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Some great feedback for Wallace Hind….

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At Wallace Hind we specialise in placing the right people in the right jobs, helping the employee find a place where they can grow and progress, whilst giving the employer an asset that can help grow their business.

It’s always nice to receive some positive feedback, and we’ve got some great feedback from Matt Irish, who we have worked with in the past and is now the Sales Director of Objectif Lune UK and Nordics.

Matt was responding to the news of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, as April marked two decades of Wallace Hind. He said:

“When we first spoke I was a untried, untested young pup who was looking for his first sales role. You took a punt on me to which I have always been thankful.

Subsequently over the years, your company has helped either in my career or helped me build a team that has made me a successful person and for that reason you and Wallace Hind always hold a very special part of the path that I find myself.

In all honesty, if you had not taken that punt many, many years ago who knows where I would be now, certainly not in the place I find myself now and certainly not as successful.

So, thank you. I raise a glass to your anniversary and look forward to many, many more Wallace Hind moments in my career.”

To see what we can do for you, visit the Wallace Hind website and Like us on Facebook to see all of our latest roles.

All-out attack or playing it safe: Wallace Hind’s Job Interview Tactics

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With the whole country gripped in Euro 2012 fever, we thought we’d take a leaf out of England manager Roy Hodgson’s book and create our own match-winning tactics… for a job interview.

Landing that perfect job is hard, there is no two ways about it. But by following this handy strategy guide, you can help turn the odds in your favour and return home as man of the match. We can’t promise an open-topped bus parade through your local high street, but that winning feeling will be just as good when you triumph in the job stakes.

Goalkeeper:

Safe hands are the order of the day here, and you will need a cool calm and composed manner at all times. You never know when an interviewer will try to hit you with a long ball, so make sure you stay alert and have prepared suitable answers for any tricky questions.

 

Defence:

When it comes to tackling the interviewer, you should do everything you can to keep hold of the ball and avoid any yellow (or worse) red cards. Keep the referee on your side by holding a friendly, talkative manner and speaking clearly and intelligently for the whole 90 minutes.

 

Midfield:

You want to show the other team you have great vision and do not have any trouble passing the ball. Show you are a good team player and demonstrate previous occasions when you have helped your fellow work colleagues out. You interviewer is sure to be impressed by your previous experience.

 

Strikers:

You cannot win a game without scoring the all-important golden goal, and you will need to prove that you are the right person for the job. What is it that your interviewer is looking for in a candidate? Tick the right boxes and prove to them you are the match winner they crave.

Oh, and one last thing, make sure you dress for the occasion. There is nothing worse than turning up for the big match with the wrong kit on! Suited and booted all the way. Make your country proud!

New study finds more UK companies are hiring than firing

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More UK companies are planning to hire than fire this year, according to a new report.

The Labour Market outlook, which was conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), found that less employers are making staff redundant and are instead focusing on hiring new staff.

The report, which is produced in association with YouGov, found that the jobs market is embarking on positive territory for the first time in over a year.

The difference between the number of employers intending to increase and decrease staffing levels stood at +6 for Spring 2012, which was up from -8 for the first few months of the year.

With redundancy projections down for the summer down from 37% to 32%, this research marks a piece of great news for the jobs market.

With the office of National Statistics (ons) set to release their latest round of figures this week, it’s going to be an interesting time for the recruitment sector, with the hope that these figures can continue to improve.

The last set of ONS figures showed that unemployment had dropped by 35,000 over the last few months to 2.65 million, with youth unemployment slightly down to 1.03 million.

The CIPD’s Gerwyn Davies has commented on the new research, saying:

“The jobs market is desperately seeking good news, so this latest set of positive figures is very welcome.”

And it is. With the UK back in another recession, any good employment news is good news. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts below or on the Wallace Hind Facebook page.

 

20 Years Young: Wallace Hind Celebrate their 20th Anniversary!

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Wallace Hind began life on April 6th 1992 when the 3 founding partners, Mike Horsley, John Gowen & Gerry Bell decided to set up their own business with the support of a business angel called Alan Hind.

As you can see in the pictures they’re holding, back then they had a little more hair!

Starting off in rented office space at a converted manor house in the village of Moulton they quickly established themselves as the `go to` company for sales recruitment in Northampton.

Having added current partners Tracey FitzGerald & Rod Plowe to the team they moved to new rented offices on Moulton Park in 1994 but rapid growth in turnover and the addition of three more consultants and an administrator forced them to look around for new premises less than 2 years later.

In 1996 they found an ideal base which would allow for future growth which was the Old Vicarage in Duston. They decided to buy the property rather than rent and extensively renovated the inside of the 18th century listed building.

Recruiting more consultants they added marketing to sales as a specialism and continued to flourish hitting £1million turnover for the first time in 1999.

In 2006 the company decided to change the way it worked moving to a retained business model and recruiting outside of sales and marketing. This change added to a new management structure allowed the company to achieve £1.5 million turnover in 2008.

This turnover has been maintained since despite the credit crunch and the company is now set to achieve its long term target of £2 million turnover in the next 2 years.

