Blog
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Looking to the future: Has the pandemic changed recruitment forever?
After nearly 18 months of uncertainty through both the pandemic and the exit from the EU, we are seeing really positive signs of recovery within our engineering, manufacturing and technology client base. Vacancy numbers are increasing week on wee...
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Conducting video interviews - 10 top tips for hirers
It's great that lockdown is easing and things are starting to get back to some kind of normal in many workplaces but with the Government continuing to advise caution, many of our clients have decided to continue to conduct their interview process ...
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New Board Appointments at Jonathan Lee
After more than 4 decades in business, I have been extremely proud of our team and particularly the managers who have contributed so much to our continued success and growth over that period. It therefore gives me enormous pleasure to announce tha...
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How is lockdown-easing affecting Fire & Security?
I’ve been specialising in recruitment for the Fire & Security sectors for the last few years and it is no understatement that Covid-19 has had a dramatic effect on the sector in the UK. As lockdown measures begin to be relaxed in line with the Go...
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IR35 - A Refresher
As you are no doubt aware by now, the implementation of the new rules for off-payroll workers in the private sector (IR35) was deferred for the second time last April due to the pandemic. The changes will now come into effect from April 2021. Wit...
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Stand Out from the Crowd - 5 Top Tips for CV Writing
I hear all the time from candidates that the most frustrating aspects of looking for a new role are the lack of detailed responses to their applications and the sheer number of applications they have to make in order to get to an interview stage. ...
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On your bike!
Although this year has presented many challenges, not least that many workers have had to spend some time on furlough, there have also been some great opportunities for people to expand their skills and to contribute to charity, their local commun...
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5 Steps to Overcoming Uncertainty
There is nothing more unsettling for most people than not knowing what is going to happen next. As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, what’s increasingly clear is that we are not returning to business-as-usual. With many companies sti...
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Remote Working: The Answer to the shortage of Controls Engineers?
With the recent announcement from the German multi-national Siemens introducing a permanent change to working practices, allowing all employees to work from wherever they want for two or three days a week, it remains to be seen whether this will b...
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Sales jobs on the rise
The COVID-19 pandemic is by no means over, but with restrictions being lifted and normal life beginning to return, the Government is urging businesses and consumers alike to get the UK economy moving. Whilst this should be a cause for celebratio...
