Written by Helen Pack “These days, perhaps more so than ever, business people need a crystal ball to help plan for the future.” writes Clive Jefferys, Managing Director of recruiter JMA Network. We would all like to have even the smallest insight into what the future holds, and when it comes to staffing, the most mercurial of business elements,
Written by Helen Pack “On the one hand, doom-mongers ply their gloom in the wake of the B-word. On the other, the economic outlook is bright, we have plunging unemployment and growth in consumer spending” Says Clive Jefferys, Managing Director of recruiter JMA Network. Despite these positive vibes, some people are never happy, saying that it’s no more than
Written by Helen Pack 
“So the hiring year has started briskly. The first new vacancies started coming in just before Christmas and then the real flood arrived during early January. The candidates are back too, as applications and CV registrations reach a peak and the first placements of 2017 have already happened.” writes Clive Jefferys, Managing Director of recruiter
Written by Helen Pack Counter Offers! Does a Leopard ever change his spots? At several stages in your career you will decide to move job, and in present times your resignation is likely to generate a counter-offer to stay. The problem is that no matter how flattering it is to feel wanted again; can you ever really trust, or
Written by Helen Pack
There’s a good reason why I don’t attend trade events… writes Clive Jefferys of telecoms recruiter JMA Network. Lots of people know me, but they don’t necessarily want to advertise our relationship to their peers. That’s because our key attribute is discretion. Like the apocryphal story about the swan, all our clients or candidates should
Written by Helen Pack
“The dialogue continues to jog along, as we look to our leaders to start talking about real plans and stop market-testing public opinion.” writes Clive Jefferys of telecoms recruiter JMA Network. In Europe, the politicians are warily watching Old Blighty, wondering who is going to make the first move. Seventy six years ago, the Battle
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“Twenty five years ago I could phone my boss from a telephone box on a Friday afternoon and tell him that I was foot-canvassing an industrial estate in Hemel Hempstead. The fact that I was actually outside my home and sloping off for the weekend was easy to hide. “ writes Clive Jefferys, JMA Network.
Written by Helen Pack
We used to think that people don’t like change, but clearly they do. While the ramifications of leaving the EU will take years to become apparent, the impact on business and jobs is the most immediate concern today, writes Clive Jefferys of recruiter JMA Network. We can expect a wholesale change in employment trends across
Written by Helen Pack
Summer recruitment market cools before BREXIT It’s not exactly big news to announce that the impending vote is having its impact on the UK job market, writes Clive Jefferys of recruiter JMA Network. With half of the population undecided as to how they will cast their vote on 23rd June, the doom-mongers on both sides
Written by Helen Pack
The days of reactive recruitment are long gone. It’s not like the old days when you put out an advert, commissioned an agency, got ten CVs, shortlisted three and made an offer. In today’s employment market successful recruitment strategies are underpinned by building a channel of candidates and speedy decision making, writes Clive Jefferys of
