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Working environment is key to employee productivity and retention

Working environment is one of the most common causes of employee dissatisfaction. How does a working environment contribute to increased retention rates?

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Times of crisis call for more than an updated CV! Have you been made redundant?

When there is mass uncertainty and economic instability, people are often made redundant. So what can you do to make your career resilient?

When you look back at 2020, what’s your story going to be?

During times of uncertainty, how can we do things a little differently, so that we can take advantage of the uncertainty and maintain our business or career?

A Cambridge company leading the way in flexible working environments: Abcam

I recently visited the new offices of Abcam, a local Cambridge business supplying protein research tools to life scientists. They’ve recently moved to a purpose-built building and had the chance to completely change the working environment for their employees. I was so struck by how fantastically flexible and smart Abcam’s new offices were, that I…
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Is your work environment holding you back?

Clients are often telling me that they don’t feel they are reaching their full potential at work. When I ask them why, they usually aren’t sure! The most common answers centre around ‘opportunities’ or ‘colleagues’, but rarely ever do people mention ‘work environment’. What’s your current working environment? Is it, open plan, private office, remote…
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Hiring for skills and firing for attitude. The approach to recruitment is all wrong…

When you think of a job advert, it’s usually skills based. Only a small section of the usual job advert is given to describing a candidate’s attitude or approach to work. Yet this is usually the most important part of hiring!

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Is redundancy affecting your organisation?

Mid-Brexit, organisations are tightening their belts and preparing for the challenges that we are about to face. Outplacement support will help you through uncertain times however redundancy has affected you.

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Do you love your job? It’s never too late for a Career Change

It’s never too late for a career change. Many think it’s risky to change careers over 50. But that’s no longer the case. We live 100 year lives, and retirement age is constantly getting later… why stick with a job that you don’t love?

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Are you getting your (personal development) five-a-day?

Before you read on any further, I want to ask you a serious question… How often do you step outside of your comfort zone at work?

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How do we fix the broken recruitment process?

Last week I received an email from a client challenging and telling me that “the vast majority of recruiters are looking for carbon copies” – recruiting based on keywords alone. Are they?