Make Work Experience Work
10 / 03 / 2014
Having a student in the office doing work experience is an investment in time, but can be very valuable for a company. If you take it seriously and do it well you’ll raise the company’s profile in schools and the local community. Despite stories abounding of teenage horrors who shrug apathetically, mouthing “wha’ever” while failing to take their eyes off...
National Apprenticeship Week: A Guide for Employers
07 / 03 / 2014
In French apprendre means “to learn”. It was National Apprenticeship Week this week, a chance to focus on the benefits of apprenticeships to employers. The Coalition has been pressing for more apprenticeships, perhaps understandably with the rise in university tuition fees. Apprenticeships aren't about keeping unemployment figures down and the government happy. If handled well, apprentices offer real value to...
Work Experience Student Guest Blog - Lauren Sibley
05 / 03 / 2014
Russell HR Consulting have been offering students a work placement for some time. It’s our strong conviction that we should support young people who are about to enter the workplace by giving them a practical and (as much as we can) varied work experience. This week we are hosting Lauren Sibley who wrote the following blog. It’s always exciting learning...
‘Keep Calm and Stroke the Cat’
03 / 03 / 2014
Last week the cover of People Management magazine was all over Twitter and the internet. As the owner of Stan the Cat, relaxed feline extraordinaire, it caught my eye. Cats really do seem to have the art of avoiding stress all sewn up, don’t they? Life can be stressful at times. I don’t suppose it’s ever been any different. It’s...
Friday is Motivation Day!
28 / 02 / 2014
It’s Friday. I love working for myself, love the work, love my clients and think my team is brilliant. But by this stage of a busy week I’m usually juggling fast and ferociously to ensure that I get things done. Ferocious juggling plays havoc with my motivation and so some Fridays I fall victim to cake or chocolate which then...