The clock striking midnight on New Year’s Eve marks a fresh start for most of us and signals the time for change that we’ll make in the year ahead. This could mean many things, but for some of us, this means a change in workplace, career or industry.What is the best way to pursue a career change and how can you beat the competition in an increasingly competitive job market? We ...
Enhancing candidate experience
It is obvious why hiring is important: strong employees get far better result. Therefore, you would think that employers would put real effort into how they interview and hire. One would expect that employers would conduct rigorous screening of job applicants, and use real data to figure out which interview questions assess candidates most effectively. Yet in many cases, you wo ...
Aspire's Most Inspirating Team Leader: Annalee Wood
Annalee Wood, team manager at Aspire Recruitment, is a real team player inspiring her team through leading by example and never asking them to do anything that she would not do herself. She instils in the team that when you put your mind to it, absolutely anything is achievable.The judges were impressed with her passion for ensuring her team are happy and healthy. She strives t ...
The candidate experience with Aspire
53-year-old Beverley Williams, from Bolton, had always worked since the age of 20. She has spent much of her career in London, where she worked for the Local Government Housing Corporation. After working a number of admin and support roles in the organisation, Beverly took voluntary redundancy and moved back to Manchester. She knew that she wanted to continue working in the pu ...
Finding a job after redundancy
When Simon decided to move back to Birmingham after spending his 20s working in London building a successful marketing career, he didn’t struggle to find a new role in product marketing for a software giant. However, after relocating to Manchester and working 4 years for the same company, Simon was made redundant due to organisational restructuring and spent months applying for ...
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