9am to 5:30pm – Until now the most common working hours in the country but the explosion in flexible working, especially since become a legal right to request, means that most people don’t work these […]
Stressful interviews
Interviews can be very stressful occasion especially if you have seen the grilling the candidates on the Apprentice have to go through!! Most candidates assume that the interview won’t be as bad as this; but […]
Recruitment Nightmares – Ghosting Candidates
In honour of Halloween this week I wanted to share some tips on “Ghosting Candidates” for our consultants internally. I thought they could be useful for you hiring managers out there who do not currently […]
Should we be judging candidates based solely on a piece of paper?
The question has been asked; ‘do you think recruiters will ever become obsolete?’ several times during 2019, so I thought I’d explain one of the reasons why the answer to this question has been a […]
Why the IT Sales Industry Needs More Women
The UK tech sector currently finds itself in the position where only 16.8 percent of the total workforce is female, and an alarming one million women must be hired into the sector to reach gender […]
Questions to ask at the start, middle & end of your next sales interview!
An interview for a sales candidate should be exactly like a sales meeting except in this case, you’re not selling an actual product or solution; but instead you’re selling YOU! It’s therefore important that you […]
A key member of your team has just resigned? Don’t panic… here’s 6 things we’d recommend you do!
January, as a business owner, is a month that you often just want to get through as quickly as possible… Not only because you’re still getting over the Christmas and New Year hangover but also […]
Is it time for a change? Here’s 3 signs which may help you answer this question…
As 2019 closes in on us, it’s getting to the time of the year where everyone reflects on their job over the Christmas period and often decide ‘is it time for a change?’. However, as […]
Your CV appears ‘jumpy’ through no fault of your own? Here’s 3 tips to make sure this doesn’t hold you back…
Interviewing over 200 candidates every week in one of the fastest paced and most innovative markets out there; we’re often the first to hear about massive success stories (businesses flying) but also on the other […]
Robertson Sumner salary survey 2018
We here at Robertson Sumner last week released our 2018 salary survey after compiling data from the last 12 months across our 3 key market segments: vendor, distribution and reseller sectors. And we’ve found some […]