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How to Improve Your Interview Attendance RateFriday 20th September 2024
If you've ever had to hire for your business, you'll know that a percentage of people simply don't show up...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs September 2024
Monday 9th September 2024
The headline figures evidence: A steeper fall in permanent placements Permanent pay growth weakest in...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs July 2024
Monday 8th July 2024
When the market information was supplied for this survey, we were pre-election and now we're very much post-election...
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Free CV Template
Tuesday 2nd July 2024
Whether you're an experienced worker or leaving full-time education and entering the workplace for the first time, we have a...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs June 2024
Wednesday 12th June 2024
I think Neil Carberry, Chief Exec of the REC sums up the market perfectly: “The jobs market looks...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs May 2024
Thursday 9th May 2024
The headlines this month are: Placements fall at a weaker pace Pay rates increased to...
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Hiring: When Statutory Holiday Pay is Not Enough
Tuesday 7th May 2024
Recruiter talking to the HR Dept, taking a new job vacancy "Let's talk about the benefits the new...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs April 2024
Friday 5th April 2024
Welcome to the latest figures."With a further decline in recruitment activity, recruiters (including myself) have fed back that this appears...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs March 2024
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Welcome to the latest recruitment market survey. I'm always happy to be a source of help and advice,...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs February 2024
Thursday 8th February 2024
Neil Carberry of the REC is quite right when he says that now is the time for the government and...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs January 2024
Tuesday 9th January 2024
It's difficult to tell how much seasonal variations have affected these statistics.So here they are, without commentary.I'm always happy to...
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Welcome to Recruitment First Aid - the NEW answer to your hiring problems
Tuesday 9th January 2024
When recruiting, do you identify with any of these statements?We get poor-quality job applicants.Job applicants are too many or too...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs December 2023
Tuesday 12th December 2023
"As the survey says, in our area of specialism, accountancy, there remains a demand for people but a continued shortage...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs November 2023
Friday 10th November 2023
The November report is much the same, with the trend of slowing permanent recruitment and applicant shortages.I cannot add anything...
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Why Are There So Few (Relevant) Job Applicants?
Wednesday 1st November 2023
And What Can You Do About It?
Whilst industry sectors and geography can affect the number of people you see applying for job vacancies, businesses, in general,...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs October 2023
Tuesday 10th October 2023
As I said in August: "I predict that this autumn will be slower than usual, 2024 will be...
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How to Negotiate a Discount with a Recruitment Agency
Monday 2nd October 2023
If you read my blog "Why Are Recruitment Agencies So Expensive?" this blog is almost certainly redundant. ...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs September 2023
Monday 11th September 2023
I know a song that'll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves ...Despite all the...
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Why Are Recruitment Agencies So Expensive?
Monday 4th September 2023
Dear reader,I am not going to lecture you on the difference between value and cost. Instead, I am...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs August 2023
Tuesday 8th August 2023
"It's August."This time last year we saw the slowest increase in permanent placements for 17 months. In August 2023 permanent...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs July 2023
Monday 10th July 2023
I have been gifted surveys for 'the north' and 'the south' this month if that's helpful to any...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs June 2023
Thursday 8th June 2023
"Strongest rise in candidate numbers since end of 2020". Just as an FYI, that's not to be confused with an...
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Why Networking Matters & How to Excel at It
Friday 2nd June 2023
I've struggled with the whole blog-writing thing in past weeks. It happens from time to time.Defeated, I thought I'm just...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs May 2023
Monday 15th May 2023
It's hard not to feel quite discouraged when reading these surveys because every month it's doom and gloom.There is no...
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Meet the Team: Clare Wight, Managing Director
Monday 15th May 2023
Back when I wrote the first draft of this page, to put a human face to the business,...
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Meet the Team: Helen Koffman, Senior Consultant
Monday 15th May 2023
I’m Helen and I joined Clarity in 2011, specialising in accountancy and office support vacancies within the Cambridgeshire area, although...
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How to Attract More Neurodivergent Job Applicants
Monday 1st May 2023
Considerate adverts can make a big difference
According to The Donaldson Trust, a leading charity for neurodiversity, "Neurodiversity has a wide spectrum that covers a range of...
