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29/09/2021
Recruitment 2021 – Do your stakeholders understand the current challenges?
Are your business leaders and senior stakeholders aware of the rapid changes and current challenges that recruitment is currently experiencing? For many businesses our experience would suggest not, with quotes like “this is the process we have always…
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17/04/2020
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this is also true with CV’s
Well, it’s been a truly fascinating week, I’ve had so many great conversations with many truly superb operators and hopefully I’ve imparted some useful advice and guidance on the delivery and layout o…
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24/03/2020
Working from home..... while on lock down!
Who’d have envisaged this would be how 2020 would be, locked in our houses, social distancing ourselves from family, friends and loved ones and home schooling …….. while still trying to work, keep our…
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17/03/2020
Excite and Delight
Interviewing is a 2 way street, the candidate has to perform so you choose them, however, you too have to perform so they choose you - in some circles there seems to be the (outdated) school of though…
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10/03/2020
Dress to Impress!
What should I wear to an Interview?
Well it’s not always easy to know what is appropriate attire for an interview? Some companies are positively ‘put off’ by a suit, but others feel it’s an absolute …
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27/02/2020
Top 10 Awkward Interview Moments
Job interviews can be a terrifying experience, yet a memorable experience for the wrong reasons. We had an idea at Cactus HQ to publish our top 10 awkward moments from our candidates’ and a few from o…
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