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Recruiting in a Candidate Shortage Market
by Keeley Edge
Jan 29, 2020 / Employers, Recruitment
In recent years, many companies have been finding it difficult to fill roles due to a shortage of quality candidates. In some sectors, this is because of a skills shortage, while in others, it is down to the changing demands of employees.
Continue ReadingAre you creating a positive company culture?
by Keeley Edge
Dec 17, 2019 / Employers
One of the biggest reasons that employees leave a company is poor management. If you want to retain your most talented employees, then you must create a great culture, and this has to start from the top.
Continue ReadingAre your employees stressed?
by Keeley Edge
Dec 09, 2019 / Employers, Workplace Wellbeing
Stress-related absences are becoming increasingly prevalent in all industries, and although many organisations are putting measures in place to address this, there is still a long way to go.
Continue ReadingGuest Blog: Are you investing in your people?
by Keeley Edge
Nov 28, 2019 / Employers
Although UK employment is at a relatively high rate, Gallup’s 2017 state of the global work place survey shows that only 11% of UK employees are engaged.
Continue ReadingWhat do today’s workforce want from an employer?
by Keeley Edge
Oct 29, 2019 / Employers
The expectations of today’s workforce are a million miles away from what they were 100 years ago, and even from what they were 20 years ago. A decent salary and a good pension are no longer enough to keep people in the same job for 50 years. While financial remuneration is still an incentive for some, most people want something more.
Continue ReadingMeet our Team: Melissa Stewart
by Keeley Edge
Sep 11, 2019 / Company News
As part of our ten-year anniversary celebrations, we wanted to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. This week, we’re getting to know recruitment specialist, Melissa Stewart.
Continue ReadingMeet our Team: Emma Newton-Miller
by Keeley Edge
Sep 04, 2019 / Company News
As part of our ten-year anniversary celebrations, we wanted to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. This week, we’re getting to know recruitment specialist, Emma Newton-Miller, who has been with Key Appointments for just over a year.
Continue ReadingMeet our Team: Laura Greaux
by Keeley Edge
Aug 28, 2019 / Company News
As part of our ten-year anniversary celebrations, we wanted to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. This week, we’re getting to know recruitment specialist, Laura Greaux, who has been with Key Appointments for five years.
Continue ReadingMeet our Team: Keeley Edge
by Keeley Edge
Aug 21, 2019 / Company News
As part of our ten-year anniversary celebrations, we wanted to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. First up is company founder and director, Keeley Edge, who has spent the last ten years building a unique recruitment consultancy.
Continue ReadingCelebrating 10 years of sourcing talent
by Keeley Edge
Jul 28, 2019 / Candidates, Company News, Employers
We can hardly believe it; Key Appointments is ten years old, and we’re celebrating. With so many businesses failing to make it to five years, we’re proud of how our business has gone from strength to strength over the last decade.
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