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Leadership Skills: Managing Successful Hybrid Teams

03.12.24

How to manage successful hybrid teams...

Taking a Hard Look at Soft Skills

27.11.24

While recruitment in practice has traditionally been focused on financial, technical, analytical and mathematical capabilities, of equal importance today are soft skills...

Unlock the Potential of Part-Time Roles in Accountancy and Finance

25.11.24

Unlock the potential of part-time work in the accountancy and finance sector to help boost your recruitment strategy for 2025...

Breaking into Surrey’s Accountancy Market in 2025

25.11.24

Seize the opportunity to embark on an Accountants Training programme in Surrey...

How to Showcase Your Business While Interviewing Candidates

22.10.24

Learn how to ensure that your business and the role stands out as the best career option for the candidate during the interview process...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Using AI to Create Your CV

23.09.24

Follow our best practices to avoid common pitfalls when using AI to create your CV...

The Evolution of Audit Skills for 2024 and Beyond

13.09.24

As the audit profession continues to evolve rapidly, learn how to future proof your skills...

Actively Engaging with the Inactive Labour Market

29.07.24

Our population in the UK is ageing and particularly since the pandemic, there has been a notable rise in economic inactivity in the 50 to 69-year-old age bracket...

Inclusive Hiring: Salary Questions to Avoid

15.05.24

Champion inclusivity, and fairness, and attract the best talent to your team....

Inclusive recruitment: How employers are embracing neurodiversity in their search for future talent

02.05.24

Inclusive recruitment: How employers are embracing neurodiversity in their search for future talent ...

Flexible Working: How to Navigate the New Regulations

11.04.24

The new regulations on flexible working came into place in the UK on the 6th of April this year; employees now have the legal right to request flexible working from day one in a new job. ...

Mentoring Still Matters

06.02.24

Mentoring programmes in accounting firms can play a crucial role in fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment...

Wednesday Career Clinics: Planning your strategic career move in Practice

11.09.23

I'll be hosting complimentary Zoom open evenings on Wednesday 13th and Wednesday 20th September...

Promote a positive team spirit through small acts of kindness

25.07.23

Fostering and nurturing good employee engagement is an ongoing process that requires continuous thought...

Living and working in Surrey: A guide for finance professionals

04.04.23

We know that relocating can often be a daunting experience but a move to Surrey provides superb opportunities for personal and professional growth...

Why use a Recruitment Agency?

13.02.23

8 key advantages of using a recruitment agency...

Recruiting during a talent shortage

28.11.22

Tips to help businesses navigate the current talent shortage...

Are you tempted to return to the world of Auditing?

09.05.22

Audit has evolved and there have been a lot of changes in the profession over the last few years....

Optimism in Finance & Accountancy Recruitment for 2022

17.02.22

Predictions for the year ahead are tricky however the UK economy is strong and employer confidence remains buoyant. ...

Interview Preparation Tips for Candidates

07.09.21

Here are my top 8 tips to help you make the most of that all-important job interview. ...

CV Writing Tips

29.06.21

In my third blog about standing out from the crowd, I share my tips for writing a CV to help you unlock the door to that all-important interview....

Top Tips for Getting The Most From Your LinkedIn Profile

10.06.21

In our second blog about standing out from the crowd, I share my top 5 tips for getting the most from your LinkedIn profile. ...

Five Top Tips for Making a Strong First Impression

11.05.21

Five top tips for making a strong first impression – both in terms of your CV and to consider at interview. ...

It’s Good To Talk

25.02.21

February is always a month that likes to tease us with hopeful glimpses of Spring to come, only to bury them again under wintery snowdrifts - that was certainly the picture a few weeks ago...

A look back at 2020: A year of challenge, change and opportunity

18.12.20

I have always found Christmas to be a good time for reflection – time away from the office to look back at the year’s highs (and sometimes lows) and to make plans for the year ahead...

Recruitment‌ ‌Is‌ ‌Evolving‌ ‌And‌ ‌So‌ ‌Are‌ ‌We

20.11.20

We’re delighted to announce our company rebrand. We partnered with a creative agency who really challenged us to evaluate our core values......

Managing Life After Furlough

13.11.20

As we entered a second lockdown, the Government announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was to be extended until the end of March...

Emotional Intelligence in Today’s World of Accountancy

20.10.20

In today’s world of accountancy and finance, Emotional Intelligence in the workforce is critical for both relationship management and successful communication....

Leading through crisis and beyond: Do you have what it takes?

02.10.20

In the face of the current global crisis, the need for strong leadership from Finance Professionals in both Professional Services and in Industry and Commerce has never been more important...

Truly Embracing Agile Working

09.09.20

Since COVID and the subsequent lockdown, many businesses have realised they can successfully and overnight adapt their working practices to anyplace and anytime....

Top Tips for Virtual Interview Success

13.07.20

I am frequently asked by candidates to share tips for making the best impression in a virtual interview...

Clear and Authentic Corporate Values Speak Volumes

30.06.20

In these uncertain times, employers’ core values have never been more in the spotlight...

Free interview skills sessions

10.06.20

Join me for a FREE, one-to-one interview skills coaching session. ...

Remote Working

09.06.20

Is this the beginning of a remote working revolution?...

Flexible Working

02.12.19

Many of our clients are finding that flexible working has become something of a prerequisite for attracting (and retaining) the very best people....

The Role of Online vs Offline Recruitment

10.10.19

There has been a sea of change in the world of recruitment. It is now awash with social media tools and algorithms targeting both passive and active candidates....

Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?

13.06.19

It is likely that AI will transform many areas of life and business in ways that we cannot yet imagine, so what does this mean for the accountancy profession? Are the robots coming to take over?...

Mentoring Matters

02.05.19

As you navigate your way along your career path, it can be very helpful to have a trusted adviser or ‘mentor’ by you side, keeping you on the right track with your career goals....

Interviewing To Counter The Talent Shortage

01.10.18

The face of recruiting has to evolve in these challenging times when there is such a candidate shortage in the Accountancy sector....

Location Location Location

21.03.18

When it comes to attracting the very best talent, employers need to be able to stand out from the crowd....

Social Media and the Recruitment Conversation

07.06.17

It’s a social media-driven world, but what does that mean for recruitment? The key to successful recruitment, ultimately, lies in building relationships with your candidates (nothing new there, I hea...

Has the annual performance review
had its day?

27.04.17

In a market that becomes ever more complex and fast-paced, many employers are starting to question whether the annual appraisal really is the best way to motivate and retain their most talent...

A Recent Client Testimonial…

23.02.17

“Lisa and her team have been a godsend for recruiting not only our own professional staff but also for several of our clients’ in-house finance functions. Lisa quickly got to know our business, me, w...

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