Ever had a recruiter you’ve never spoken to before call you and say “We’ve never spoken before but I have the perfect opportunity for you!” Initially, you might think ‘Great!’ but before you get too excited think about this. How does the recruiter know it’s the perfect opportunity for YOU?

Many people think that references are pointless claiming that they are a waste of time, don’t add any value and are bias as people only give referees who will provide positive references. However, references taken from the right people in the right way can help you avoid hiring the wrong people, so how do you go about doing it the right way?

You’ve been through the stress and strain that is hiring a new employee for the team, even more so if it is a replacement and you are now excited because you have found the right person for your team and an offer is made. But the offer is rejected and you have go back to square one. How can you avoid this happening again?

You have just accepted a great new job, congratulations, and now you have to resign… but how is your boss going to react?Don’t worry, resigning is not as painful as people think. Here’s how to do it without burning any bridges.

How much are your fees? It’s a question I am often asked, and rightly so, but the right question should be “what is the cost of recruitment?” A recruiter’s fees are often the only tangible cost in a recruitment process, but it is usually only a small fraction of the overall cost to a business that companies are not necessarily aware of.

It is the day of the job interview, you have done all your prep and you are beginning to feel a little nervous… but how do you make sure you nail the interview? Follow these top tips and you will be one step closer to landing your dream job.

Congratulations! You have been invited to attend an interview! But how do you make sure you impress? What do you need to prepare so that you can demonstrate you are the right person for the job? Here are our top tips to help you be as prepared as possible.

Writing a cover letter is not easy, but a well-written letter can put one step ahead of the competition and help land that dream job. Here are our top tips to writing a great cover letter.

Writing a CV can be a difficult task, especially with so many things to consider. Follow these top tips and you will start to get more interviews in no time!

When so much time and effort is put into writing a job description, why do 48% of people leave their jobs within the first 18 months? Could it be a lack of talent in the market or could our approach towards the JD need updating?

Yes, there are going to be a lot of changes happening over the next few years and yes, there are going to be a lot of headlines, uncertainty and worry but so what?

Harrogate Mumbler recently posted a great blog about our Managing Partner Miranda Gregory and GPS Return and here it is!

On the one hand he is a dedicated and committed individual who puts his passion above all things. On the other, he is the chatty drunk on the train that I was ‘unlucky’ enough to sit next to last week, and here is what I learned.

As a business owner in Yorkshire I am genuinely excited about the potential of the Northern Powerhouse but who is going to fuel it?

You’re busy at work, a hectic end to a hectic a week and then you get the call from an over-enthusiastic recruiter. Why bother taking the call? Find out here.

You spend weeks, sometimes months, trying to find the right candidate for your team and you are down to the final two. Yet you can’t shake that nagging feeling that neither of them is right.