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Blizzard conditions, Rail Strikes, cancelled Christmas parties- has the Christmas wind down been prematurely hoisted upon us?  Is it time to put recruitment activities on hold until the new year like we have always done? Surely organisations should wait until the New Year like always? Henry Ford once said, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you...

When you think about employees in the security and facilities management (FM) sector, it is all too easy to think about men. But there is no reason why a woman shouldn’t thrive in the varied, challenging and exciting careers in security and FM. Equality isn’t a women’s issue, it’s a business issue, and gender equality is essential for economies and businesses to thrive, so i...

If you’re reading this then we are guessing after some careful consideration, you realised you were not happy in your current role, went through the whole process of applying for and then accepting an opportunity elsewhere, made the decision to leave but then accepted a counter-offer when your current employer suddenly realised your value. Following a period of dedicated job...

Let’s be totally honest. Recruitment professionals do not have the best reputation out there. They’re sales driven and often “unprofessional and don’t listen”, not getting back to you when they say they will or (perhaps worse) badgering you relentlessly with so-called opportunities that are nothing like what you’re looking for, right? We would like to suggest this might be t...

The Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit, is the ongoing trend of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs since Spring 2021. The phrase was first coined over in The States. This side of the Atlantic, The Great British resignation has dominated much of Q4 this year and against all expectations, the UK jobs market is booming. Whereas historically, job seekers tended ...

Why December is ‘The most wonderful time of the year’ to look for a job….. December is a month often marked by a feeling of winding down and along with Christmas parties and associated hangovers, it is easy to assume that this isn't the best time of year to look for a new job. It’s therefore very common, that candidates will put their search for a new job on hold until Janua...

5 QUESTIONS TO DEFINITELY AVOID ASKING A CANDIDATE IN INTERVIEW A quick search on the internet regarding what questions a candidate should and should ask in interview will bring up countless results but it’s not so easy for an interviewer without a CIPD qualification (especially when they have not received adequate training or guidance) to know what should be avoided. Most i...

8 Steps To A Successful Telephone Interview   Initial interviews by telephone are now far more common than they used to be. It's an inexpensive way to screen candidates in the initial stages of a recruitment campaign but, an interview is still an interview, even if it isn’t face to face. You need to be as prepared and well presented as you would be for a conventional intervi...

PALMER MCCARTHY TOP 10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION RUN SMOOTHLY DURING AN INTERVIEW   1.Have a clear message. Think of your presentation as one half of a conversation that you will lead, rather than a monologue where you will bludgeon them with facts and statistics.    2.Manage your time. Ask your recruiter to find out in advance if questions will be asked as you go throu...

Employ and nurture people who have the skills you need, and they will add value to your team and help your business thrive. Employ the wrong people, however, and they could become your biggest liability – costing your business in all kinds of ways, from the expense of wasted recruitment to lost productivity from non-performance. Of course, there’s much you can do to get the ...