by Steve Halsall | Dec 23, 2019 | Candidates, Career Development
Holiday season is fast approaching and I expect that I am feeling like a lot of people in the week before Xmas – frantically wanting to clear my desk/inbox, get the Xmas parties out of the way and enjoy an extended period of rest in order to recharge the batteries. It...
by Steve Halsall | Jun 25, 2019 | Candidates, Career Development
As we talk to candidates about new roles or approach candidates we believe are suitable for opportunities one of the most common themes we come across is that the candidate doesn’t have an up to date CV or in some cases no CV at all. In addition you...
by Steve Halsall | Jun 18, 2019 | Candidates, Career Development
Sales teams provide a vital role in the success of any business, they feed the top line. They effectively bridge the link between understanding the customer needs and the products and services a business offers to fulfil these needs. Their core role consists of...
by Steve Halsall | Jun 7, 2019 | Coaching, Data / Analytics
I have been working in Data and Analytics for 17 years and have seen many different ways to manage data and analytics across a business. Working in mature data driven businesses you realise that the legacy of having a lot of data in a business can be as much of a...
by Steve Halsall | May 24, 2019 | Candidates, Recruiters
Have you ever been approached about a role at a company and been put off by your perception of that business? I certainly think that as you progress through any career you do tend to get bogged down with mis-informed or outdated perceptions of potential...
by Steve Halsall | May 16, 2019 | Candidates
It’s #MentalHealthAwareness week and following on from Steve’s recent blog “The crying game” this is a personal blog about my mental health and how I cope with anxiety. My sole reason for writing this blog is in the hope that just one person who has maybe...
by Steve Halsall | May 15, 2019 | Mental Health
This week (13-19th May 2019) is Mental Health Awareness Week and it seems like a day doesn’t go by without something in the news or our social media timelines about mental health. We are facing a mental health epidemic and it can affect you regardless of gender,...
by Steve Halsall | May 8, 2019 | Candidates, Career Development
Congratulations, you have been successful and have accepted an offer for a new job! However after the initial buzz you realise that you have to have a potentially uncomfortable conversation with your soon to be former employer, and more importantly your...
by Steve Halsall | Apr 24, 2019 | Recruiters
This follows on from my previous blog last year where I looked to dispel some myths surrounding recruiters and to demonstrate how a good recruiter can help candidates. This blog looks at the role of a recruiter from a client’s perspective. What does a recruiter do?...
by Steve Halsall | Mar 29, 2019 | News, Data / Analytics
Vinyl nearly died in the mid 2000s, but today it accounts for nearly one in 10 of all physical purchases in the UK. The ubiquitous music streaming services are now responsible for the majority of music consumption and CD sales are on the decline, but Vinyl...