By Jon Terry
Don't be One of Those Candidates!
As executive recruitment consultants, we hear plenty of horror stories about how job seekers ruin their chances of landing a great job right at the beginning. We just don’t get it. Why go to all the trouble of job searching, submitting applications and taking time out to alter your CV to best suit the job role, only to ruin your chances later on? It’s absurd!
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Managing Redundancy in Post Brexit Britain
Following Britain’s vote to leave the EU in June hundreds of employers were left wondering if their companies would survive a post Brexit Britain. While many will survive, some may not and others may be left having to make redundancies in order to ride out the uncertainty.
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It's your CV Not a patchwork quilt
When looking for a new path on your career journey, it may be tempting to pick up your old CV, add your latest role and send it off to multiple vacancies... don’t. This is not going to be effective as your old CV is most likely outdated, lacks consistency and may not be formatted correctly, whilst also including paragraphs of old, irrelevant, unnecessary information. We recommend, therefore, that you don’t just add to your old CV, you rewrite it instead.
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Don't be Scared of Feedback
It is unfortunately very common for candidates to not receive any feedback if they were unsuccessful after an interview. However, not receiving feedback makes candidates question where they went wrong, who filled the position and why they were chosen over them? - is it due to their Sex? Age? Sexuality? Race?
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You Have Been Offered a New Job What Happens Next?
There are a number of discussions between HR and the hiring managers that need to take place before and after your interview, so it is essential you verify every important detail. If there is anything you are unsure of, take note, and discuss it with an HR employee when you talk to them about the offer at hand.
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Is Hiring a Headhunter the Key to Securing the Best Candidates?
A headhunter is, usually, an experienced executive recruiter with at least 15 years experience who operates either as an individual or for a recruitment agency, that delivers recruiting services. An executive headhunter is hired to fill positions, often for jobs which require high skill level, working on behalf of a firm looking to employ top talent.
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Climbing the HR Ladder
Like most HR Professionals, you may be putting your professional development on the back burner. Most of your time goes into working on other people’s career success, assisting them in gaining the promotion or job they deserve. But does keeping on top of other people’s performance reviews, employment law changes, hiring requests and compliance issues make it hard for you to take the time out to focus on your own career growth.
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What Value Can Wright Solutions Bring to Your Recruitment Process?
Wright Solutions are a boutique HR, Training and Executive Recruitment Consultancy commonly known for working in partnership with HR teams and professionals.
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Are Email Interviews a Deal or a Dud?
At Wright Solutions we can get frustrated about how difficult it is to get people to pick up the phone and talk to us and we are known to moan about how some people just seem to want to write an email rather than talk face-to-face.
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Click to Apply... But Make Sure You Give it Some Thought First
There was a time when I wasn’t a Recruitment Consultant. I worked in retail (for Majestic Wines). And, whilst I really enjoyed it, I knew also that I needed more of a career. So I started to look for a new job.
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