SF Recruitment's latest series of Inspiring Women interviews are being released throughout March in support of Women’s History Month.
This second instalment features Natalie Gasson-McKinley MBE MBA, an advocate for diversity and inclusion in business and boardrooms. Natalie received an MBE from King Charles in the New Year's Honours for Services to businesses in the East Midlands.
Read moreIn honour of International Women's Day 2023, SF Recruitment's Inspiring Women interview series features Lindsey Harrison-Grimes, Director of...
Read moreIt’s not a surprise that businesses offering competitive employee benefits have an engaged and satisfied workforce that are committed to their...
Read moreWe are really excited to announce the expansion of our business footprint with the opening of a new SF Recruitment office in the centre of Manchester...
Read moreSF Recruitment's latest series of Inspiring Women interviews are being released throughout March in support of Women’s History...
Read moreIn honour of International Women's Day 2023, SF Recruitment's Inspiring Women interview series features Lindsey Harrison-Grimes, Director of...
Read moreIt’s not a surprise that businesses offering competitive employee benefits have an engaged and satisfied workforce that are committed to their...
Read moreWe are really excited to announce the expansion of our business footprint with the opening of a new SF Recruitment office in the centre of Manchester...
Read moreJanuary is one of the most opportune times for new job seekers. The start of a new year ushers in optimism for fresh starts and new beginnings, as...
Read moreWMPeople.co.uk has announced the shortlisted businesses for its Top Employer Awards in February 2023
Read moreAs proud parteners for National Work Life Week 2022, we have released a joint letter with Working Families alongside 20 other Working...
Read moreA new YouGov poll commissioned by Working Families and SF Recruitment underscores the impact and importance of employers prioritising flexible...
Read moreHow is flexible working shifting the recruitment landscape? In this interview, the UK's leading Work Life Charity, Working Families,...
Read moreWith a more flexible and varied approach to how and where we work in a post-pandemic era, has there also been a significant shift in the way we dress...
Read moreWe’re proud to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists for the The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards for the...
Read moreWe are delighted to share that we are working alongside Working Families to help our clients introduce or improve flexible working within their...
Read moreWe are so pleased to announce the launch of our new initiative; Flex for Success. With this campaign, we’ll aim to help highly skilled...
Read moreProminent specialist midland’s recruitment consultancy, SF Recruitment, leads the way in Menopause Awareness as they host a ‘Menopause in...
Read moreWork-life balance charity Working Families has announced the winners of the 2022 Best Practice Awards at a celebratory event held at Vintner’s...
Read moreCongratulations, you have landed an interview for your dream job! Now what? Landing a great job after graduation can be tough. The competition is...
Read moreThe interview process is one of the most important steps to getting a job. It can also be one of the most nerve-wracking. If you're heading into...
Read moreMarketing interviews can be daunting. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, it's essential to be prepared. These top eleven...
Read moreSF Recruitment has been named as a finalist in three categories: Best for Flexible Working, Best for Flexible Recruitment, and Best Small...
Read moreLEADING recruitment agency SF Recruitment has launched a special event to brighten up the start of the week for Nottingham workers with a free coffee...
Read moreSF Recruitment's Nottingham office are holding an event to help brighten up the start of the week for Nottingham workers with a free coffee...
Read moreLeicester based SF Recruitment have won the Business Fives national winter football tournament, raising an impressive £7000 for both the Bodie...
Read moreFLEXIBLE working and supporting the many parents among our colleagues is at the forefront of what we do here at SF Recruitment. We are so thrilled...
Read moreSupport, flexibility, career progression - these are just some of the descriptions used by the women we spoke to about their experiences of working...
Read moreThe UK jobs market is experiencing a ‘scrabble’ for talent as employers struggle to find good quality staff, according to the chief...
Read moreWe’re extremely proud to announce that our amazing team at SF have smashed our target of picking up 20,000 pieces of litter to celebrate...
