As a headhunt search company we are in business to help clients find the high calibre people they need to be successful. We find people by identifying and then headhunting target individuals who we believe have the right skills and attributes that we are looking for. That’s great – but when a headhunter contacts you, […]
At some stage most people will leave a company but that begs a question. How do you resign? As a Search recruiter we’ve experienced all kinds of exits; from the perfectly “stage managed” to the catastrophic. So here’s some advice on resigning. If you need to resign, here’s some tips to ensure you leave on […]
If you resign your job, and your existing employer offers you a better package or a different job to stay; this is called a Counter-Offer. If you are thinking about accepting a counter offer to stay in a job when you’ve already resigned, or you’re thinking of using a potential employer’s job offer to get […]
I was chatting to my father over the weekend about his experiences of job “interviews” in the 1960’s when he first left college. Morose interviewers firing open questions over an imposing oak desk whilst portraying the demeanor of a disinterested headmaster thinking “why on earth should I bother giving you a job?”. This kind of […]
One of the biggest decisions many professionals take in their career is not just whether to take that great job opportunity, but is it the right thing to relocate you & your family lock, stock & barrel to the other part of the country (or continent!) to take on that new job challenge. Here’s the […]
We are well into 2023 now and spring is only just around the corner. Now is a great time to reflect on your professional life. Most of us spend more time at work than with their immediate family; so now’s a good time to reflect on where you are at with your career. This can […]
At Wynne Consulting we see hundreds of CV’s every day. The biggest mistake preventing you writing a strong cv is if you fill your CV’s with every single activity, skill or job you have ever had onto one page instead of focusing on creating a logical and compelling story of your career. Just recently I […]
As a specialist search recruiter we are continually asked by clients to recruit highly skilled people with specialist skill-sets throughout the UK and Europe. The nature of the high technology marketplace is that individual expertise and a collective capability of your people to deliver top quality solutions are the fundamental strengths of all successful businesses. […]
I was chatting to a client last week who we’ve worked with for many years and he was telling me about a conversation he had with a recruitment agency. They told him they could find him the people he needed to grow his business. He asked them how they found people to which they replied […]
Chatting to a couple of colleagues last week I thought i’d compile a quick quiz – it’s 3pts for “Yes”; 2pts for “Maybe” and 1pt for “No”: Do you have difficulty recruiting good people? In your sector – do you perceive the top people don’t talk to recruitment agencies? Did it take more than 2 […]
One of our mantra’s is “Quality over Quantity”. Here’s a case in point. One of our clients has been recruiting for 2 roles since February. They received over 200 applicants. They interviewed over 50 of these candidates. As part of the process Wynne Consulting suggested 2x candidates. In the end – the 2 candidates Wynne […]
One of the most corrosive issues we find to any companies success and longevity is an inability to retain good quality people. Staff Retention. Many businesses genuinely struggle to keep hold of talent once they have been recruited and embedded within their organisation. As a recruitment organisation we are in a somewhat unique position at […]
