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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....

Mentoring Still Matters

04.08.20

Now more than ever as staff navigate their career, it can be invaluable for them to develop a good relationship with a trusted adviser or mentor...

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...

Break into Surrey’s Accountancy Market

13.07.20

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

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....

Taking a Hard Look at Soft Skills

28.11.19

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

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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