“The UK’s coffee consumption soared to 95 million cups a day in 2018, up from 70 million in 2008. That’s an increase of 25 million over the last 10 years.” Today is National Coffee Day! So I wanted to remind ourselves of the reasons coffee is just OH SO GOOD and the benefits of coffee
You might be just starting out in the workplace, perhaps you’ve graduated, or maybe you’re looking to switch into a ‘proper’ career after having tried a few roles that aren’t floating your boat. Perhaps you’re thinking about a career in Marketing. Marketing jobs are just one area we specialise in at Dovetail – we have
We’ve gathered the recent news headlines for HR and Recruitment in Bournemouth, Dorset and beyond. Keeping you up to date with everything in the world of work, business and strategy. LOCAL 30th Sept Bournemouth Echo: Poole wins government money for Brexit preparations 27th Sept Bournemouth Echo: Siemens Digital Academy offers students £3,000 a year 26th
We were chatting in the office recently about key moments in our working lives and what we learnt from them. I thought it would be nice to share, so here’s the first one! Laura mentioned her uni days and the moment when she realised that that good ol’ chestnut and overstated cliche of ‘optimism and
As the recruitment market continues to be dominated by the shortage of skilled professional candidates, it’s really important not to lose your focus in your job search. As recruiters, it’s our job to help our candidates secure the right job and find their next career move. Hopefully their ideal job. So, it can be frustrating
Every month we gather the key figures from IHS Markit, KPMG & REC Job Market Report – a regular update from recruitment consultancies in the area. We pull out the key stats from the Job Market in the South so you know what’s going on in the recruitment market in the local area. Permanent placements
The recruitment market may be tough right now, but here at Dovetail Recruitment, we are still working hard and successfully filling our clients’ vacancies from Trainee to Executive level. It’s certainly more challenging to find candidates these days with many clients experiencing Recruitment difficulties, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t still just as successful
We’ve gathered the key headlines across Business, Work + HR news Bournemouth, Dorset, the UK + Beyond! Keeping you up to date with what’s going on! Local & HR News Bournemouth27.08Bournemouth Echo: 5G, an agri-tech plant and motor workshop all due to benefit from £1.5m windfall Dorset Echo: Bournemouth Air Festival 2019: Our guide to
It was great to get the Dovetail Recruitment team together last week for our Q1 meeting and I’m delighted to say it’s been a great start to the financial year for us. The economic and political climate continues to keep it all a bit up in the air, but the world of recruitment in Bournemouth
Lessons in clichés It’s A-level results week and hopefully, you’ll be spinning around with delight as you get the results you’ve been waiting for. Over the last few years, the stats have only gone upwards, the BBC reported last year, that:‘A-level students have been awarded the highest proportion of As and A*s since 2012, amid
You’ve decided it’s time for a new job and it’s time to up your career a notch. Perhaps you’ve already been applying for jobs and you’re not getting too far, or maybe you’re just about to start looking.Either way, how do you make your job application stand out from all of the other candidates trying
We’ve pulled together some top tips on how to answer those difficult interview questions in the next instalment of our career tip videos. You’ve impressed with your CV and made it to the interview, now’s your chance to shine and make an impact. Make sure you’re prepared for those tricky questions that can crop up.
Permanent placements decline at softer pace during July Every month, Dovetail Recruitment summarise the key points from the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs: South of England. Here are the latest figures for July– showing salary comparisons for Bournemouth, plus stats on candidate placements and skill shortages. It’s an HR must read. – Modest
The Art of Negotiation – Is Boris right to play hardball, will it work? Last week, we saw Boris fulfil his childhood dream of becoming Prime Minister, take the reins from Theresa and step into what is one of the most important jobs in the country. I wonder how he felt on the morning he
In our career tips video #3 – we’ve compiled our best advice for anyone looking for a new job and ready to start interviewing, ‘How to do well in interviews’. You’ve put the time into your job search and managed to get an interview with a company that looks ideal for you, so make sure
If you’ve just graduated from University and looking for your first proper job, then you need our Graduate CV Advice – #5 in our series of Career Tips Videos. If you’re looking for your first proper job, it can be a little daunting when it comes to putting together your first CV. After the celebrations
