply chain. Furthermore, Engineering and Manufacturing vacancies registered in January are slightly...

The acute skills shortage across the engineering and manufacturing sectors is certainly not breaking news. However as the engineering and manufacturing sectors are such a cornerstone of the UK economy, we should be thinking very carefully about how to attract more young people to choose a career in Engineering. A study by the Royal Academy of Engineering estimates there will...

Welcome back to business and to 2019! This is a great time to set new goals and to plan your future success. We have already received numerous calls from businesses looking at their recruitment strategy for the coming year. The top 3 reasons for strategic recruitment (rather than reacting to an unforeseen event, such as a resignation or an order), are currently: Succession P...

Searching for a job can be a job in itself. Here are 5 tips for boosting your productivity whilst on the hunt for a new career: 1. To-do lists Planning for tomorrow is one of the most important things that you can do in order to be productive. Today is still fresh in your head, so while it’s fresh jot down where you are now and what needs doing tomorrow. If you leave this un...

As talk of Brexit dominates the business community’s conversations, there has never been a more important time to demonstrate your leadership to what is becoming an increasingly unsettled workforce. The most proactive companies we work with are currently increasing communication with all their staff members to outline any plans to mitigate the risks of Brexit, to improve sta...

Having an open vacancy in your business can represent a giant opportunity cost, or worse if left unfilled. On average, our search assignments take 67 days to reach offer from the date of attending a client briefing, if you add to this the candidate’s notice period; on average another 90 days and you are roughly looking at 6 months before your plans to appoint someone become ...

Getting noticed on LinkedIn can be a bit like being a needle in a haystack, quietly waiting to get found. In the meantime you are either really busy searching for and applying for jobs, or you are too busy in a job which you want to leave to have the time to do anything about it. If this sounds like you, then you should invest a few critical minutes in your LinkedIn profile ...

The best way to improve the performance of your business is to improve the engagement of your staff. Improving staff engagement drives better customer service, increases repeat and referral business, reduces waste and makes it easier and cheaper to attract the brightest talent to help you grow. The International Employee Engagement Survey conducted by Gallup and known as the...