Read moreDo you know a great candidate who's looking for a new challenge? Referring a friend to us can bag you a £100 Amazon gift voucher!
Read moreAfter reaching over 20,000 followers on LinkedIn, we have been wondering how to celebrate this great achievement. With SF being anti-single-use...
Read moreEveryone deserves to work in a job they love. Imagine counting down the minutes each working day, willing the clock to say 5 o’clock....
Read moreSF Recruitment has announced a number of exciting changes to its employee proposition through the launch of The SF Experience©. The SF...
Read moreMarket-leading recruitment specialist, SF Recruitment, has completed a £1.2m investment which sees both its management team become owners in...
Read moreLeading specialist recruitment firm, SF Recruitment, has announced its latest investment to its specialised engineering recruitment team, spearheaded...
Read moreCatherine Forrest has been with SF for over 2 years and works part-time from our Leicester Office. Here, she discusses being a mum and a...
Read moreLeading Midlands recruitment firm SF Recruitment has invested £250,000 in three brand new offices as part of a company-wide transformation...
Read moreWhy Engagement Matters As any business leader worth their salt will tell you, an organisation’s employees are its most valuable asset....
Read moreWhatever your reasons for leaving a job, there is a right way and a wrong way to resign. You must make sure you leave with the right level of grace,...
Read moreOur Birmingham team hosted over 100 business professionals from the West Midlands at Edgbaston Cricket Stadium on Thursday. It was our...
Read moreInnovative uses of bamboo have seen two Birmingham organisations join together to form a unique partnership. Specialist recruitment firm, SF...
Read moreWe are looking to hire experienced Recruitment Consultants across our Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham offices with the emphasis on Finance &...
Read moreSF Recruitment has once again cemented itself as a leading specialist recruiter, after being listed among the top 100 small companies to work for in...
Read moreWant to find out more about SF Recruitment, then who better to tell you than our own people!!! Meet Olivia Garner who works from our Nottingham...
Read moreSF recruitment highlights how the working world has changed post pandemic, and how businesses must adapt their approach towards flexible working...
Read moreFor many employers, one of the highest priorities before the Covid-19 outbreak was staff retention. The global pandemic has arguably intensified this...
Read more[Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham] recruitment specialists, SF Recruitment, has announced that it has levelled its gender pay gap as part of...
Read moreGet inspired by bringing all your senses into your working from home space. If you are feeling like your WFH environment is impeding on your...
Read moreCOVID-19 is having a huge impact on all our lives. Remote working and limited contact with people in general has in most cases, hit morale...
Read more2020, a year of the widest recognition for employee engagement. A summary of the accolades and titles won by SF Recruitment this year, marking them...
Read moreHow do we find the right balance between HR and Technology? Technology has certainly transformed a lot within the workplace, and it has certainly...
Read moreNobody enjoys going to job interviews, but they’re unavoidable if you want to further your career. Providing you know what you’re...
Read more‘One thing the crisis has taught us is that we have to care more for those that we live close to and work with.’ - Jonathon Porritt,...
Read moreFrom the bog-standard to the bonkers there are a wealth of questions that you could ask a potential new recruit during the job interview process. But...
Read moreRecruiters are used to hiring people across myriad industries and into an array of professions, but how do they go about recruiting a potential new...
Read moreFor most business owners, customer satisfaction is the number one goal – happy customers are loyal customers, right? Well, in order to make...
Read moreThey say you should be grateful to receive any response from a job application these days, but when that response is a rejection, it can really dent...
Read moreSearching for a job is hard work. It can be time-consuming, tiring and frustrating – even though you’re doing it with the best possible...
Read moreThe Birmingham Mail interviews SF Recruitment's Marketing Director, on the reason the business has adopted Bamboo and banished plastic.
Read moreThe idea of employing someone might seem simple, but the pressure to get it right is immense. A bad hire can not only waste your time and theirs,...
Read moreWe commissioned a bespoke spoken word piece from Birmingham born Rapper ‘Lady Sanity’ which she performed exclusively for SF Recruitment...
