The most depressing day of the year, or is it? Whether you buy into the idea or not, taking care of your teams mental wellbeing and mental health this Blue Monday is never going to be a bad idea
Discover what’s involved in bringing in a temporary marketing resource and the things you need to consider
Our director Karen chats to TEDx speaker and author Matt Phelan on the importance of happiness at work - why managers should be concerned with their employee’s happiness, it’s importance in team success and what is stopping us looking at the bigger picture.
We examine the current market trend of tech companies increasingly moving towards flexible marketing resource - what problems can interim workers solve, the benefits, who in tech is working with interim and navigating the red tape.
Are you struggling to craft your value proposition to help you stand out from the crowd? Here is our guide to what you need to know and how to show your value.
Are you a marketer preparing for a job interview and want to know how to ace that dreaded question, "Tell me about yourself"?
Well, I've got some advice for you as a marketer.
Thinking for starting the new search for a new job can feel daunting and overwhelming - here’s the things we advise to start thinking about.
Take the stress out of designing your new marketing CV with our CV template - eye catching, yet simple and easy to read - make your next application the one that counts!
Our guide to preparing and delivering presentations in panel interviews - manage this challenging task and optimise your chances of getting your dream job.
Competency questions can trip up even the most seasoned marketing professional. Discover the fool-proof way of staying on track and shining in your interview with the STAR technique,
Karen was interviewed by Mark Whitby for the renowned Resilient Recruiter podcast on what it takes to transform a business during tough times - take a listen!
Go into your next marketing interview feeling prepared and confident with our guide to marketing interview preparation.
You’ve found a new job - congratulations! But after handing in your resignation you get a counter-offer - what to do? We take a look whether it’s a good idea in the long term.
Tackling an exit interview can be the last thing you want to do when trying to wrap up your old job, but it is really important to go about them the right way - here are our top tips.
How well do you know the industry you work in? After carrying out the first ever survey into the market, we thought we’d test your knowledge! So take 5 minutes with a cuppa and discover if you know all there is to know about working in tech marketing!
Disappointed, angry, frustrated … but unsurprised. That’s what it feels like to be sitting here in 2022 writing this next sentence: the gender pay gap is still very much an issue within marketing in the technology industry today.
Interviewing can be a minefield - with demand for candidates so high, it can be easy to inadvertently put someone off during an interview - but how? Find out how candidates can hear something completely different from you what you mean.
Handing in your resignation can be a nerve wracking time. To make things a little easier we’ve created a template resignation letter to get you started.
Recruiting marketing teams can be full of unscious bias; the biggest being that we stick with what we know. So how do you recognise the signs that you have fallen into the trap and ended up with a team of mini me’s?
Hands up if you have ever said, “the moment I met John Smith I knew they were going to be great for that Marketing Manager role!”, or “I am not sure about Joe Bloggs, I can’t put my finger on it but I don’t think they will be the right fit for our Marketing team”.
If you are struggling with your marketing recruitment project - can't find the right fit of talent, or correct mix of skills and experience, our advice is to go back to basics. The 4P's of marketing can be applied to recruitment too - here's how.
We often get asked, (particularly by technology marketing specialists) about how your next career move will look on your CV in the future if you decide to move to a smaller company - here’s what our experience says.
Are you recruiting and growing your marketing team or thinking about it at the moment?
The marketing recruitment market dynamic has changed drastically over the last six weeks - these are the three things I think you need to know to keep up!
It has been over a year since we went into lockdown in the UK; reflecting on our experiences has shown the marketing recruitment market affected by different waves So here are marketing recruitment's 5 waves of COVID, as observed by me.
We all imagine our career to be a set of steps, leading forever upwards to reach our ultimate career ambitions and goals. But life isn’t so simple - so how do we overcome them?
As marketers you have a lot on your plate. You juggle busy and complicated lives, fighting the daily fires whilst doing your utmost to plan and strategise, and handle all personal commitments at the same time!
Are you one of the 84% of hiring managers who would check a candidate’s social profiles prior to hiring them? Just because you can - does it mean you should? Are you aware of the risks?
Are employers placing more importance on a LinkedIn profile than you realise? Astonishingly nearly a quarter of marketers don’t consider it as important as a CV - could you be missing out?
I can honestly say in the 10+ years I’ve been publishing annual round ups, I’ve never had such a strange one to write. As I sit here and cast my mind back over the last twelve months, I can barely believe it has all happened.
We trip over the same CV mistakes again and again, some of which will actually lose candidates the opportunity of an interview. So, we thought we’d compile the most common mistakes to help you avoid them.