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KPMG & REC Report on Jobs April 2023
Thursday 6th April 2023
OK, OK, it's fair to say we're in a mess.A marketplace which is simultaneously short of payrollers and...
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How to Attract More Over 50 Job Applicants
Monday 27th March 2023
Considerate adverts can make a big difference
One in three employees will be over 50 by 2025.I'll repeat that ...One in three employees will be over 50...
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How to Attract More Female Job Applicants
Thursday 23rd February 2023
Considerate adverts can make a big difference
This is the first in a series of blogs I am intending to write to help employers improve diversity and,...
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Improve the Applicant Experience With ONE Click
Friday 27th January 2023
There are many reasons cited for people doing the hiring and not responding to job applications. I...
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Five New Year's Resolutions for Recruiters
Tuesday 3rd January 2023
If your job includes hiring staff you'll know it's not an easy task. Whether you're a line manager who only...
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Senior Consultant, Helen, supports local people
Tuesday 6th December 2022
Senior Consultant, Helen Koffman, was delighted to be invited to support coworkers at Switch Now, a...
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How to Avoid Losing Staff in the New Year
Thursday 1st December 2022
Ordinarily, around 15% of people will make finding a new job one of their New Year's resolutions and January typically...
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5 Reasons Why Hybrid Working Benefits Your Business
Tuesday 1st November 2022
It's estimated that six in every 10 jobs In Cambridge cannot be done remotely including crucial jobs in...
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Flexibility (Not WFH) is What Matters
Tuesday 4th October 2022
If you hang out on LinkedIn much these days you'll find it hard to escape from...
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Don’t Let Common Interview Questions Cost You The Job
Tuesday 6th September 2022
As you leave an interview there are few feelings as frustrating as “I should have had an answer...
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5 Ways to Improve Your Recruitment Process
Monday 5th September 2022
I'm going to assume that if you're hiring staff right now, you're a very...
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How to Run Insightful Interviews ...
Tuesday 2nd August 2022
.... which Identify the Best Candidates
Too many companies go through the motions in relation to the interview process. It is a mistake and often a...
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How Do I Attract The Best People to My Business?
Tuesday 5th July 2022
Right now, job adverts are getting a very poor response. Potential applicants are there, you've just got to reach them.So...
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How to Get the Most From Your Recruitment Agency
Thursday 9th June 2022
With recruitment more challenging than we've ever seen it before (thanks to Brexit, the pandemic and 500k people removing themselves...
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What NOT to Include in Your Job Application
Monday 30th May 2022
It's been four years since the introduction of Europe's data privacy and security law on 25 May 2018 and we...
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Don’t Lose Your Preferred Candidate
Thursday 5th May 2022
We're not seeing a glut of active job-seekers right now. It was an issue before Brexit and the...
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Clarity Continue to Provide a 5-Star Service to Jobseekers
Thursday 21st April 2022
Well done to Helen, continuing to show commitment to our jobseekers.
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Job Adverts: Why It's Important to Publish The Salary
Tuesday 5th April 2022
There's been quite the fuss on social media in past months around advertising salaries on job vacancies. ...
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How to Conduct a Job Interview
Monday 7th March 2022
You're recruiting currently and maybe you've never interviewed before. Maybe interviewed infrequently, or with limited success, and scratching your head...
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Why Kindness During the Recruitment Process Pays
Friday 4th February 2022
In a month where many people choose to publicly celebrate their love for another human being, it seems fitting to...
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Jobseekers: How to Interview Like the Best
Wednesday 12th January 2022
Every month we see candidates who are great on paper but who cannot get a job offer (until...
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How to Ask for a Pay Rise
Friday 7th January 2022
Yes, it's scary.You're in a job you enjoy and you think you're worth more money than you're currently being paid,...
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5 Reasons Why Your Claim to be Diverse & Inclusive is Unconvincing
Wednesday 5th January 2022
The evidence is there. If you have a more diverse and inclusive business, it will perform better.It means many...
