News & Insights

<p>The&nbsp;UK jobs market is experiencing a &lsquo;scrabble&rsquo; for talent as employers struggle to find good quality staff, according to the chief executive officer of a leading Midlands recruitment agency.</p>

<p>We&rsquo;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 reaching 20,000 followers on LinkedIn.</p>

<p>After reaching over 20,000 followers on LinkedIn, we have been wondering how to celebrate this great achievement. With SF being anti-single-use plastic, it got us thinking&hellip;</p>

<p>Everyone deserves to work in a job they love.</p> <p>Imagine counting down the minutes each working day, willing the clock to say 5 o&rsquo;clock. Imagine constantly wishing away the working week, just to make it to the weekend.</p>

<p>SF Recruitment has announced a number of exciting changes to its employee proposition through the launch of The SF Experience&copy;. The SF Experience&copy; offers a fully-flexible way of working that gives employees the autonomy to choose where, when and how they work.</p>

<p>Market-leading recruitment specialist, SF Recruitment, has completed a &pound;1.2m investment which sees both its management team become owners in the business, and every employee given a stake in the future profits of the company.</p>

<p>Leading specialist recruitment firm, SF Recruitment, has announced its latest investment to its specialised engineering recruitment team, spearheaded by two new experienced members.</p>

<p>Catherine Forrest has been with SF for over 2 years and&nbsp;works part-time from our Leicester Office. Here, she discusses being a mum and a successful Senior Recruitment Consultant.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Leading Midlands recruitment firm <a href="http://www.sfrecruitment.com">SF Recruitment</a> has invested &pound;250,000 in three brand new offices as part of a company-wide transformation plan, with flexible working and an ambitious growth plan behind the move.&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>Why Engagement Matters</strong></h3> <p>As any business leader worth their salt will tell you, an organisation&rsquo;s employees are its most valuable asset. Often, a company&rsquo;s success will hinge on its workforce. Staff retention, talent attraction, productivity and organisational culture are some of the most critical factors in cultivating a successful business. As such, it&rsquo;s in the best interest of business leaders to ensure that their staff remain both engaged and fulfilled in the workplace.</p>

<p>Whatever 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, with your head held high, this shows potential employers that you can handle sensitive situations professionally, as news can travel pretty fast in certain industries.</p>

<p>Our Birmingham team hosted over 100 business professionals from the West Midlands at&nbsp;<a data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:2672253" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/edgbaston-stadium/">Edgbaston</a>&nbsp;Cricket Stadium on Thursday. It was our first opportunity to see our logo on the&nbsp;<a data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAACC_BeQBqlUX3ihC4cZ326neEpJ9oy-ZAM4" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACC_BeQBqlUX3ihC4cZ326neEpJ9oy-ZAM4">Birmingham Bears</a>&nbsp;shirts, as they faced The Derbyshire Falcons in the T20 fixture.<br /> &nbsp;</p>