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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…
Part of recruiting for your business is about attracting talent to your business. Recruitment is no longer advertising a job and choosing the best candidate. Instead recruitment is about attracting talent. There are more and more jobs out there, but less and less candidates. You need to put job adverts out there that attract talent Read More…
When you advertise a new vacancy for your business it can be very easy to get lots of applications from job seekers, but it often not so easy when you are aiming at attracting qualified job seekers to fill your job role or vacancy. In this blog post we would like to share some top 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…
In previous blogs, when meeting candidates and across our social media we share interview tips and ideas of things that you should say in interviews. However in this blog post we thought we would change it up a bit. We wanted to share some things with you that you should NOT say in an interview. Read More…
Research from CareerBuilder shows that 35% of workers admit to calling in sick in the last year, even when they felt well! Further to this, one in 10 workers admitted to doing so more than 3 times in the last year. 23% of workers said their reason for calling in sick was just because they Read More…
Reports show that the amount of people without a job is currently at the lowest it has been in over 40 years and the unemployment rate is at just 4%. While this is great for the UK and the economy, it does mean it is tougher to get the best talent into your business. British Read More…
We all know that your first day in a new job can be a scary experience. It can take you a while to understand the lay of the land. You have to get used to the atmosphere in the office and the social etiquette, all alongside learning your new job and how they do things Read More…
New research shows us that if you want more productivity from your employees you need to focus more on flexible working than high pay. While this is a sentiment that has been repeated over many months, the latest person to tell us that we really need to be taking flexible working seriously is Simon Adcock, Read More…
Did you know that on average a recruitment consultant gets around 250 CV’s for each job that they advertise? Research also shows that employers will spend just 5-10 seconds glancing at a CV! So bearing this in mind, how can you make your CV stand out from the crowd so you can ensure your CV Read More…
Point Recruitment has been a well-known recruitment agency in Huntingdon for many years. Clients and candidates alike have enjoyed working with us and continue to do so. Yet many people are unsure what a recruitment agency is and what they actually do, so we thought we would create a blog post to talk about exactly Read More…
Hiring a new employee is a big investment for any company. You employ someone with hope that they will stay within your organisation for some time, and that they will continually deliver an excellent standard of work. However, when you hire the wrong candidate this can result in serious damage to the business. You could Read More…
The worst question asked by interviewers for many job seekers is “Do you have any questions?”. It is easy to fall into the trap of the interviewer asking the questions, but interviews commonly end with you getting a chance to ask questions and this is something you need to be prepared for. By asking the Read More…
Here at Point Recruitment we know that hiring a new team member is a big step for many businesses, and it can be a very risky, expensive step too. Of course you can use CVs and interviews to build up a picture of the candidate, and follow up on their references, but it can be Read More…
As an established recruitment agency in Huntingdon with many years experience, we know that candidates can have some hesitations when it comes to applying for work through recruitment agencies in Huntingdon. After all, there are some less than perfect ones out there! That is why we chose to put this blog post together. We want Read More…
We recently wrote a blog post that explained how using a recruitment agency could help you save time as a business, when hiring new employees for your business. In this blog post we would like to talk about how using a recruitment agency can actually help you save money for your business. We share some Read More…
If you are considering a job in sales and the right career for you, then this blog will help. We explain the advantages of a career in sales, and why a career in sales could be the perfect step in the career ladder for you. If you find you get to the end of this Read More…