by Steve Halsall | Mar 11, 2020 | Candidates
This second blog on redundancy is documentary evidence from a candidate that we have supported through their redundancy process. They have asked to remain anonymous and we really do appreciate their honesty in sharing their thoughts for the benefit of others in a...
by Steve Halsall | Mar 5, 2020 | Career Development
This is the first blog in a series of three on Coping with Redundancy. Redundancy is, unfortunately, an all too regular experience in today’s commercial world and a significant cause of stress and anxiety for anyone who has been affected. This series draws on...
by Steve Halsall | Feb 24, 2020 | Candidates, Recruiters
This blog has been written as a reflection on the recent 2020 Salary Survey that Red Tiger Talent have been working on throughout December 2019 and January 2020 (with support from The Society for Location Analysis). It outlines the journey we have been on, what is...
by Steve Halsall | Feb 6, 2020 | Mental Health
A few months ago, at his pre-match press conference, Jurgen Klopp was asked a question about his (and other managers’) mental health. From his reaction, he was quite surprised about the question topic (I suppose it makes a refreshing change to typical questions about...
by Steve Halsall | Feb 4, 2020 | Candidates, Career Development
This blog is aimed at providing students and recent graduates advice on their career. Looking back from what has been a rapid 22 years since I graduated, I was very fortunate to do a degree course that provided modules that really interested me, but also gave me...
by Steve Halsall | Feb 3, 2020 | Mental Health
I’m sure we’ve all been there, when we wake up one morning and have a slight tickle or sickly feeling but not really enough to warrant the day off work but we do anyway. We wrestle with the idea that we are definitely going down with something and the reasons why we...
by Steve Halsall | Jan 28, 2020 | Candidates, Career Development
When I was at BT one of the best things I did was to look for a business mentor. I had to find someone who was not in the same line of business as me, who was ideally local, who was a couple of grades above me, and who was keen to mentor someone in the business. I had...
by Steve Halsall | Jan 23, 2020 | Coaching
During a recent Red Tiger team day in sunny Southport the team started discussing (slightly ranting) the costs and inconvenience of town centre parking charges. There are many well publicised factors driving the decline in our town centre retail and increased...
by Steve Halsall | Jan 20, 2020 | Mental Health
Today, is Blue Monday, which apparently is the most depressing day of the year. The causes are numerous, bad weather (well those of us who are UK based can all vouch for that), lack of money after the excesses of Xmas, or precisely the time when our self-improvement...
by Steve Halsall | Dec 23, 2019 | Candidates, Career Development
It is that time of year where some 2nd year undergraduates are going through the process of finding industrial placements for their 3rd year. This could be the first time you have had to do a formal interview and the stakes are high as industrial placements are often...