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A Day in the Life of a Recruiter
New Website Launch – Howard James Recruitment Launching a new website is an important moment for any business. For Howard James Recruitment, it marks the start of an exciting new chapter and provides a fresh digital home for the work we do. A website is often the first place people go when they want to […]
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Monday Morning Candidate Calls Monday mornings always start the same way for me. The kettle goes on, the computer boots up and before I've even looked at my emails, I'm already thinking about which candidates I need to speak to. Some recruiters spend Monday chasing paperwork. I prefer spending it talking to people. It's amazing […]
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Handling Multiple Client Calls (Without Losing Your Mind or Your Voice) There's a particular kind of chaos that only recruiters truly understand. It's 10:43 on a Tuesday, you've got one client on the desk phone wanting an update on a finance candidate, your mobile is buzzing with a hiring manager who needs to "talk urgently," […]
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A Day in the Life of a Recruiter: Finding the Right Senior Business Development Manager Every so often, a vacancy lands on my desk that immediately grabs my attention. Not because of the salary. Not because of the job title. But because it's genuinely different from almost everything else currently on the market. Today was […]
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Post Bank Holiday Blues and Recruitment There’s always a very particular atmosphere the morning after a bank holiday weekend. The roads are busier. Coffee queues are longer. Inboxes are overflowing. And by about 9:15am, people start questioning whether they really want to be back at work at all. In recruitment, you notice it immediately. Today […]
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A Glorious Friday Before the Bank Holiday Filling Urgent Office Support Vacancies There’s always a slightly different atmosphere on the Friday before a bank holiday weekend. The weather improves, people start mentally checking out by lunchtime, and suddenly employers realise they urgently need staff sorted before everyone disappears for three days. Today was exactly that […]
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A Busy Day Recruiting for Finance Roles in Cheshire Some recruitment days are nicely organised. Others feel like controlled chaos from the minute the phone starts ringing. Today definitely fell into the second category. By 8:15am, I’d already had calls from two Cheshire businesses needing urgent finance recruitment support, several candidate emails waiting for replies […]
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Day in the Life of a Recruitment Consultant If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that finance recruitment never really slows down. Today was one of those days where nearly every call, email and client conversation revolved around finance hiring across Cheshire. From Credit Controllers and Accounts Assistants through to Management Accountants […]
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A Birthday Off, Golf at Trentham & Switching Off Properly Yesterday was a bit different. It was my birthday, and the team kindly gave me the day off. So instead of CVs, calls, and chasing feedback, I spent the day playing golf at Trentham Golf Club with the lads from Mere GC. And honestly… days […]
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Tuesday 14th April. This is where the week starts to take shape. Monday is planning, Tuesday is execution. You sit down, go through your notes, review where everything stands. Who’s progressing. Who needs chasing. What could slip if you don’t stay on it. Because this is the reality of recruitment. It’s not just about making calls. […]
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