‘In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes’. This comment, attributed to artist Andy Warhol, will always be considered one of the most celebrated quotes ever, despite him, in later life, denying that he ever said it. This example of early personal branding has become uncannily prophetic in the age of social media […]
As the UK starts to open up for business, it’s no surprise to find that many businesses are now busy gearing up for a return to better times. One area that is crucial for business recovery is recruitment. In the next few months, we anticipate an increase in the number of candidates looking to change […]
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a major impact on job opportunities, with the government forecasting unemployment is likely to hit 2.6m (7.5% of the working population) by the summer of 2021, is now is a good time to consider temporary employment? This is especially relevant if you are currently on furlough, unemployed or […]
Many businesses up and down the country have been using down time during lockdown to re-assess their employment needs and plan for the future. This means change is inevitable. One area that is being given a new consideration is the importance and relevance of skills accreditation. Nothing new you may say. After all, professional qualifications […]
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. The Company has a […]
In this blog, we look at the reasons why larger businesses and public sector organisations, in particular, have adopted Preferred Supplier Agreements in a bid to reduce the cost, time and hassle of repetitive purchasing, and whether it can apply to your recruitment process. A PSL or Preferred Supplier List, is a directory of approved […]
Multitask Personnel, the Rotherham based specialist recruitment consultancy, have expanded their Technical division with an internal promotion. Kimberley Earl, who has been with the business since 2019 has moved over from a resourcing position into a Recruitment Consultant role within the firms growing technical sector, which is still thriving despite the covid-19 pandemic. Overseeing all […]
It goes without saying that turnover of staff is a high cost, estimated, according to Harvard Business Review, to be anything from 100% to 300% of the replaced employee’s salary. This is, naturally, something that all businesses will want to avoid. We also know that, on average, unless processes are in place, around 20% of […]
In these days of LinkedIn and Job Boards, is the traditional curriculum vitae still of value when it comes to getting a job? In this blog we take a look at how the CV or Résumé, as the Americans call it, came about and how to create a document that will help you become a […]
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when the local newspaper would increase their number of pages on a Thursday because of the volume of jobs being advertised. In those days, job seeking was fairly straightforward, you scanned the ‘situations vacant’ pages of the paper and applied directly to the employer. If […]
