Even though the jobs market is at it’s busiest for years, and job boards abound with opportunities, it can be hard to actually speak to a recruitment consultant. Recruiters are busy people at the moment! So we thought we would explore this and ask, “How can you manage a successful relationship with your recruitment consultant?” […]
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As a leading provider of accountancy staff, we look at what does accountancy mean, it’s history and importance to businesses today. Plus we explore the huge variety of careers available in the accountancy profession, and why accountancy really is a great career choice! We’ve included some great, useful links at the end too! […]
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57,600. A special number. Why? Not my salary 🤣 Not how many fans will be at the next game at Wembley ⚽🤞 Nope. Give or take, 57,600 is the number of hours I’ve spent at work in my career spanning 30 years. That’s more than I’ve roughly spent with my family, friends and partners in […]
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Recruiting the right team will get the right results. Every time. On a warm June evening, Gareth Southgate led his England team out onto the Wembley turf. To the thousands of England and German fans there in the balmy air plus the millions watching on their TV screens, it promised to be an exciting evening […]
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It is with huge pleasure that we can announce our long-serving employee, Sarah-Louise Wykes, has just been awarded a well-deserved promotion to Director! As part of the ongoing development of our recruitment team, it is crucially important to reward success and see the careers of good people in our team flourish. We have a clearly […]
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The remit of a Financial Director (FD) is to direct the financial obligations, and financial reporting of a business AND help drive the company forward with the senior management team. But that’s the easy bit. What genuine qualities lift an ordinary FD into an extraordinary Director of Finance? This isn’t about which accountancy […]
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Our team includes several parents and we’re sure they and all parents have been eagerly waiting for today when their children can return to school! 8th March means relief for working parents including several in our team. It’s no understatement to say it’s been a struggle to juggle wfh with home-schooling. Some working […]
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As part of a series of collaborations, our MD, Mary Maguire is working with specialists across Finance, Accountancy, HR, and Recruitment. Thank you to Mr John Hepworth for his insightful piece on what a CFO needs to know in 2020….. The challenges of the last 9 months have meant a very bumpy ride for […]
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With more and more workplaces cancelling meetings and face to face interviews, companies are increasingly turning to Skype and other media to play an increasing part in the recruitment process. Here at Astute, we thought this would be more crucial than ever. An online interview can either be audio or visual but most employers prefer […]
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Proud to be Marketing Derby’s Star Bondholder This Week! Marketing Derby is a great organisation set up to raise the profile of Derby and Derbyshire’s hardworking business community. Their work embraces all manner of SME companies from start-ups to fully fledged organisations with a global reach. The hardworking team including John Forkin, have […]
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