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I absolutely wish that every single HR professional and every single hiring manager learns from this horrific time that we’re all going through, and they chose their partner in recruitment with their heart. Because my heart is bulging with pride for what I’ve achieved over the last 6 years and I really want to be sat here in a years’ time celebrating Winhurst Recruitments 7th Birthday.

When people asked me why the market was so quiet in the latter part of 2019, I said it was because of Brexit and The General Election. I kept saying “Things will pick up in February, I promise, things will pick up.” And then February it did pick up a bit, and then March 2020 happened like the biggest tidal wave we have ever experienced.

I get asked at least 3 times a day advice about something to do with recruitment. And in the current climate, this is increasing as the world goes slightly mad. So in order to help you as best as I can, here is my advice.

International Women’s Day…..controversially I don’t celebrate it, I don’t acknowledge it (other than writing this on the day) and I’m not sure I even agree with it. Not anymore. And here is why.

I get asked this question so many times, pretty much every day and for those days that I haven’t been asked it, it’s usually because I’ve not managed to get around to reading all my emails and LinkedIn messages. And if I could give everyone advice, I would.

I am literally going boss-eyed from looking at LinkedIn profiles, it feels like that’s all I’ve done for the last 3 days as I’m mapping out companies for a client of mine. And I’ve just emailed the final short list of candidates, all 152 of them so I reckon I’ve looked at 500 profiles in the last 3 days.

I find the words “Head-hunter” horrid and I have no idea why. Maybe it’s when you hear candidates say, “Oh I was head hunted for a job”, that’s what I don’t like. Because I’ve heard it so many times and when you probe, they haven’t.

Is it just me or do those 4 words make your stomach churn? I have recently been at the receiving end of possibly the worst sales experience I’ve ever had, coupled with the fact that I’m reading a great book called “They Ask, You Answer” and it really made me think. Because I work in sales and I never want anyone to have their stomach churn when they think of me and what I do.

I’m not sure that this blog is work related but when you get words going around in your head, I find I just need to get them out so I have. This year has been pretty shit so far in all honesty. And I’m an upbeat kind of person but my goodness, 2020 is testing me and I’m under no illusions that I’m the chosen one as I look around and it’s testing quite a few people I know, and I love

I have always taken the time and prided myself in replying to pretty much everyone who takes the time to apply for a job with me. But this year has been really tough with some candidates and for self preservation, I explain why I’ve decided to not get back to each and everyone who submits their CV for a job.

So many people are asking this at the moment and I’ve not given it any thought….until now. And I’ve read some pretty profound things, people losing loved ones, surviving all sorts of major illnesses, experiencing horrific trauma, so I guess it’s got me looking back to where I was 10 years ago, the hopes and dreams I had for the 10 years that stood in front of me, and what my hopes & dreams are for the next 10 years.

I started doing my little videos a couple of years ago, I wanted to do something different and stand out and it worked, crickey it worked more than I thought. And I loved the creativity behind it, the randomness, I even loved it when my cat, Aramis gate-crashed. But then it got a bit over whelming,

September should be the busiest time of the year as everyone returns from their summer holidays, rested and ready for a new challenge but 2019 it doesn’t seem to be that way. Here could be a few thoughts as to why.

When you run your own business, there is no discussion of where you get your energy from it. If you don’t “get it” from somewhere, you don’t have a business, simple.

Love a sweeping statement and mine was “email will never take off”.

I recently wrote a post on LinkedIn about a candidate who had told me in no uncertain terms to “go @*&%” myself”. So how personal should we get in recruitment? It is all about people and personalities in as equal measures as skillset. But let’s get personal in the right way. Let us see good in each other, let’s find the right company for you to work in and let us appreciate that not everybody has to get on with everybody, but everybody SHOULD respect everybody.