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March 20, 2017
Well I can now finally look back on a challenge that started a week before Christmas. Sat on the sofa with my laptop and a beer considering a personal test for the year ahead. I had heard about Ultra White Collar Boxing and clicked on the website out of curiosity. It sounded simple “..…Ultra White…
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February 7, 2017
This week, Valerie, who has been a director of Headway for 36 years, shares her top tips on how to ensure you are always in contact with an agency when looking for work and discusses the benefits of face to face meetings with your agency when looking to hire new staff. Over the next couple… Read moreJanuary 27, 2017
This week, April, who works on temporary recruitment in our Leeds office, shares the stand out tips she has picked up in the time she has been in recruitment. April talks about how your email address should look when you are job hunting and using existing members of staff as benchmarks when taking on new…
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January 24, 2017
Haven’t we all had days – winter, spring summer or autumn – when no matter what the weather – the more attractive option, probably not the best option, is to stay in bed … I’m not talking Saturdays or Sundays here!!! So you start to think about the excuse you can find for not going…
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January 20, 2017
This week, Annabel, who has been with Headway over 12 years, shares the stand out tips she has picked up in the time she has been in recruitment. Annabel talks about how and when to accept a job offer and gives her clients advise on how to act after interviewing top quality candidates (from Headway…
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January 12, 2017
This week, Jacqui, who has been with Headway almost 30 years, shares the stand out tips she has picked up in the time she has been in recruitment. Jacqui talks about the how to write and present your CV and key information to add. Jacqui also shares how to make it quick and easy for…
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January 6, 2017
A few weeks ago my 9-year-old daughter skipped home from school with an application form for the position of “Lunchtime buddy” – the job role consists of helping the younger kids zip up coats, peel oranges etc. It is a very popular position with the Year 5s as they get the glory of wearing a…
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December 22, 2016
This week, Liz, our newest member of Headway Recruitment shares the stand out tips she has picked up in the short time she has been in recruitment. Liz talks about the research you should put into a company before going for an interview and, from a client perspective, the information agencies need when looking for… Read moreDecember 19, 2016
Let’s get this out of the way first of all… I was shortlisted for an industry award last week. There I said it! The reason I mention it though is that it got me thinking about whether anyone else actually cares. So we conducted a short survey asking if it is important that a local… Read moreDecember 16, 2016
This week, Mark, the Managing Director of Headway, shares his top tips on client interviews and handing in your notice. Over the next couple of months we will be sharing all of our recruitment tips and tricks. Each member of our team has a secret weapon you should be using when involved in the recruitment… Read moreAfter unsuccessfully trying a few agencies, when trying to attract high calibre candidates, we contacted Headway Recruitment. I was immediately impressed by their level of professionalism and knowledge, and one of their consultants was swift to come out to visit me. They really got to grips with our requirements, and their use of psychometric profiles really ensured that we received the right candidate fit for our business. Headway sent us two excellent CVs and we actually offered permanent roles to both candidates. They were honest in their approach and kept me informed during the whole process. Every time we now have a vacancy Headway are our go to agency!
When I needed a new team member for our sales division, I contacted Headway. I wanted to see what impact psychometric profiling would have on the recruitment process.To say I was impressed is an understatement. With new staff in the past we never knew who would perform and who would struggle. The team member Headway found for us stepped into the sales team and within a month was consistently a top performer. On average she was hitting 175% of her sales targets making over £100k worth of sales a month. This was because Headway took the time to visit us and understand our work culture. Their selection process made sure only those candidates with the right drive and results focus were submitted.To anyone thinking about using Headway I would say simple do it. Their results speak for themselves.
We were in desperate need of a good Receptionist for our front desk at Queensbury school. Our searches had been time consuming and fruitless. We approached Headway and Mark came out to meet with us. Shortly after he provided us with a shortlist of candidates. We ended up employing Charlotte on a temporary to permanent basis. Headway provided an updated DBS check, as well as a detailed report on her Word and Excel skills. Her psychometric profile proved to be spot on. Charlotte’s profile indicated that she would be enthusiastic, upbeat, driven by collaboration. We would highly recommend Headway and their thorough recruitment process.
We first approached Headway Recruitment over 10 years ago when we were in the process of growing our small team in our fledgling business. From the outset we were impressed by their professionalism and dedication they had to finding us the perfect fit. As the business has grown we have continued to use Headway’s services and over the years we have had over 15 successful placements. The candidates they have placed have become an integral part of the team, many of them progressing into more senior positions. They truly do what it says on the tin ‘Headway Recruitment, growing businesses, building careers’.