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How Can I Improve My CV?
Monday 13th December 2021
How can I make my CV sell me better? So you’ve made the decision to look for a new position....
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The Fear of Moving Jobs When You're Long-serving
Wednesday 10th November 2021
You’re considering your current working position and you’ve done OK haven’t you? You were plucked from obscurity. Your employer supported...
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How to Choose a Recruitment Agency - A Guide for EmployersFriday 8th October 2021
My little video is intended as a quick introduction to this blog. <<<<< I...
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How Do I Resign?
Wednesday 22nd September 2021
You've only gone and got yourself a new job. Well done! And now uncertainty and dread have kicked in. How...
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Is Your Job Applicant Who They Say They Are?
Tuesday 31st August 2021
Reducing the Risk of a Bad Hire
Hiring badly for your business can be devastating. Apart from the obvious expenses, including salary and training costs,...
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Help! I'm Being Ghosted by Job Applicants
Tuesday 20th July 2021
How to Adapt to Get the Results You Want
When I first sought work, in 1987, life was simple. I decided upon the companies I...
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Why Should I Respond to Every Unsuccessful Job Applicant?
Thursday 1st July 2021
There was a big debate on LinkedIn recently about whether or not recruiters and hiring managers should get back to...
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Why Are Good Job Applicants So Hard to Find?
Tuesday 8th June 2021
There's been a shortage of talent for several years now. But in 2021 it's especially hard to find...
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Why on Earth Would I Pay a Recruitment Agency?
Saturday 1st May 2021
It's an age-old question. How hard can it be to fill job vacancies? "I can do...
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Reducing the Chances of a Bad Hiring Decision
Monday 29th March 2021
If you've ever hired the wrong person within your business, you'll know it's stressful, costly and can completely...
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What Makes Your Job Advertisement Appealing to Applicants
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Advertising a job vacancy to attract the right people is complex and not something you can learn overnight. But there...
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How to Advertise a Job Vacancy
Friday 29th January 2021
The responsibility for filling your company's job vacancies is a big one. A responsibility that's sometimes handed to individuals within...
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My First CV
Monday 14th September 2020
How to write your first CV
Compiling your CV for the first time can be quite daunting.Even those who have been reviewing their CVs and have...
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Why Has My Job Application Been Rejected?
Monday 8th June 2020
We hope you find the video useful and wish you every success in your search. "Thank...
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5 Tips to Getting The Most From Job Boards
Thursday 28th May 2020
Started the job search? Find using job boards really frustrating? You're not the only one. Here, we'll help you to...
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Top 5 Tips for Finance Director CVs
Thursday 28th May 2020
You're a finance director or senior finance professional and you'd like to know how to improve your CV. Follow our...
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Congratulations on The Job Offer. So What Now?
Monday 10th February 2020
First of all, congratulations on the offer! What next? Your recruitment consultant will coach you through the process as much...
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How to Attract Employees and Retain Them
Tuesday 12th November 2019
A Guide for Accountancy Practices
Anyone who is responsible for hiring staff for their firm will tell you. It’s tough out there. It always has...
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How to Keep Your CV Short When You're a Contractor
Thursday 29th August 2019
You've been professionally contracting for a while now and you're CV is becoming a bit unmanageable and too long. How...
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What Information Should I Exclude From My CV?
Thursday 29th August 2019
Don't use up valuable space on your CV with personal and private information about yourself that is not relevant to...
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How to Modernise Your CV
Thursday 29th August 2019
As with all things in life, CVs date. You'll not have noticed some of the tweaks that have been happening...
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How to Write a Profile on Your CV
Thursday 29th August 2019
Often the hardest part of our CV to write because it requires the ability to articulate concisely who we are...
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Why and How to Embrace an Ambitious Qualifying Accountant
Tuesday 9th July 2019
Why and how to embrace an ambitious qualifying accountant. I describe myself as the most determined and ambitious person...
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How to Become a Partner in an Accountancy Firm
Wednesday 15th May 2019
Nearly 25 years ago, when I was about 13 years old, I remember my dad coming home from work, unusually...
