F1rst Commercial Recruitment’s blog offers advice and guidance to people looking for or thinking about a new job. There are practical hints and tips that will help you, as well as guidance on how to ensure you go about securing a new job in the best possible way.
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The bustling pub gardens on the sunny first few days of reopening were an encouraging sight. Despite needing to wrap up in blankets, and drink for warming purposes more than anything else, the Great British public proved itself eager and willing to bring their business back to their beloved local. This isn’t just great news […]
It’s been a tough old time, ploughing through this winter as a job seeker. You’ve contended with a situation none of us have experienced before. You’ve faced concepts as novel as the virtual interview to remote onboarding. You’ve sat and read news articles that have made you believe that there’s little hope of progressing your career […]
Click onto a news site and you’ll be bombarded with doom and gloom about the impact of COVID-19 on the jobs market. Talks of a double-dip recession, growing unemployment which now stands at 4.9%, and record redundancies, is enough to give any job seeker the heebie jeebies. We’ll allow you just a moment of throwing […]
As an employee, it’s in your interests – right now, today – to help your employer survive the current and ongoing impacts of the pandemic and lockdown number three. You may feel worried, out of control, or even aggrieved as an employee at the current time. The best way to manage this is to consider […]
With headlines revealing that as many as 4,228 candidates apply for one entry-level job, you need your CV to stand out from the crowd. Specifically, you need it to stand out for the right reasons though. Once you’ve followed the basic general rules of CV writing, what can you do to make your CV wow […]
Virtual interviews are increasingly being used to aid social distancing. However, the result is that usual pre-interview nerves now also have to contend with navigating a whole new set of unknowns. But don’t panic. Here we walk you through what’s different about a virtual interview and how you can prepare so that you feel confident and in control.
Do you have to completely abandon your environmental and ethical principles when job hunting in a recession? Are you stuck becoming a wage slave contributing to the causes of climate change? Or do you have some choice?
As expected, the most recent KPMG/REC Jobs Outlook Report continues to showcase a difficult time for the jobs market in the wake of Covid-19 implications. However, as I’ve said over the last few weeks at various events I’ve been asked to speak at, it’s important to temper this with an air of optimism that things […]
Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you won’t have escaped the sense of imminent doom for the UK jobs market in the wake of Covid-19. However, if there’s one thing headlines are good at, it’s scaring us into paying attention. But will the post-lockdown world really be one flooded by candidates competing for […]
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