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Overall the number of candidates placed into permanent roles has accelerated as demand for staff remains strong - especially in IT & Computing and Engineering, which have shown the sharpest increase of number of vacancies.

In addition to this, starting salary inflation holds close to multi-year high which is due to a sustained fall in candidate availability. There are many possible reasons for this fall in candidate availability ranging from tight labour market restrictions as well as growing uncertainty due to Brexit.

 Are you considering a move into a new position?

On Tuesday 17th July 2018 Google launched it's much anticipated job aggregation tool in the UK. Users will now see direct links to adverts at the top of the page for relevant searches.

It also provides commute times, salary comparisons, ratings and other information where available.

September is THE month when it comes to companies hiring staff. Last year, we secured the highest number of interviews & new job vacancies for our candidates during September compared to any other month that year, and we know from talking to our clients that this September will be no different.
 
So, what do you need to do?
Send your updated CV to mail@enterpriserecruitment.com take advantage of our new job prospects.

 
Why should you do this?

• Updating your CV now will put you in the best position for new job vacancies as they come in.
• Preparing now will put you ahead of your peers/competition.
• Make use of the Summer which can be a ‘quieter period’ to get your CV in shape!

 
When should you do this?

• Now! We work with many sought-after organisations whose opportunities won’t stay open for long, in fact, many positions we come across are filled before they reach the open market.

If you've reached the end of the year with one eye on the Christmas break being a chance to dust off your CV and get out job hunting then you are not alone.

But why waste time worrying if your CV is up to scratch when you could be sending it out for job applications instead?

With something as important as your career it pays to not waste a single second and this is where you can make use of a service that not only gets your CV into ship shape order but also gets you into the unadvertised job market.

Best of all, it's FREE to any engineers in our core sectors!

If you would like an expert to review your CV then please call Jamie on 01442 874884 or mail@enterpriserecruitment.com before 5pm on Monday the 19th of December and you will have a top notch CV prepped before Christmas ready to grab interviews for your next move.

If you already have a brilliant CV and would simply like to start the job search then just use our CV upload button. Many positions we come across are filled before they reach the open market.

If you know someone who may be suitable for a Recruitment Consultant role at Enterprise then why not refer them to us and earn £500 if they get the job !

See our "Work for us" page for more details.

Real interest in technology can be difficult for employers to gauge when considering candidates, especially candidates without years of employment experience. A level and GCSE results are considered good indicators of academic and intellectual ability but may not be the best criteria by which to judge a candidate’s technical ability or interest in a technical area.

Increasingly recruiters are being asked to look for hobbyists and tinkerers. What employers want to see is a candidate who has genuine interest in a relevant area and has taken steps outside of their learning environment to pursue that.
For these reasons it is important to highlight your relevant technical interests within your CV and make clear that you have taken the initiative and pursued those interests, beyond your academic studies.
Employers want to see motivated candidates who they can rely on to finish tasks. Getting involved in community projects in Open Source or building a profile of development on Github are great ways of showing real technical ability and a willingness to learn new skills unprompted.

In many cases, successfully demonstrating technical ability in a hobby can offset poorer academic results. After all, employers would much rather bring on candidates with technical interest and proven ability than those without. So next time you are looking at your CV don’t be afraid to mention that game you have been working on in your spare time.

If you are seriously considering making a career move you need to put aside time for your interview preparation. Even a simple telephone interview needs forethought. You need to have done background research on the company, prepared some interview questions and become familiar with the job spec. Interviewers will have read your CV and be familiar with your background, and they expect the same from you.

Telephone and Skype interviews are used widely these days, and interviewers see these as a way of deciding whether or not to call you for a full face to face interview – it’s no longer all about them trying to impress you. So you need to take them seriously and be able to demonstrate the effort you’ve made in getting to know them. If a company or job is of interest you need to show this – because there are candidates out there who certainly will.

It’s all too easy these days to assume you are the person for the job and wait for a company to woo you. Sadly those days are long gone – companies may well want to woo you but you have to show them you’re worth wooing first. Having a great CV is a good first step – but never underestimate how important it is to demonstrate your interest in a company by putting some basic effort in prior to an interview.