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On Fathers Day 2020, celebrate the Dads out there. Give them a lie-in, cook them a favourite lunch, make them a card.
Whatever you do, the best presents are free.
Time spent together means so much more, now more than ever!
So have fun and make the dads in your life feel special and make some lifelong memories at the same time!
All of us at Astute Recruitment Ltd are delighted to have been formally included as one of Derby’s top three recruitment agencies on the prestigious search website Three Best Rated!
With over 15 business awards and successful recruitment across the Derbyshire region, its great to be in our 10th year and receive this recognition.
Astute Recruitment was set up by our two founders – Sarah Stevenson and Mary Maguire, back in 2009.
Sarah had this to say, “Mary and I are thrilled to be ranked in the top three recruitment firms in Derby by Three Best Rated. To have our business featured as one of the top 3 firms cements our status as the ‘go-to’ recruitment agency specialising in jobs across finance and back office. This is brilliant news!”
Mary went onto say, “We have grown a lot – our team is expanding and we have an exciting new office move planned to further allow our team of experienced recruiters to grow. As Sarah said, to be included by leading search website Three Best Rated is amazing news and both of us and our team are delighted!”
You can view our listing on the link below: –
Three Best Rated – Astute Recrhttps://threebestrated.co.uk/recruitment-agencies-in-derbyuitment Ltd
A heartfelt message from one of our candidates during the lockdown!
“Thanks Mary for your words of support and inspiration over the past two months whilst I have been searching for a new role. Our phone conversations and your posts on LinkedIn have helped me remain positive, inspired me to reach out to others and post more on LinkedIn, they have also helped me identify my strengths and also my weaknesses.
Your fantastic webinar by Richard McCann also inspired me to build my resilience, believe in myself and also show a more caring attitude towards others. Times are tough for all of us, we need to support each other and I wish you and all at Astute all the best for the future.”
Thank you Nick, this is why our team tries so hard to offer the personal touch and genuinely tries to help people by offering support and constructive advice to help them in their job search.
A great way to end a great week!
Furlough. With over 8 million workers furloughed, we wanted to ask employers, “Do your furloughed staff know you still care about them?”
When did you last talk openly with your furloughed employees?
Just a week ago was a Bank Holiday. The next one isn’t until the end of August. Between now and then, millions of workers will have been on furlough for approaching 5 months.
While employers and those still employed face ever-increasing workloads covering their businesses, how are the furloughed feeling?
Mental health week ended just a few weeks ago, but already the news is full of new, pressing economic shocks and doom.
Now, imagine you are a single parent, a breadwinner in your home? A recent graduate. A new homeowner with mortgage bills at the end of every month.
Imagine how they might be feeling on furlough.
Whilst furloughed, staff in the UK cannot contribute to their company’s business financial success, there is nothing to say employers have to neglect these armies of suspended talent whose passion and commitment to start working for your company again remains undimmed.
So, stay connected. Take the time to speak to your furloughed team regularly. Reassure them, be present and mindful of questions they may have. Be personal. Be open to any insecurities they may have. Encourage them to refresh their skills through online courses. Above all, be honest.
The businesses that survive the current situation will be the ones who can trade out of the furlough. With most of their staff refocussed, positive, upskilled, and confident in the knowledge their employer, boss and company are, and have been, 100% behind them.
Those companies will have the essential ingredients for business success in a turbulent economy. Loyalty. Passion, drive, and commitment. Happy, engaged workers are far more productive than staff who feel isolated, forgotten, or neglected.
If you can get that collective belief in your team, they will genuinely want to help the company and help you, return to profit. A motivated team is a successful team!
So, show your furloughed workers you really care about them. They will be worth their weight in gold when the market picks up and you need to retain your trained, talented people.
If you are a furloughed employee who is feeling neglected and insecure, please contact our team at Astute Recruitment Ltd who will be delighted to talk through your concerns and help you.
Our MD – Mary Maguire, is happy to take CVs and distribute them to our team. Simply email your CV with a mobile number and any message to [email protected] and she will be glad to help, advise, and support your career queries.
