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What if I don’t have the right skills for a job?

What if I don’t have the right skills for a job?

Not all jobs require a strict set of skills. And you certainly shouldn’t let your skills put you off applying for a job. Nowadays, many employers will consider transferable skills – skills that you are probably using day in, day out without even realising! These skills are really crucial toRead More

Buy Yorkshire: not long to go now!

Buy Yorkshire: not long to go now!

So our marketing team are well and truly on it with regards to Buy Yorkshire 2018. Dubbed the annual show-piece in the North of England’s business events calendar, with over 200 stands and 4,000 delegates it’s going to be a good one!   It’s free to attend and it brings together thousandsRead More

How to spot a toxic employee

How to spot a toxic employee

By now we’ve all either worked with or employed a toxic employee in some way or another. These kinds of people are not good to be around and can have a massive impact on the rest of the team including morale, productivity and creativity. Here are a few of theRead More

25…..things you didn’t know about The Works Recruitment!

25…..things you didn’t know about The Works Recruitment!

To celebrate our 25 years in business, over the past few weeks we have been posting our tips and advice on recruitment. This is our final “25” themed post so we thought we would make this one a bit of fun! Here are our top 25 things you didn’t knowRead More

Stuff We Like – Red’s Larder Snackboxes

  Red’s Larder is a social enterprise providing work experience for clients of Foundation; a charity based in the North of England that works with socially excluded people, helping them to gain full independence in their local community. Selling bespoke snackboxes to office workers in the city of Leeds, Red’s LarderRead More