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...

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  • 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...

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  • January 8, 2026

Routine

Everyone says its boring, and we should be spontaneous, fly by the seat of our pants and be unpredictable.  But let’s be honest, everyone...

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  • October 15, 2025

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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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....

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • June 17, 2025

Why employers choose Pimento Connection