Christmas Caption Competition
Thanks to everyone who took part in our monthly caption competition, we had 60 entries in the end. Read the full article
RECENT ARTICLES
Santa Fun Run 2010 & Book Appeal
In what was a cold but frenetic double event day, Hayden Marsh Recruitment joined over a thousand other Santas to run the annual Santa Fun Run across University Parks in Oxford.
Helen and Douglas House Lottery Fundraising Project
Hayden Marsh Recruitment were asked to conduct a fundraising project. Over 2010, we’ve recruited a whole team of fundraisers to tell visitors to HDH shops about their work and at the same time announce their new HDH lottery. In this interview, we speak to Isobel Lawrence, the most effective fundraiser from the campaign. Read the full article
Congratulations, now what?
Even the best graduate would have difficulty making 70 go into 1, yet as Britain emerges from recession with the speed of a hedgehog crossing a dual carriageway that is what they must try to do if they are to secure that dreamed of graduate job. As the class of 2010 finally gets round to cleaning its accommodation for the first time in 3 long years, universities report that for every graduate level vacancy there are no less than 70 applicants, many of whom graduated last year at the height of the recession and are in pole position to snap up this year’s vacancies
What’s in your wallet?
Two things I hate about modern life; buying a new car and negotiating a pay rise. Both have the potential to keep you awake at night, before any negotiations have taken place, and, once the deal has been concluded. ‘Could I have got a better deal? What’s the going rate? Not forgetting, ‘Have I been done?’
The very subject of pay is considered taboo among employees. While everyone around the water cooler, or, in our office - the football table – may be happy to share their opinion on Rooney’s metatarsal there is secrecy to individual pay that is entirely unwarranted. Just what are we trying to hide?
Negotiating a rise is, for most people, a once a year conversation, but as a recruiter I am forced to negotiate, on behalf of myself, my employees and my clients on a daily basis. Negotiations that would be so much easier, not to say quicker, if a degree of transparency could be introduced, particularly in large corporations where bureaucracy and politics play such a large role. Read the full article
Every Little Helps
The recent banking crisis, including the Iceland debacle, caused a radical change in investor behaviour – high returns now mean unacceptable risk – so where should we put our money? Keith Stratford, College Accountant at Christ Church, Oxford, is well placed to comment. Read the full article
A good time to be a Headteacher?
The General Teaching Council for England is to be axed. Education Secretary Michael Gove told MPs that he believed that the organisation ‘does little to raise teaching standards or professionalism’. The cull of quangos should mean more funding for frontline services and radical change to the way the Education sector is managed and funds distributed is afoot. So is it a good time to consider a career as a Headteacher? Angela Ellis, an ex Headteacher and now Education Consultant, is well placed to comment. Read the full article
OYPS Pub Quiz
As part of the Oxford Young Professionals Society, we took part in an amusing and thought provoking pub quiz. There was a good turn out and we put a few voices to faces. We’re looking forward to the Summer Ball in August 2010. If you’re interested in joining OYPS, follow this link.
Two years ago, Richard Taylor had a stroke at 37 – here he talks about why it happened, the effect is had on his career and whether he feels he has experienced discrimination as a result of it
Richard Taylor is a senior Recruitment Consultant at Hayden Marsh Recruitment. After suffering a stroke two years ago, he’s now recovered and match fit. But his career did change after the stroke – Andrew Marsh asks Richard his 10 questions. Read the full article
Andrew of Hayden Marsh Recruitment features as guest blogger on the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) website
Andrew Marsh was recently featured as a guest blogger on the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) website for his recent post Too soon for ConDemnation?
