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Month: June 2021

Jun 30
I’m A Solo Recruiter; Why Do I Need A Personal Brand?

You’ve got a good client base. Your candidates know you well. You have relationships with a number of job boards, and your LinkedIn profile is up to date. You’re accessible, you answer all your emails and phone calls. You can take a brief from a client and find them the perfect candidate in a short […]

Jun 28
Trends in the Current UK Recruitment Market

As we find ourselves 15 months on from the beginning of the first Lockdown restrictions here in the UK, we are now starting to see the eagerly anticipated bounce within much of the recruitment sector. From my discussions with hundreds of business owners, most markets have recovered and businesses are now experiencing levels similar to […]

Jun 25
Investing in a LinkedIn Profile: Where’s the Benefit?

When we suggest that recruiters invest in their team’s LinkedIn profiles, we sometimes get the furrowed brow and you can see the ‘why?’ in people’s eyes. Well, the answer is deceptively simple but needs a little explanation. The short answer is because it helps create a relationship with your clients. The ‘how’ is usually the […]

Jun 21
Don’t do today what you did yesterday and expect different results.

Recruitment is changing.  Both clients and candidates are behaving very differently. Hiring managers and HR are still working from home, at least some of the time, and getting interviews and feedback is proving challenging. Candidates are risk averse following the pandemic; if they have been Furloughed, or are still on Furlough, they are being loyal […]

Jun 07
TEAM Podcast: Episode 7

In this next episode The TEAM Podcast host James Whitelock talks to Angela Cripps from The Recruitment Gym. Angela shares how her journey into recruitment started when she was just 17 working for Blue Arrow. They then discuss how combining her recruitment training experience with a love of travel has enabled Angela to travel to […]