Flexible working is something that has become more common since the pandemic and subsequent lockdown. We have all heard of it and how it works. However, how many businesses actively offer it? Further to that, how many employees take their employer up on the offer of flexible working? In this blog post we look at Read More…
The events of 2020 created the perfect storm for the increase in fraudulent activity among criminals. One of these was rogue recruitment agencies. There was a real rise of rogue employment agencies late 2020 and still now in 2021. This rise of rogue recruitment agencies came through three main circumstances: There was a rise in Read More…
In recent weeks we have seen and heard of many employees becoming furloughed. There is lots of news in the media about what this means for the employer. But what does this mean for the employee? In this blog post we answer the common employee FAQs regarding furlough. Can I Work For My Employer If Read More…
The manufacturing industry is a great industry to work in. Not only is manufacturing a huge sector, it’s a growing sector too. There are loads of great reasons to consider a manufacturing job. In this blog post we list just some of these reasons. Manufacturing Jobs Are Exciting The manufacturing industry covers a wide range Read More…
According to research by Indeed the most sought after cyber skills can be very lucrative. Some of these roles are well above the nation al average salary of £27,600, coming in at £45,851 per annum. Job roles like IT Security Specialist are the most in-demand role in the UK at present. The second most sought Read More…
We have lots of candidates that come into our high street recruitment agency in Huntingdon. They have either seen a job advert in the window that they like, were passing by or have heard of us from the (almost) 25 years that we have been running, from the same office. It got us thinking, why Read More…
LinkedIn recently completed a Recruiter Sentinent survey and this looked at HR and recruiters’ hiring decisions. Their confidence in their ability to find good quality candidates and fill job roles, positions and vacancies in line with global employment trends. A whopping 96% of HR professionals felt that leaving the EU will affect their current hiring Read More…
Point Recruitment is delighted to announce the launch of two new divisions, Construction and Hospitality. Based in Huntingdon, Point has gone from strength to strength since established in 1989, and is delighted to extend its offering to clients and candidates within the two new sectors. The UK’s hospitality sector is one of the largest and Read More…
Come and meet the Point team at Peterborough’s biggest business event! The team at Point are delighted to announce that they will be exhibiting at the Peterborough Biscuit on the 8th of Feb at the Peterborough Arena. We would like invite you to come visit us on stand 127. What is the Biscuit? The Peterborough Read More…
It’s that time of year again when we take stock of what 2016 gave us in the way of opportunities and challenges and look ahead to see what 2017 has to offer. LinkedIn has recently produced a comprehensive report (Global Recruiting Trends 2017) looking at key trends in global recruitment. We thought it would be Read More…