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Quality talent will always have options

24 Apr 2025 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

Quality talent will always have options – if you want them in your business, move at their pace…

I recently lost a great placement (and a great fee… I’m just about over it) because my candidate took another role. She was an EXACT match (and more) for the client’s brief and aligned seamlessly with their vision and mission.

Was I frustrated with the candidate? Not really – because if I were in their shoes, I may have done the same.

Here’s what happened…

Temp Work – How we are Briefed

18 Mar 2025 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

Temp work moves fast. If you can adapt quickly, ask the right questions and show initiative, you’ll not only meet expectations – you’ll exceed them.

I’ve never seen a business do this before…

30 Jan 2025 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

I’ve never seen a business do this before… Give a salary increase to a candidate before they’ve even started in the position. Not common practice in the industry.

We all fear this… Rejection.

15 Jan 2025 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

We all fear this…

Rejection.

It’s not fun, and it’s something that certainly never seems to get easier.

However, when delivered correctly and embraced, you can gain some truly valuable lessons.

Want better candidates in 2025? Write better job ads.

10 Jan 2025 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

Every year, by March or April, I receive calls from businesses saying, “We’ve gone to market but haven’t had any luck. Can you help?”

So, I check their job ads… and the majority of the time, said ads are uninspiring, generic pieces of text.

So. Beige

Can AI do a reference check?

01 Jun 2024 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

We are now being bombarded with the option to use AI for reference checking. Genuinely I ask, how can I confidently outsource that to a robot?

Better the devil you know?

01 Jun 2024 | Hannah Brewer | No Comments

Is it a case of better the devil you know? Whether it be professionally or personally, we’ve all experienced that feeling where someone has become, for lack of a better word, stale. They don’t fulfil your needs like they used to, the care factor isn’t there and quite frankly they leave you wondering if life would be better off without them.

We do things a little bit differently at sprint people:
Employee One.
Position and title
Who says we need to have an office that looks like a recruitment office?! We’re all about ‘experiences’ at Sprint and that starts with you, the candidate. Welcome to a place where you can be yourself, have a laugh and embark on the process to either find a new career or develop on your current one. No forms, no waiting, no attitude.
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We do things a little bit differently at sprint people:
Employee Two.
Position and title
Who says we need to have an office that looks like a recruitment office?! We’re all about ‘experiences’ at Sprint and that starts with you, the candidate. Welcome to a place where you can be yourself, have a laugh and embark on the process to either find a new career or develop on your current one. No forms, no waiting, no attitude.
Read more
We do things a little bit differently at sprint people:
Employee Three.
Position and title
Who says we need to have an office that looks like a recruitment office?! We’re all about ‘experiences’ at Sprint and that starts with you, the candidate. Welcome to a place where you can be yourself, have a laugh and embark on the process to either find a new career or develop on your current one. No forms, no waiting, no attitude.
Read more