by Steve Halsall | Sep 24, 2020 | Career Development, News
Which dwarf has to stay at home with the rule of six? Happily since Snow White and her seven dwarves are in the same family bubble, they should be OK. The summer holidays are now a distant memory, the kids have gone back to school...
by Steve Halsall | Sep 11, 2020 | Career Development, News
Throughout my time at college, despite enjoying studying and being relatively academic, university was never at the top of my list of paths to take after my A-levels. I took Business Studies, Geography and English Language, and after an unusual end to my college years...
by Steve Halsall | Aug 19, 2020 | Career Development, News
In a previous blog I waxed lyrical about how one benefit of COVID-19 has been the very clear use of data (not always the right data) and analytics/modelling to help drive decision making (not always the right decision!). Then the dominating UK news...
by Steve Halsall | Aug 12, 2020 | Mental Health
I started this blog pre-lockdown and since then both Steve’s Kilimanjaro and my Mallorca triathlon have been cancelled due to COVID-19. I thought it was still worth publishing anyway (As both Steve and I hope to do these events in 2021). Recruiters are bound to say...
by Steve Halsall | Aug 11, 2020 | Career Development
I write this blog exactly 20 weeks into ‘lockdown’ and the headlines are still dominated by the continued impact of the virus. Whilst restrictions are being slowly lifted (and in some cases reinstated) it is clear that a return to our once ‘free’ lives is still a...
by Steve Halsall | Jul 23, 2020 | Coaching, News
Many companies are now planning to bring staff back off furlough (at its peak there were 9.3 million people furloughed) and start to open up their offices, albeit with a reduced capacity. The question still remains about where staff will be expected to conduct their...
by Steve Halsall | Jul 2, 2020 | Coaching
Is it just me or does anyone else feel like we’re in limbo at the moment? We are slowly adjusting to a post (high levels of..) COVID world where the shackles of lockdown are gradually being released (unless you live in Leicestershire). It’s an ever changing...
by Steve Halsall | Jun 12, 2020 | Career Development
I am delighted to announce that I have now got over a quarter of a century’s experience in the use of Excel. It is the first analytical package I used during my university studies and I have used it ever since. I had a brief...
by Steve Halsall | Jun 5, 2020 | Coaching, Data / Analytics, News
It’s the end of the (old) world as we know it (and I feel fine) Now I have finished with my review of how businesses and individuals have been coping, (Click to read Part One and Part Two of the New Normal) I thought I would conclude the final part with some...
by Steve Halsall | Jun 3, 2020 | Candidates
We don’t normally share job adverts on our website because we don’t need to. We have a great network of candidates and prefer to just pick up the phone and contact the people we think will be a great fit. However, we thought we’d buck that trend and...
