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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...

UK’S ‘Scrabble’ for talent as buoyant jobs market fuels wage inflation, warns CEO

The UK jobs market is experiencing a ‘scrabble’ for talent as employers struggle to find good quality staff, according to the chief...

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....

SF Hosts Birmingham Bears First Cricket Match Of 2021

Our Birmingham team hosted over 100 business professionals from the West Midlands at Edgbaston Cricket Stadium on Thursday. It was our...

A Changing World: How COVID-19 Proves That the Future is Flexible

SF recruitment highlights how the working world has changed post pandemic, and how businesses must adapt their approach towards flexible working...

Five Key Tips for Organising a Successful Workplace Mentoring Scheme

Why The Pandemic Has Intensified The Need For Learning And Development

For many employers, one of the highest priorities before the Covid-19 outbreak was staff retention. The global pandemic has arguably intensified this...

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...

9 Virtual Ways To Have Fun This Christmas

COVID-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...

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...

Why Your Employees Should Always Come First

For most business owners, customer satisfaction is the number one goal – happy customers are loyal customers, right? Well, in order to make...

Five Onboarding Tips You Definitely Can’t Skip

The 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,...

Why Employee Recognition Is Important

So many companies fail to realise the importance of workforce engagement, and of rewarding hardworking staff for a job well done. Contrary to many...

Future Trends – What Will Businesses Look Like In 20 Years

What 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...

Should Staff Be Forced To Use Their Full Annual Holiday Entitlement Without Carrying Any Over?

A generous holiday allowance is a benefit that most employees prize highly; research suggests that the current generation of workers values their...

5 Reasons Why Companies Should Outsource Their Recruitment

With 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...

How To Motivate Your Employees, Especially On A Monday Morning

If many of your employees live for the weekend, its your responsibility to revive and motivate them when the working week starts. However, Mondays...

In the hiring line

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...

Why SF Recruitment Meet ALL Of Our Candidates

New research has revealed that many headhunters and recruitment agencies don’t use adequate pre-employment screening processes to verify...

The Benefits Of Employing Interim And Temporary Staff

Permanent employees are often viewed as the foundation of any business. They will usually be the backbone of the organisation due to their knowledge...

SF Golf Day At The Belfry – A Great Day At The Office…

SF Group recently hosted a fantastic golf day at the prestigious Belfry Course in Sutton Coldfield which is renowned for having held the...

Competency-Based Interviews – How To Use Them Effectively

Interviews 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...

Why Firm On-Boarding And Career Progression Plans Make Great Companies

Take 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...

The Importance Of Working With A Reliable And Honest Recruitment Consultant

Your 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...