So you’ve nailed the CV, you’ve found the right jobs to apply for, but now you’re onto probably the trickiest part of the job application process; the personal statement/covering letter. There are very few jobs out there that won’t ask for a brief synopsis of yourself and why you believe… Read More

by Gillian Johnson As we draw ever nearer to the day that the Tour de France starts in Yorkshire, I think it’s key that we pick up on something really important about the biggest cycling event of the year. Whilst the newspapers in past two years have seen pictures of… Read More

by Gillian Johnson I recently read an article in the Yorkshire Post, noting a “disastrous loss of real talent” found in businesses due to the lack of female directors in the county’s biggest 150 companies. The precise numbers state that only 12 percent of the directorships in these companies were… Read More

As we begin to see the sun rise a little earlier and set a little late, we’re getting to a time when we start to see more and more pairs on legs running on the pathway or upon bicycles, as the ‘fitness freaks’ start to go out on their evening… Read More

Mark Brennan is The Works’ head of construction recruitment and receives hundreds of CV applications a day for roles he and his team are currently working on. Here are the things that he looks out for in an ‘ideal candidate’. Professionalism Take the time to appear as professional as you… Read More