The safety factor – Employing staff in a post-pandemic workplace

The safety factor – Employing staff in a post-pandemic workplace

By AFR Consulting / 22nd December 2020 / Comments Off on The safety factor – Employing staff in a post-pandemic workplace

There can be little doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the workplace forever. In fact, it has not only changed it; it may well have changed it in a fundamental way for the foreseeable future. Covid is going to be something we need to think about for some time, so what does that mean…

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Protect your recruitment – Why using a recruitment partner is like buying insurance

By AFR Consulting / 30th November 2020 / Comments Off on Protect your recruitment – Why using a recruitment partner is like buying insurance

The most common objections to using a recruitment partner are usually centred around the cost of hiring. We covered a lot of this in a recent article, but one element is really worth picking up on. There is a misconception that we would like to address about the cost of using a recruitment specialist to…

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It’s cheaper though isn’t it? The hidden cost of hiring

By AFR Consulting / 30th October 2020 / Comments Off on It’s cheaper though isn’t it? The hidden cost of hiring

Not everything is quite as simple as it seems when you look at the cost of hiring. One of the most common questions we are asked is ‘how much does it cost to hire a candidate through a recruitment agency’. The answer varies, of course, depending on the circumstances, but almost universally you can safely…

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Context is everything – How to show self-development at an interview

By AFR Consulting / 25th September 2020 / Comments Off on Context is everything – How to show self-development at an interview

There are some questions that everyone dreads in an interview scenario. Probably top of the list is the where do you see yourself in five years, and running a close second is the one about self-development. Perhaps it is because we find it difficult to talk about ourselves, or maybe it is because we feel…

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Why mental wellness is something we all need to consider post Covid

By AFR Consulting / 25th August 2020 / Comments Off on Why mental wellness is something we all need to consider post Covid

Mental wellness, post Covid, is a much-discussed subject right now, and we are all trying to understand what we need to do to help our colleagues and teams. There is a balance to be found now things are heading back to normal. A new equilibrium to be set where the after-effects of lockdown need to…

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Is work from home (WFH) the new normal in finance?

By AFR Consulting / 23rd July 2020 / Comments Off on Is work from home (WFH) the new normal in finance?

One of the unexpected results of the lockdown has been a sort of mental gear shift about the validity of working from home (WFH) as accepted practice. Even the most resistant of managers had to embrace the principles of WFH during the worst of the pandemic. There was no choice, so there it was, live…

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