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I would love to say that weekends in my 20s began with raspberry quinoa smoothies and mile-long runs – but they didn’t. Saturdays usually started with a massive hangover after yet another Friday night of partying with my friends. We’d spend the rest of the weekend comparing our hangovers and watching our favourite TV boxsets….more

About a year ago, you converted your spare room into a home office for what your thought would only be a few weeks. It’s still your home office… If you haven’t started put decorations up, you definitely should.   Get some great art What’s behind you on Zoom calls? Zoom backgrounds are really fun and…more

  How to discuss emotions with your colleagues (without awkward silences) Let’s talk about awkward balloons. They’re hugely colourful balloons that rise to the top of rooms during awkward conversations. You hope that they’ll create a convenient distraction that changes the subject – but then disaster strikes. You remember that they’re imaginary, they pop, and…more

  How many burpees can you do in 21 days? This isn’t a question that comes up very often when we’re discussing vacancies with clients. However, it’s become one of the major talking points in the (virtual) office recently. Why? Well, in support of #Challenge21, our team has committed to doing a series of challenges…more

  What do business ethics look like in 2021?   Remember when 2021 had a really calm and serene start…. then your alarm went off and you had to get ready for yet another day of working from home? 2021 didn’t start how anyone expected, did it? You were hoping for a moderately normal January…more

    What does the word ‘Specialist’ (actually) mean in the recruitment industry? Hands up – who else spent the last decade marketing themselves as a ‘specialist’ agency? We did. Like others in our sector, our team thought that their deep sector expertise was the ‘specialist’ skill that provided so much value for our clients….more