Live Event, Experiential and Brand Experience musings
Here you’ll find recruitment news, plus event and brand experience commentary
This is where I share my insights based on 20+ years observing and experiencing the sector’s recruitment challenges and opportunities.
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Disclaimer: I’m not the oracle, no one knows what’s really going on.
How to choose your external recruitment partner…
Last month I shared advice about DIY recruitment and how to do it properly in-house, so this month I’m focusing on how to choose a recruitment partner. Buckle up people, this ride‘s a doozy. Research Before you even pick up the phone, do some research. Consider who...
If you’re going to recruit yourself, do it properly…
There is no denying that this year is going to be tough, but there are green shoots appearing. We will start to see events coming back later this year as the vaccine rollout has a positive impact on employer and consumer confidence. This means that we, as an industry...
I thought suicide was for cowards.
Those who’d given up fighting. Until I myself had dark thoughts. Truth be told there were 2 occasions last year where I genuinely thought about how my wife & family would be better off without me. I thought practically about how the kids would be looked after, how...
This is my monthly reminder that 3 million of us are still #ExcludedUK & #ForgottenLtd by this government.
There are still some schadenfreudes out there who think we’re tax dodging millionaires who don’t deserve anything. Let me explain. Most of us have been advised to structure taking money from our business in the following way for tax efficiency purposes. A minimal...
Do black lives still matter, or have we all moved on?
Covid19 is one of the worst things to happen in a generation, but it will be over. We will go back to normal. But, what about if you're black or brown? I am a director of an independent #recruitment business in the #eventprofs #experientialmarketing sectors. I’ve not...
It’s not who you know, it’s what you know.
I was recently interviewed by the legend who is Calum Di Lieto for C&IT magazine as with the #eventprofs world being turned on it's...
