Announcing our 'Flex for Success' pledge

We are so pleased to announce the launch of our new initiative; Flex for Success. With this campaign, we’ll aim to help highly skilled...

SF's new fully flexible and benefit filled employee proposition

SF Recruitment has announced a number of exciting changes to its employee proposition through the launch of The SF Experience©. The SF...

Nine Ways to Boost Staff Engagement Post-pandemic

Why Engagement Matters As any business leader worth their salt will tell you, an organisation’s employees are its most valuable asset....

Leaving Notice Letters

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,...

Five Key Tips for Organising a Successful Workplace Mentoring Scheme

SF Recruitment Celebrates International Women’s Day With Gender Pay Gap Landmark

[Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham] recruitment specialists, SF Recruitment, has announced that it has levelled its gender pay gap as part of...

The Changing Face Of Finance And Accountancy Recruitment

Tips For Working From Home Productively

Get inspired by bringing all your senses into your working from home space. If you are feeling like your WFH environment is impeding on your...

Common Interview Mistakes That Could Cost You The Job

Nobody enjoys going to job interviews, but they’re unavoidable if you want to further your career.  Providing you know what you’re...

Characteristics Of The Perfect Recruiter

Recruiters are used to hiring people across myriad industries and into an array of professions, but how do they go about recruiting a potential new...

What Can You Learn From Job Rejection?

They 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...

SF’s Top 5 Tips To Secure Your Dream Job

There can be a lot to remember when applying for jobs, as if the process isn’t stressful enough already! Thankfully, the Internet...

Beyond Payday: Employee Perks To Negotiate

Whichever 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...

Five Steps To Writing A First Class Cover Letter

The 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...

How to write a cover letter

A 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...

Need a job but don’t know where to start? Then SF Recruitment is the place for you!

So 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...

Personal Statement Do’s & Don’t’s

Writing your personal statement can be a tough task, especially the first time writing one. A personal statement is the first thing an employer will...

How To Work From Home And Stay Productive

The thought of avoiding morning traffic and getting through the ‘to do’ list in absolute peace makes you wonder why more people...

How to Write a Personal Statement

When 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...

Why Self-Belief Is Essential For Career Success

In the workplace, being introverted and lacking self-belief are very different things that people often confuse with each other. You can be quiet,...

Visual CVs: Should You Have One?

Did 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...

Banish Those Nerves: Pre-Interview Tips To Help You Get The Job Job hunt

It’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...

SF Recruitment – Candidate Care And Support

At SF Recruitment, we pride ourselves on candidate care and work hard to give every candidate a positive experience throughout the recruitment...

Common grammar mistakes to watch out for on your CV!

First 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...

Temp To Perm – A Trend For The Future?

It’s been a turbulent few years in the British labour market; recession, pay freezes and redundancies have dominated...

How Using Social Media Can Improve Your Job Prospects

Social media has drastically improved the way we recruit within SF Recruitment. What is it, then, about using LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+...

Things To Remember In A Job Interview

Job 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...

SF Group – The Candidate Experience

I 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...