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Reaching the top
Recommendations (1)What opportunities have you taken as an HR director to climb higher? What have you missed? Do you have any regrets and what advice would you give to HR professionals who want to progress their careers? Gary Jones, director at law firm management recruiter Totum asks a range of HRDs.
Posted by Totum Partners on 16/05/2013
How has social media use affected the workplace? Employment law insights
Recommendations (5)Laura McNair & Rebecca Ellis speak exclusively to Daniel Isaac, employment partner at Withers LLP about the increasing use of social media in the workplace and what employers need to be aware of.
Posted by Totum Partners on 13/11/2012
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Legal sector: 'new age' managers wanted
Recommendations (4)Why do law firms find it so difficult to recruit good people? Debbie Gray, director at legal recruitment specialists Totum, offers her insights.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 26/06/2012
Stuck in a career rut? Don’t let it cloud your job search
Recommendations (11)Mary Appleton speaks to Gary Jones, director & consultant at recruitment firm First Counsel, to find out what he thinks 2012 holds for recruitment and why HR professionals need to stay positive in their job search this year.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 13/02/2012
2010 HR - round-up
Recommendations (0)Scarily it is December already and we are coming to the end of a year which has seen a huge amount of change in the HR market following the bleak times seen in 2008 and 2009. Deborah Collett rounds up the recruitment trends of 2010.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 13/12/2010
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The importance of feedback in the recruitment process
Recommendations (0)As a jobseeker, there's nothing more frustrating than receiving evasive feedback after the interview process. In our experience, jobseekers are looking for helpful, constructive feedback that will help in their future job search. So why are some employers bad at giving feedback?
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 16/08/2010
How have recruiters adapted in the last 15 months?
Recommendations (0)The last 15 months has brought considerable change to every industry. So how have recruitment businesses been affected? And have recruitment businesses had to diversify and change their approach in order to survive? Debbie Collett reveals.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 11/06/2010
First Counsel’s law firm salaries and benefits survey
Recommendations (0)First Counsel recently revealed the results of its 4th annual law firm business support salary and benefits survey. The report compares HR information against other business support functions.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 29/03/2010
How to make the most of your recruitment agencies
Recommendations (0)Effective relationships are so important in any walk of life or business and when times are hard they become even more crucial. The type of relationship that exists between a candidate and a recruitment agency could have a massive impact on their career.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 05/10/2009
Don't feel the crunch if you've been made redundant
Recommendations (1)You never think it will happen to you. No-one does. But statistics show that a large proportion of people will be made redundant at some stage in their career so how can you go on to achieve bigger and better things? Here are 10 points that might help people who find themselves in this position.
Posted by Totum (formerly First Counsel) on 05/10/2009