Read moreSo many companies fail to realise the importance of workforce engagement, and of rewarding hardworking staff for a job well done. Contrary to many...
Read moreThere can be a lot to remember when applying for jobs, as if the process isn’t stressful enough already! Thankfully, the Internet...
Read moreYou’ve got yourself a great new job and can’t wait to get started, but the week before you start, those niggling worries start to kick...
Read moreWinston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr are all remembered for being great leaders, but there’s something else they have in...
Read moreWhichever path you find yourself on, the career decisions you make will always be influenced in one way or another by money. How valuable is that...
Read moreWhat will our working lives look like in 20 years? Will robots have replaced all humans in offices? Will our daily commutes take place in flying...
Read moreWe are part of the Hamilton Bradshaw Group, owned and managed by former Dragon’s Den Star James Caan.
Read moreThe cover letter is one of the most important parts of applying to a job, not only is this an advertisement of your professional self but it’s...
Read moreA cover letter is an essential part of the process when applying for a job, as this is one of the first parts of an application that an employer will...
Read moreCVs are like opinions; everyone’s got one, but some aren’t worth shouting about from the rooftops. Too many people fall into the trap of...
Read moreSo you’ve decided to finally go out and find a new role and have a change, unfortunately, that can be easier said than done. And, whether...
Read moreWriting your personal statement can be a tough task, especially the first time writing one. A personal statement is the first thing an employer will...
Read moreA generous holiday allowance is a benefit that most employees prize highly; research suggests that the current generation of workers values their...
Read moreThe thought of avoiding morning traffic and getting through the ‘to do’ list in absolute peace makes you wonder why more people...
Read moreThe Midlands’ leading specialist recruiter has announced plans for a major expansion of its technology department.
Read moreWith so many people either actively seeking a new job or open to the idea of a new role, it’s surprising to discover that it’s actually...
Read moreFinding a new job can be draining, you start with all the vigour in the world, determined to impress everyone out there, before slowly shrinking back...
Read moreIf many of your employees live for the weekend, its your responsibility to revive and motivate them when the working week starts. However, Mondays...
Read moreWhen it comes to writing a CV, some aspects come easier than others. In a CV a lot of people are fine with the career history and qualifications...
Read moreIn the workplace, being introverted and lacking self-belief are very different things that people often confuse with each other. You can be quiet,...
Read moreOver the past 20 years, the recruitment sector has evolved from a niche industry to a major cog in the employment machine. In that time. Chamber...
Read moreDid you know that the CV goes back hundreds of years? While it’s impossible to determine exactly when the first one was produced, we do know...
Read moreSF Recruitment has cemented itself as a leading specialist recruiter, after being listed as a Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For and...
Read moreIt’s fair to say that job interviews are a necessary evil. They can be very daunting when you’re sat in the hot seat, with every word and...
Read moreSF Recruitment has once again established its position as the leading specialist recruiter, after it achieved the highest possible accreditation for...
Read moreAt SF Recruitment, we pride ourselves on candidate care and work hard to give every candidate a positive experience throughout the recruitment...
Read moreFirst impressions are one of the most important factors when applying for a new role. In nearly every instance, your CV is the first thing an...
Read moreIt’s been a turbulent few years in the British labour market; recession, pay freezes and redundancies have dominated...
Read moreSocial media has drastically improved the way we recruit within SF Recruitment. What is it, then, about using LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+...
Read moreRecruitment specialist uses LEGO® to showcase their patronage.
Read moreNew research has revealed that many headhunters and recruitment agencies don’t use adequate pre-employment screening processes to verify...
Read morePermanent employees are often viewed as the foundation of any business. They will usually be the backbone of the organisation due to their knowledge...
Read moreRecruitment specialist, backed by ex-Dragon James Caan, announces the final straw in single-use plastic. The leading Midlands recruitment...
Read moreSF Group has rebranded as SF Recruitment.
