MENU BLOG What hiring managers (really) look for in a Trainee Recruitment Consultant There’s a whole array of things hiring managers will look for when hiring a Trainee Recruitment Consultant. Read our top tips and nail your interview!... READ MORE What recruiters want from their Rec2Rec It’s the golden question, the answer to which can make your (and our job easier) What is it recruiters really want when working with a Rec2Rec?... READ MORE Internal Recruiter: The Poisoned Chalice? Internal Recruiter for a recruitment/sales business? Arguably the world's most rewarding (painful) job ever... 'The poisoned chalice!' And here's why... READ MORE Balancing your final year of university with finding the right graduate career Your final year of university can be a highly stressful time, there’s so much pressure to do well and maintain a social life on the scraps you have... READ MORE Your first six months as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant (Guest Blog!) We caught up with a Trainee Recruitment Consultant we placed in June last year and asked them to write a blog on 'their first six months as a Trainee ... READ MORE Top tips on why setting goals beats New Year's resolutions So, we’ve shared our top tips on how to make goals NOT resolutions. How to stay on track for the year and how to feel like one of life’s winners...... READ MORE My journey into the recruitment industry; and advice for anyone doing the same... I'd just completed the purchase of a complete 'doer upper' Victorian house in Staffordshire with our first and eldest son 'Archie' on his way...... READ MORE Cereal Killer; what your breakfast really says about you. Sported to be the most important meal of the day, breakfast is often actually something a lot of us take for granted, in fact, recent studies showed u... READ MORE Killer Commute; how your morning commute could be seriously damaging your health. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that walking to work is generally a healthier option than driving there, but did you know that the way you commut... READ MORE The Office Dog; How bringing dogs to work can really improve your business. It’s a scientifically proven fact that dogs in the workplace can significantly improve employee wellbeing, productivity and overall performance. With... READ MORE If recruiters wrote The National Curriculum It’s long been said that our education system is failing the youth of today... Thousands of school-leavers and graduates are being rejected each year... READ MORE Like a Boss; the good, bad and ugly truths Like a Boss; the good, bad, and ugly truths… Over our career lifetime, most of us will experience a number of varying management styles. Some we work... READ MORE I'd like to work in Rec2Rec... Said no sane recruiter ever! Seriously though, I love what I do, so much that it doesn't actually feel like work and it hasn't since the day I launched Ashley James Consulting (Re... READ MORE Work, a new romance Work, we all have to do it, like it or loath it. Here's our latest blog on how you can make work more enjoyable... With most of us working on average... READ MORE Your CV Health-check; The Job Doctor will see you now CV Writing Tips: Your CV is your shop window, usually the first insight a prospective employer or recruiter will have of you so it’s in your best inte... READ MORE The 'gym characters' you'll find in every recruitment office 1. The 'Expert' You don’t even have to look for these individuals in the gym or the workplace. They find you! One minute you're happily working away... READ MORE The Job Diet; how to cut out the crap So it's the first week of January, you've probably already broken a resolution or two and let's face it by the time Friday comes on that first week ba... READ MORE Who actually owns your LinkedIn profile? Your LinkedIn profile, contrary to LinkedIn's own user agreement found here and in the video below your profile may actually belong to your employer... READ MORE What Game of Thrones season 6 taught us about recruitment Oh Game of Thrones, how we miss you. The end of season 6 has left an aching void in our lives, and withdrawal symptoms are starting to kick in. It’s n... READ MORE Recruitment lessons from Euro 2016 For us, Euro 2016 means one thing: the opportunity to use football as a rich, radiant analogy for recruitment. (Any excuse, right?) Football fervour i... READ MORE Brexit: the good, the bad, and the ugly implications for recruiters For better or worse, Britain has voted to leave the EU. No doubt your social media channels are jam-packed with heated Brexit debates, and you’ve prob... READ MORE 10 reasons your recruitment website sucks Nobody thinks their recruitment website sucks. And yet here we are in a digital recruitment landscape marred by ugly, clunky sites that are difficult... READ MORE How to resign in recruitment So you've landed your dream job, possibly a promotion and / or a financial incentive to move on... You're likely to be on cloud nine right now, nothin... READ MORE There's more to choosing the right employer than the 'benefits package' Are you enticing the best talent and retaining your team in such a competitive hiring market? We asked 10 recently departing recruiters their thoughts... READ MORE Just graduated? Everything you need to know to land your dream job in recruitment In the graduate landscape, it’s fair to say that recruitment jobs come with somewhat of a mixed reputation. We’ve all experienced an aggressive cold c... READ MORE The 80's wants it's recruitment techniques back Having spent a number of years recruiting recruiters, it's fair to say I'll have interviewed someone from within most recruitment businesses, therefor... 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