STATE OF THE NATION
Industry Insights
What’s the latest in UK recruitment & employment markets
The Difference
If you’ve worked with a large recruitment agency in the past, or if you’re using one today to fill your vacancies, this might sound...
Read More- February 5, 2026
What Hiring Managers Told Us About Recruitment
We recently reviewed survey feedback from Hiring Managers across a range of organisations and sectors. The question was simple: What do you actually want...
Read More- January 8, 2026
Momentum: Moving You Forward
If you’re job hunting right now, you’re not alone, and you’re not imagining that it’s a competitive market. But here’s the thing: you’re doing...
Read More- August 7, 2025
Job Rejection Hurts & Here’s What Your Brain Has to Say About It
And despite all your logic telling you ‘It’s just part of the process’, it still stings. Why wouldn’t it? It turns out, there’s a...
Read More- July 31, 2025
Ice, Ice, Hiring
Let’s face it, when the UK hits 30°C+, we’re all scrambling for shade, a cold drink, and five minutes to refresh. Thinking straight? Impossible....
Read More- July 25, 2025
One Room. Two Chairs. Mutual Panic.
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. The uninvited Plus-One at an interview: good old Imposter Syndrome. The voice that starts whispering in...
Read More- July 25, 2025
What’s Harder – Job Hunting or Hiring?
Arguably, both. We’ve heard it all, from Candidates and Hiring Managers alike. We understand the challenges, which is why we are bridging the gap...
Read More- July 24, 2025
Ace Your Next Move
Picture this: you’re standing on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. Grass pristine. Crowd silent. You’re dressed head-to-toe in white because, well, rules are rules. All eyes...
Read More- July 3, 2025
Glastonbury. Grab your factor 50, it’s going to be an unforgettable weekend!
Have you got tickets for the first time? Heading back to your sacred camping spot from 1971? Or pitching a tent in the garden...
Read More- June 29, 2025
Humanise the Hiring
Behind every job application is a person – not just a name on a CV or a PDF in your inbox. They are a...
Read More- June 25, 2025
Salaries: Do they matter, or is VALUE the real currency?
We think one of the most outdated questions still asked by Hiring Managers is, ‘What did you earn in your last role?’ It might...
Read More- June 17, 2025
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