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Last week I have had two people start in maternity cover contracts. One in our HR practise and another in our Commercial practise, in a sales related role. Whilst short term temporary roles are not common in either of my specialist areas, maternity covers, recruited via fixed term contracts are prevalent.   I am always […]

  If you value people, enjoy variety and are good at dealing with situations, HR could be a great career path for you. And for people who are also mindful of job security and future career development, HR is not a bad bet – It is a growing and developing profession too! As the below […]

  I was thrilled to deliver an offer to a HR Advisor this morning. It really is one of the best parts of the job, to deliver that great news to someone, as they land their dream job. I also love to solve problems for hiring businesses. I love the consultancy. And in this instance, […]

Over the last two weeks I have been hiring for two roles that have been focused on the same target applicant, and in many ways are quite similar. Vacancy 1 Is a HR Manager role, for a growing business with about 160 staff. The salary is up to £80,000, it is based in Central London. […]

Onboarding! I have seen some crazy statistics around the internet, demonstrating that a surprisingly large percentage of hires go wrong, thanks to poor onboarding. This week has been a busy one for us at Andrew James SR, particularly in our commercial practise. We are really pleased to have brought together 4 amazing sales professionals with […]

As I write this ( 17/07/24 ) we have had confirmation that inflation has held steady, again at target, 2%. As the BBC report below describes, households are still feeling the pinch, prices are rising in services and it is a complicated picture. Many are for the first time predicting an interest rate cut in […]

  As we approach December, many would be forgiven for thinking that now is not the best time start a recruitment process. On the face of it, at this time of year, that would make sense. I have come to expect (and enjoy) the inevitable slow down that comes around Christmas, as we get closer […]

Over the last few quarters, we have delivered to several retained campaigns which has as part of the service, included our participation in the competency interview stages of the hiring processes. We regularly competency interview, but to do so in the company of our clients has been a particularly enjoyable experience. It has also offered […]

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is the professional body for the recruitment industry, committed to providing the highest of standards within the recruitment industry. But is it important that your recruitment partner is a member? I think so! To become a member, a recruitment business must: 1) Have been trading in the UK for […]

Towards the end of 2022, when I was gathering data for my end of quarter snapshot, I was fascinated to learn of a general sense of discontent. The consensus was much higher levels of ER issues across the surveyed population’s businesses. It seems that the challenging circumstances that we all face in life right now […]