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How To Work From Home And Stay Productive
How To Work From Home And Stay Productive
By Fiona Frudd 18.03.20
<p>The thought of avoiding morning traffic and getting through the &lsquo;to do&rsquo; list in absolute peace makes you wonder why more people don&rsquo;t work from home as it&rsquo;s a pretty appealing notion. With so much technology at hand, it&rsquo;s now possible for employees in all kinds of industries to work from home.</p>
Boom In Technology Sector Creates Growth For SF Recruitment
Boom In Technology Sector Creates Growth For SF Recruitment
By Fiona Frudd 12.03.20
<p>The Midlands&rsquo; leading specialist recruiter has announced plans for a major expansion of its technology department.</p>
5 Reasons Why Companies Should Outsource Their Recruitment
5 Reasons Why Companies Should Outsource Their Recruitment
By Fiona Frudd 10.03.20
<p>With so many people either actively seeking a new job or open to the idea of a new role,<br /> it&rsquo;s surprising to discover that it&rsquo;s actually becoming harder and harder for companies to find the right person to fill their job vacancies.</p>
How To Reignite Your Job Search
How To Reignite Your Job Search
By Fiona Frudd 09.03.20
<p>Finding 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 into everyday jadedness simply because of a few ignored applications. This shouldn&rsquo;t &ndash; and needn&rsquo;t &ndash; be the way. If you&rsquo;re going to secure the role of your dreams, you must keep the fire going.</p> <p>We want you to find new hope by reigniting your somewhat stale search, and we think the following tips will help.</p>
How To Motivate Your Employees, Especially On A Monday Morning
How To Motivate Your Employees, Especially On A Monday Morning
By Fiona Frudd 05.03.20
<p>If many of your employees live for the weekend, its your responsibility to revive and motivate them when the working week starts. However, Mondays needn&rsquo;t be so painful. There are many ways to ensure that your employees are happy coming to work and feel motivated from the moment they arrive, these are listed below:blog</p>
How to Write a Personal Statement
How to Write a Personal Statement
By Fiona Frudd 28.02.20
<p>When it comes to writing a CV, some aspects come easier than others.</p> <p>In a CV a lot of people are fine with the career history and qualifications section, but can struggle with the actual personal statement element.</p>
Why Self-Belief Is Essential For Career Success
Why Self-Belief Is Essential For Career Success
By Fiona Frudd 25.02.20
<p>In the workplace, being introverted and lacking self-belief are very different things that people often confuse with each other. You can be quiet, shy and reserved, and know in your head and heart that you&rsquo;re amazing at what you do. On the flipside, you can be loud and confident but feel like you have no clue what you&rsquo;re doing; like you&rsquo;re a fraud who&rsquo;s about to be caught.</p>
In the hiring line
In the hiring line
By Fiona Frudd 20.02.20
<p>Over 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 patron SF Recruitment has established its reputation and position as a leading specialist recruiter in the Midlands. Its Regional Director for the East Midlands, Dominic Syalon, talks to Business Network about the journey.</p>
Visual CVs: Should You Have One?
Visual CVs: Should You Have One?
By Fiona Frudd 14.02.20
<p>Did you know that the CV goes back hundreds of years? While it&rsquo;s impossible to determine exactly when the first one was produced, we do know that the earliest professional resume on record is credited to none other than Leonardo Da Vinci &ndash; famous of course for painting Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.</p>
SF Recruitment named top company to work for by Sunday Times
SF Recruitment named top company to work for by Sunday Times
By Fiona Frudd 31.01.20
<p>SF Recruitment has cemented itself as a leading specialist recruiter, after being listed as a Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For and commended for its learning and development, following a ceremony in London on Wednesday 19 February.</p>
Banish Those Nerves: Pre-Interview Tips To Help You Get The Job Job hunt
Banish Those Nerves: Pre-Interview Tips To Help You Get The Job Job hunt
By Fiona Frudd 15.01.20
<p>It&rsquo;s fair to say that job interviews are a necessary evil. They can be very daunting when you&rsquo;re sat in the hot seat, with every word and action being scrutinised by a panel of people you have never met before. Nobody looks forward to being in that pressure-filled position but it&rsquo;s something we all have to do from time to time. Otherwise, <a href="/candidates/">career progression</a> is impossible.</p>
Midlands specialist recruiter achieves highest accreditation by Best Companies
Midlands specialist recruiter achieves highest accreditation by Best Companies
By Fiona Frudd 10.01.20
<p><a href="/about-us/">SF Recruitment</a> has once again established its position as the leading specialist recruiter, after it achieved the highest possible accreditation for workplace engagement from Best Companies.</p>