“Cometh the hour, cometh the man”. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president has shown that someone with limited experience as a leader, can rise to horrendous challenges with immense dignity, bravery, intelligence, and honesty. Infact, the horrific invasion of Ukraine has flagged a tale of two massively contrasting leadership styles, a David versus Goliath – not […]
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People are people, whatever their nationality. Today as we all hear the shocking news from the Ukraine, we send our thoughts and heartfelt wishes for a swift end to the fighting. Many candidates, friends, and clients we have dealt with are Ukranian. The East Midlands may be some 2,630KM from Kiev, a long way from […]
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Liz only started with our team at Astute Recruitment Ltd a few short weeks ago. Her first week was a record breaker too having managed to get her first permanent and temporary placement within just 3 days of starting. She also managed to pick up a brand new job to work on with her very […]
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Newly promoted for the second time to Managing Consultant, Tom Norton, has finally moved into a new home. Here at Astute we always try our best to support our team in any way we can. From our Friday pub lunch club, to our office treat box we keep topped up, we make sure we can […]
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True story. How admitting your worst work error can lead to interview success! When asked on first interview, my candidate shared their worst work mistake. They have a second interview! Why? Their work mistake? It was a biggie, but my candidate was authentic. They clearly and honestly told a brief story about their error. They described […]
ViewIn exciting news, the Government’s introduction of their new permanent investment deduction – replacing their former ‘super deduction’ scheme has been hailed by UK businesses according to a survey by the CBI. The accountants have had their calculators out and the new scheme is reckoned to be able to boost UK business by as much […]
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