Celebrating 70 years of the end of the second world war
It was 70 years ago on 8 May that people gathered on the streets of London and around the Nation to help commemorate the end of war in Europe. In true British style, we started embracing in jubilation by kissing those around us, be it a friend, partner or someone we had just met.Now the [...]
Why recruiters should never underestimate the job brief:By James Caan
My 30 years of recruitment experience makes me a bit of an expert in the field. I’m always asked the secret behind my success and my answer is always the same; I understand the importance of people. Recruitment is all about people. We spend so much time pitching to candidates and selling that sometimes, we [...]
WELL DONE THE CHERRIES
Premier League bound AFC Bournemouth celebrated being crowned champions of the Championship with an open top bus parade on Monday. More than 60,000 fans packed out the seafront.
Thoughts about the service provided by Russell Allen Recruitment
“I was placed on a 3 week temporary assignment at a solicitors practice by Lisa. I have now accepted a permanent role with the practice and would never have been given this wonderful opportunity if it had not been for her. Lisa has proved incisive in placing the right candidate with the right job, communicative [...]
Welcome to the team Michelle Vallis
Russell Allen are expanding its divisions and want to welcome the newest member of the team, Michelle who will be working on our PA/Admin division where her experience of working in recruitment and account management will prove invaluable when it comes to identifying the right PAs and administrators for roles at all levels. Michelle enjoys working with people and will fit [...]
LINKEDIN WHAT HEADS OF HR 100 LEADING COMPANIES DISCOVERED
User description is the most important part of a candidate’s LinkedIn profile, according to an independent study. The results of the study were based on the responses of 100 HR Heads in leading companies across the UK and discovered that the element of a person’s LinkedIn profile that was found to be most beneficial was [...]
Helpful Tips to Write your CV
Key rules What should a good CV look like, and what should it contain? Start by thinking about the reason you have a CV – the reason is not to get you a job – even though that is the end result you want. The reason for a CV is to get you [...]
UK unemployment down to 1.86 Million
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 Unemployment has fallen across the board except for under 18s, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The data, released today (18 March), shows for the quarter November to January 2015 there were 1.86 million out of work and 30.94m in work, 143,000 more than [...]
