It is challenging times for us all and we hope that you are all well.  On 26th March, the Government announced details of it’s Job Retention Scheme. This temporary scheme is available to all employers, including recruitment agencies, and covers agency workers on PAYE. We are currently working with industry bodies including the Recruitment and…

We are very much still open for business. Although some of our positions may be on hold for a few weeks we are still recruiting remotely for vacancies and taking enquiries from employers and jobseekers. Please continue to contact us with your enquiries and we will endeavour to assist.            

Our office dogs Skye ( the Australian Labradoodle and our Head of Wellbeing) and Nova, our new recruit ( the Eurasier and Mental Health First Aider) have been out and about in lovely Cumbria. The are not worried about COVID-19 but are always available to soothe and comfort people who are. They went to The…

If like me, you are not a British National, the rules at the moment are that you will need to apply for Settled status before 30 June 2021. There are many social media horror stories and scaremongering around the application process for individuals and also panic from employers who seem to think their foreign national…

With the festive time rapidly approaching we would like to take a few moments of your time to say ‘thankyou’  ………. To all of our Clients  old and new for your loyalty and opting to use our much loved company. To all of the local companies  who we use to supply and promote Link Recruitment.…

Recruiting can be exciting especially when you are approached by a new Company to source staff for their business. All good recruiters spend time getting to know the Client and working out exactly what skills are required and what type and fit of staff they are looking for. We are always delighted when we receive…

Ghosting – a term which many people who have ventured into the realms of online dating might be familiar with – is the practice of ending personal relationships or a conversation without explanation. However, what used to be exclusively part of the dating game has now crept onto the job-hunting scene. Over the past few…

I recently read an article by Guy Hayward, CEO of Goodman Masson and it really resonated with me. As there are more and more demands on your time the temptation to use computerised systems, apps, and mail merge is great but I still believe that the personal touch makes more of an impact. We might…

We recently had an applicant apply for a permanent position. On paper they had many of the required attributes but did not stand out from the crowd. The individual was phone screened by us and invited in for an interview to ascertain their skills and find out a bit more about them as a person.…