Read moreYou may keep an eye on the jobs boards, checking to see what’s out there even though you are already happily employed. However, the majority of...
Read moreDragons Den led recruitment specialist celebrates placing eight candidates a day in two decade history.
Read moreSF Recruitment are really proud to see some of the feedback from year 11 students at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School after Jade...
Read moreIt’s been a whole gloriously sunny week since SF Recruitment, together with CIPS, hosted a networking summer BBQ on the Roof Terrace...
Read moreAfter 2017’s scorching hot Leeds 10K, the Divisional Manager of our SF Leeds office Luci Barnett, is once again running the Leeds 10K this...
Read moreAs a business, we’re actively increasing our corporate social responsibility efforts and we’re absolutely committed to working more...
Read moreWe’re delighted to share the news that SF Recruitment, a professional services recruitment business, has been placed within the 75 Best...
Read moreUnless you have been living under a rock, it has been hard to miss the media frenzy surrounding General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Although...
Read more/about-us/While we still have a long way to go, mental health has never been talked about so openly in this country, and this has to be a good...
Read moreKaty Hill from SF Recruitment’s Nottingham office managed a well-being seminar this morning which attracted almost 60 HR Professionals from...
Read moreThere is lots going on around to world to mark this day including McDonald’s turning its sign upside down to make a W, demonstrations in...
Read moreThe world has changed significantly since women were first granted the vote 100 years ago. We’ve seen two female prime ministers and 208 women...
Read moreOf the many discussion points Brexit has created, one of the most prevalent is how the move away from the European Union will affect small...
Read more2018’s job market has had a healthy start, as Totaljobs reports there to have been a record-breaking number of jobs advertised comparatively...
Read moreThe spotlight on staff wellbeing is high on the SF agenda. From on-boarding, mentoring, the development and progression of existing employees through...
Read more4 of SF Group’s most successful and senior employees, gave up some office time this week to volunteer at an Interview Skills session...
Read moreSF Group Birmingham, back where it all started 20 years ago, are still at the top of their game.
Read moreSF Nottingham have just returned from a relaxing break in a luxury villa in Marbella. This team, managed by Dominic Syalon, opted to spend the...
Read moreOn the surface, recruitment seems like a simple concept; it involves people finding jobs and companies finding people. In reality though, the...
Read moreSF Group recently hosted a fantastic golf day at the prestigious Belfry Course in Sutton Coldfield which is renowned for having held the...
Read moreJob interviews can be pretty nerve-racking. The pressure of what could be a life-changing event is often enough to make the mind go blank when you...
Read moreTaking place on Thursday 25th May at 7pm at the Belfry in Nottingham, this prestigious event is an annual recognition of the achievements by the...
Read moreTalk to your typical baby boomer and they’ll have likely spent a decent portion of their life in the same job, or, at the very least, the same...
Read moreLast Thursday, SF Group hosted a very successful craft beer tasting evening at Purecraft Birmingham for our clients across the...
Read moreBusy days are a pretty regular occurrence for a lot of people. You find yourself finishing each day wishing there was an extra hour or two to get...
Read moreFor the 3rd year running, SF Group have secured a place on the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For lists. This is the fourth time that SF...
Read moreSF are really pleased to have added an engineering offering to our already successful recruitment repertoire in the West Midlands.
Read moreWe are a leading recruitment business based in the Midlands, the North West and Yorkshire. We began our journey in 1997 as a finance specialist, now...
Read moreSocial media has changed the world. It’s revolutionised human communication, making it infinitely easier for people to stay in touch and share...
Read moreAt SF Group we are always keen to keep you updated with legal changes in the employment market, and we wanted to remind you that as of 1st...
Read moreOn Friday 16th September our Super Hub in Nottingham is sponsoring the drinks reception at the prestigious, annual East Midlands Business...
Read moreIn only 3 days SF Group (yep all 124 of us) are heading for a weekend in the sun. This is the 3rd year running that our owner...
