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UK productivity remains weak as job prospects for adults ‘hurt’ by poor literacy and numeracy skills

Charlie Ryan AKA the Recruitment Queen says: “We are seeing the high impact of low numeracy and literacy skills every day. It has also become difficult for the employer because where an employer felt a “C” grade was good enough in both of these areas at GCSE, having this grade is not guaranteeing the candidate […]

November 24, 2017 Post Comment News

Facebook Live – Work Experience: Is it worth it?!

Join The Recruitment Queen live on Facebook talk about whether Work Experience is worth it! Ask her job related questions and start discussions. Email lauren@cmrrecruitment.co.uk to get your questions in early then head back to this page to join LIVE on 5th December! https://www.facebook.com/therecruitqueen/ December Live CMR

November 15, 2017 Post Comment News

You don’t have to trust your gut!

I hear all the time from employers that they trust their “gut” and if they get a good feel that the individual is right then they recruit them. I am not going to rule out the “gut feel” at all however, what I am going to do is suggest that we have evidence which supports […]

November 9, 2017 Post Comment News

Is this new? Facebook tests ‘work histories’ feature

Charlie Ryan talks about the new Facebook feature: “Is this new? I appreciate it might be for facebook, but isn’t this something LinkedIn have been doing for years? I guess the biggest question is will it be utilised? Perhaps if you know someone and they have an opportunity for you, maybe. But, we are generally […]

November 7, 2017 Post Comment News

Happy Employees, Happy Workplace?

A scientific study has shown happiness equals productivity. That’s why ensuring employee satisfaction is essential to helping a company’s overall success. So what can we do to increase staff happiness, here are a few tips and ideas to get you started. Make Their Opinion Count Employees need to care about what they do and more […]

November 3, 2017 Post Comment News
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