Employers are getting very choosy… A review of the recently-qualified accountancy & finance jobs market
The recruitment market and the economy more generally have had a lot of exogenous shocks over the last few years is, I can say without fear of contradiction, an understatement. Yet, despite all th...
Square pegs, round holes…and the need for genuine tax expertise in your business
As you know, the government has an Office for Tax Simplification, set up by George Osborne after he became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2010. Unfortunately, as a former tax director from Grant...
Recruitment as we move into Q4 – it’s a battlefield and a buyer’s market
Last year, as the full extent of the pandemic, became apparent, many economists said it would take a long time for the economy to recover. In April 2020, The Guardian reported that the EY Item Club...
What it takes to be a successful PE portfolio company CEO
Whilst there is not a one size fits all solution for what we see in successful PE portfolio company CEO’s we are able to see some clear trends when it comes this. Below we have attempted to answer...
How to Make Your CV Stand Out
Looking for your next finance role? The first step is getting your CV right. With such a small window in which to impress recruiters, it’s vital that you’re able to make your CV stand out from the ...
Public Practice Priorities for the year(s) ahead
Just over a year ago, we were starting to learn about a strange illness that was causing people to die in a number of countries - China, Italy and then, in small numbers at first, the UK. If you Go...
Temperature Check – Recruitment in 2021
As we close on 2020, supposedly the year of clarity (20/20 vision) what do our Consultants see the future holding.Despite the threat of a 2nd mutated strain arriving at our shores and the likelihoo...
All Change: pandemic winners and losers
This has been a truly extraordinary year for businesses. For the recruitment industry as much as any other, Covid-19 has been more devastating than anything in living memory. Over 500 million jobs ...
4 successful strategies for securing talent during the global recovery
Over the last five months, organisations across the globe have made extraordinary changes in their working practices in response to COVID 19 and Talent Acquisition has been no exception. Whilst man...
Procurement – at the heart of the crisis and the centre of the recovery
Public sector, especially NHS, procurement has been at the centre of the coronavirus crisis, perhaps for the first time bringing the general public an awareness of what procurement itself is all ab...
10 tips to manage a remote team
Here's my top tips on managing a team during the current crisis.I’ll start off by saying, it probably boils down to one golden rule, but as the internet loves a list let’s park that and I’ll let y...
Interims in Uncertain Times
Could interim be the answer during these unprecedented times? In the last few weeks, Covid-19 has turned everyone’s world upside down and it feels like we’re all taking it one day at a time until ...
Remote working facilitates great conversations
Luckily for me I haven’t personally experienced clients cancel interviews so far, but unfortunately some companies who are most affected by current issues will have to. Industries such as travel an...
A welcomed pause on IR35
We understand that this is a very uncertain time for us all. With Covid-19 being the prevailing conversation topic everywhere, we must react to the ever-changing legislation and advice as best we c...