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Job hunters are using social media to find that dream job. In fact 43% of jobseekers in the UK are using Facebook and their friends via this platform to help find their dream job. Meanwhile 22% of job seekers in the UK prefer to leverage LinkedIn networks to find their dream job online. So what 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…
It has been reported that around 85,000 retail jobs have been axed in last year. This has been put down to a lack of buyer demand, rising costs for retail outlets and the switch to online shopping. It is also thought that all of this is exacerbated by uncertainty of Brexit. Retail is the UK’s Read More…
In the past our parents and grandparents got an entry level job with an employer and they stayed with that company for the next 30 years. However things have changes now in the world of work. There are so many different jobs, careers and opportunities out there that it is only normal that you may Read More…
It is expected that by 2025, 75% of the working population will by millennials. This is the generation of workers that have been entering the workforce since 2000 and like all generations, they are different to the generations before them. The millennial generation are confident and tech savvy. They are concerned about equal right and Read More…
Milkround, a job board for graduates, recently researched over 1,000 of their users. One of the questions that the users were asked was how graduates felt about buzzwords and jargon in job adverts and job descriptions. The research found that nearly 85% of all graduate job seekers looking for work are put off by these Read More…
As you will have seen from previous blog posts and our social media platforms, we are running a Jobs Fair in Huntingdon. The jobs fair in Huntingdon will take place on the 3rd October at the Commemoration Hall in Huntingdon. If you are looking for a new job in the local area, this is a Read More…
Sourcing good quality candidates is a struggle for many businesses. There is still very little in the way of local events to promote your organisation and the opportunities available to work for you. In response to this dilemma, we organised a local Huntingdon Recruitment Fair in 2018, designed to help local businesses such as yours Read More…
If you have decided that the best way to recruit for your next role is with the help of a recruitment consultant, then this is the blog post for you. Here at Point Recruitment we have over 30 years experience in recruitment. We have shared some of our top tips below, to help you get Read More…
It’s not very usual that you will find a recruitment agency discussing the disadvantages of using recruitment agencies in Huntingdon. Yet here we are, doing exactly that. While working with a recruitment agency will help you find work sooner and speed up the recruitment process, we know there are some disadvantages too. We have listed Read More…
Point Professional Recruitment Ltd exploded onto the High Street in Huntingdon in 1989 along with the launch of the World Wide Web! There was one other local agency and candidates were queuing up outside to register! Little did our Director, Loraine Rance, know when she opened the office,that Point Professional Recruitment Ltd would still be Read More…
Point Professional Recruitment Ltd is an independent agency, providing a quality service to companies across the Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots and surrounding areas. We are small but perfectly formed. We have fully embraced the advancements that technology has offered – speed, accuracy, information, ease of contact and the opportunity to keep up with the developing trends Read More…
While it is a candidate driven market, it can be easy to presume that is the reason you aren’t attracting the right candidates to your vacancies. However, it could be the job description that is putting the candidates off. A bad job description could be all it takes to put a candidate off your vacancy Read More…
Here at Point Recruitment we work with our candidates to help them understand what their dream job could be. Then we help them with bagging that dream job. In some cases you may need to do temp work to gain the experience in the industry that you need to get that dream job. However we Read More…
Your future workforce will need candidates from the Generation Z age range. However it is important to note that candidates in this age bracket have different requirements from their employment. In this blog post we have put together some information about what Generation Z candidates are looking for and how you can attract these candidates Read More…
There are lots of different reasons that candidates opt for temp work. Here at Point Recruitment in Huntingdon we speak to lots of amazing candidates that are only looking for temp work. In this blog post we look at why some candidates just want to be temporary workers. One in seven people that have worked Read More…
Point Recruitment is thrilled to announce we are reaching our 30th year in business. We are a traditional recruitment agency with a high street presence. In fact we have been in the same office on the high street in Huntingdon since we first began in 1989. We have seen a lot of changes in the world of Read More…
Here at Point Recruitment we have had a strong ‘High Street’ presence for nearly 30 years. In fact Point Recruitment in Huntingdon has been in the same office building since we first began! However, this doesn’t mean that we haven’t moved with the times. We know that some people like to come into the recruitment Read More…
We often speak to business owners that state they do not use recruitment agencies because of the cost. Some business owners feel that recruitment agencies cost too much and therefore it is cheaper to recruit new employees by themselves. However, some of these business owners haven’t considered the risk and the cost of a bad Read More…
Interesting Interviewing Stats You Need To Know. As a business owner looking to grow your business, interviewing candidates is a must. While you may think that interviewing a candidate is a series of questions and a chance to learn more about the candidate, an interview is far more than that! An interview is also the Read More…