Dovetail Celebrate 8 Year Anniversary in Finding the Perfect Fit Was it really 8 years ago that I started Dovetail Recruitment in a little room at the back of my friend’s bed shop – ‘Beds r Uzz’ in Southbourne. Just me, a desk, a phone and my trusty PC – thinking where do I start?!! Six months
Tackling the issue of ‘new staff retention’ – Nearly one-third of new employees plan on leaving their job in the first 12 months and more than half of them anticipate they will not be with the company after 3 years. Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) have published a report that found short-termism is known
Team Dovetail Dorset Bike Ride – Well – we did it in 2 hours, 6 mins!!!! I am so proud of my team at Dovetail Recruitment in giving up their time – training for 2 hours after a hard days’ work every week and giving up their Sunday morning to cycle 25 miles on an interesting
Research carried out by Talent Works has found that generational stereotypes in the workplace may be inaccurate. Talent Works carried out the survey on 1,200 professionals from four commonly defined generations in the workplace – Baby Boomers, Millennials, Gen Y and Gen Z. It indicated contradictory findings to many of the preconceptions attached to these
Less than a week to go… Yesterday, we had our last training session for the big ride on Sunday – this time we focused on getting up those hills. We know we can do the distance, but we also know that the terrain is much more challenging than our route around Christchurch! But Team Dovetail
Yesterday the country was posed the question “do you want to remain part of the EU? Or Do you want to leave the EU?” the battle that has waged on for months. Today, Britain, the EU and the rest of the world got their answer. There are a mix of emotions sweeping the nation and
Recent surveys have shown that 75% of British people aged 16-25 fear they will not able to find a job they love, while eight in ten fear they are competing with candidates with stronger CVs and experience when applying for vacancies. Volunteering charity vInspired carried our research that showed one in ten participants do not
We had our third training session yesterday and what a beautiful evening, so different from last Monday’s gales. Four of us in training tonight and we managed 23 miles up to Burley across the New Forest and I am pleased to say down through Bangnum Woods. We faced the odd hurdle, ponies blocking the route, sun in
We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride on Sunday, 3rd July 2016 to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. We started training last week, with a 14 mile round trip from Hengistbury Head to Holmsley. Some of us haven’t ridden a bike for over 10 years, so we took a while to
British employers are becoming more reliant on older works due to the ageing population. Health issues can be influential when it comes to people’s attitudes to remaining in work. Poor health can be a cause for early retirement, likewise, good health can also cause for older workers to retire early and invest time in other
The government has issued findings of two reports aimed at developing employment prospects of graduates in STEM subjects, which call for a large focus on employment outcomes and improved links with industry. Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Professor Sir William Wakeham, highlight a vast variation in the employment prospects of graduates in science, technology, engineering
Monster.co.uk has released new research that has revealed a third of employers now offer flexible working schemes. However, despite growing emphasis on flexible working and the additional benefits it can bring to companies, the data has shown over half of employers (56%) do not have schemes in place at all. Research carried out last month,
An increasing number of new mothers and pregnant women are being treated unfairly at work this includes cuts in hours, being placed on zero-hour contracts or even being forced out of their jobs. Citizens Advice has issued a warning of a developing problem that new and expectant mothers are facing discrimination. Citizens Advice has stated
Full time working fathers get paid 21% more than men who don’t have children and are working in similar roles. The report also states that working fathers with 2 children earn 9% more than working fathers with 1 child. These findings are on the opposite spectrum to what working mothers experience. Women who have children