Read moreSF Group recently sponsored an NCASS end of exams Night at the Dogs in Nottingham. Throughout the event we ran a competition to win an...
Read moreThis week our internal recruitment team attended the Birmingham City University Grad Fayre. We met some exceptionally talented individuals who will...
Read moreThis month saw CIPS host a summer BBQ which was held at the Library of Birmingham 3rd floor discovery terrace, which overlooks Birmingham City...
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that SF Group has been shortlisted for the Recruiter’s Investing in Talent Best Professional Services...
Read moreMany clients and candidates question whether they should even bother working with an agency at all with several reluctant to apply to agency job...
Read moreOnly two years ago a Deloitte report showed how workplace diversity sits at the bottom of the priority pile for many HR managers – it...
Read moreSF Group are delighted to be the key sponsors of the ‘NCASS Night at the Dogs’ event at the Nottingham Greyhound Stadium on Friday...
Read moreLast Thursday, SF Group had a busy day at The Job Show which was held at the Leicester City Football Ground.
Read moreWork experience is a great way to work for a company and gain an insight into what it takes to work in a professional atmosphere. It will also...
Read moreA lot can change in ten years – back in 2006 no one would have guessed that social media was going to be such a big deal in 2016. Twitter...
Read moreSocial media is inundated with cute cat videos, political memes, reality TV star selfies and family members posting cringe-worthy updates; but as any...
Read moreAt SF Recruitment we appreciate the time, effort and commitment involved in making a job application and realise that it may become a...
Read moreOn Thursday, SF Group had a great day at the Nottingham Business Expo at the Motorpoint Arena. With 120 companies, including SF Group,...
Read moreOn Thursday evening, 3 of our SF employees from our Nottingham super hub had a brilliant time at the East Midlands ICAEW...
Read moreThis week saw SF Group take up a well deserved place within ‘The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For’ list for the 2nd...
Read moreInterviews are one of the most feared experiences, no matter how prepared we are, those nerves can often get the better of us. The one thing...
Read moreI am lucky enough to work with some fantastic candidates and I was thrilled last week to have secured one of them, his dream assignment! These...
Read moreOn Thursday last week, SF Group hosted a networking event in the Library of Birmingham Book Rotunda to celebrate the topical and exciting...
Read moreAt SF Group, we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and thrive off giving back to the community.
Read moreThe subject of women in Business has caused controversy for many decades. If it’s not businesses accused of positive discrimination and...
Read moreIt’s coming close to the end of the year, and you are still stuck in a job you hate. You automatically think ‘New Year, New...
Read moreAll companies want to grow, whether it’s expanding into new territories, releasing a larger product line or perhaps acquiring a smaller rival....
Read moreOn Friday, SF Group had a brilliant time at CIMA’s Annual Festive Ball at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham.
Read moreSF Group are delighted to be the key sponsor of CIMA’s forthcoming Annual Festive Ball in the West Midlands this year. This prestigious...
Read moreTake a look through any of the numerous lists of top UK companies to work for and you’ll begin to notice a trend. It’s not all about free...
Read moreOfficially recognised as a ‘Great Place to work’ by the Sunday Times, SF Group is loved by all it’s employees thanks to the...
Read moreOn 3rd October CIPD (The Midlands Area Partnership) are hosting their annual event, entitled ‘”Be HR Smart: Develop yourself and shape...
Read moreYour business can have all the money in the world and the best equipment available, but unless it also has a hard-working team of dedicated...
Read moreAt SF we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and thrive off giving back into the community.
Read moreSF Group are delighted to have formed a supplier agreement with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Non-Medical Non-Clinical...
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that in addition to SF Group receiving Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation and being awarded a position within the...
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that we have been placed within the Top 50 Best Companies To Work For in the UK by The Sunday Times. Positioned at...
Read moreAround 13,000 people in the West Midlands secured themselves a job during the first quarter of this year, new figures from the...
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