As it stands Wallace Hind now employs 18 consultants including the 3 original partners (who all still actively recruit) and in its 20 years has produced turnover in excess of £20 million, placing over 4000 candidates at all levels from junior executive to the board room in sales, marketing & non sales roles.

They are able to offer a UK wide & international full recruitment service to FTSE 100 companies and SME`s alike. (In the last 12 months they have successfully worked in France, Germany, Holland, The Middle East & South Africa)

Their strap line is “where experience matters” and in addition to the three founding partners seven of their consultants have become full partners or associate partners.

In total they have in excess of 200 years of accumulated recruitment expertise; hence they really live by their motto ‘where experience matters…’

Check out our Facebook timeline where you can trace back through the company history and see all key milestones and events; or just wish us a happy birthday! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wallace-Hind-Selection-LLP/172866596152517

Who are your Heroes?

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Before an appointment last week I had something of a lightbulb moment…

…We often ask people, or you may get asked, ‘what motivates you?’ in an interview. I thought about how I personally would answer that question and what it was really asking me…?

Sure, the same old response popped into my head; money, nice car, holiday in the Algarve, golf membership…

Later on I found myself thinking about it over my coffee, in the car, and then mowing the lawn. If I understand better what motivates me then surely I will get the best out of myself; and that can only be a good thing. Furthermore, I wanted an answer that would differentiate me from the standard response, should I ever find myself on the other side of the interviewing table.

Now I am not going to pretend money doesn’t motivate me; as it naturally enables me to have a lifestyle I want and provide for people I love. But there is more to life than that, more about me as a person and who I want to be…

So…I started to think of who my heroes where…Who do I admire? Who do I try and emulate and aspire to be like? What have they achieved that inspires and motivates me to believe I can do the same? What attributes do I value in myself and others?

I thought of eleven and then arranged them in a football team in formation…(No I don’t have too much time on my hands!)

In Goal

Geoff Boycott – For making the most of his talent and for sheer determination & bloody mindedness.

Back Four  

Jean de Valette – Grand Master of the Hospitaller during the 1565 siege of Malta when 550 knights held out against 30,000 Ottoman Turks. For saving Europe from Muslim domination.

Margaret Thatcher – For saving Britain from a sad and slow decline.

Winston Churchill – For saving Britain & the world from Nazi domination.

Stuart Pearce – For taking and scoring that penalty.

Midfield

Hans Joachim Marseille – The best fighter pilot in the world ever.

Sir Richard Francis Burton – You need to read about him on Wikipedia to see why he was a great man!

Matt Le Tissier – Genius with a football and a one club man!

Steve McQueen – The coolest man ever to walk the planet.

Strikers

Harold Larwood – The best fast bowler ever and for refusing to apologise for bodyline.

Brian Clough – The best football manager ever & a fantastic striker.

So I admire determination, persistence, winning against the odds, talent, genius, loyalty, mavericks, anti-authority figures & never giving up for a start…

If I were to ask you who your Heroes are, what would you say?

Who do you admire? Who do you try and emulate and aspire to be like? What inspires and motivates you? It doesn’t have to be a whole person, it can be something they have achieved or accomplished.

It doesn’t have to be eleven people either, it can be as many or as few as you like!

£126 million scheme to tackle youth unemployment…

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The Government’s Youth Contract Scheme has dominated the news lately, creating a considerable amount of backlash in response to Nick Clegg’s invite for employers to join. 

 

The £126 million scheme is set to tackle youth unemployment and forms part of the coalition government’s Youth Contract Scheme which was revealed in November 2011; addressing growing youth unemployment.

The scheme is targeting ‘Neets’ (teens who are not in education, employment or training), offering businesses and charities the opportunity to apply for funding for up to £2,200 to take them on as employees. The scheme is to include 160,000 job subsidies and an extra 20,000 apprenticeships, with at least 55,000 ‘neets’ – those who have no GCSEs at grades C or above – expected to benefit.

The initiative comes in the wake of the rise in unemployment figures for the last quarter in 2011 and Mr. Clegg’s backed plans to increase University fees across the UK, potentially having a serious affect on the graduate jobs market.

The numbers of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work soared by 22,000 to hit 1.04 million in December 2011.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said: “Sitting at home with nothing to do when you’re so young can knock the stuffing out of you for years.”

“This problem isn’t new, but in the current economic climate we urgently need to step up efforts to ensure some of our most troubled teenagers have the skills, confidence and opportunities to succeed.”

Tracey FitzGerald, Partner – Wallace Hind Selection says…

“As part of their growth plans Wallace Hind have identified the need to enhance their administration team. In keeping with our commitment to helping the country tackle youth unemployment we have entered into a contract with Intec Apprenticeship Recruitment scheme to take on a young person to work as a trainee Administrative Assistant.

We believe we can offer a young person a structured and interesting entrance into the working world and our comprehensive training and development plan should ensure they are set up very well for the rest of their working career.”

How do you feel about the Youth Contract scheme – do you think it is a good idea and will it work? Would you consider attending University if the fees were not as expensive?