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The key challenges affecting the Building Products sector

We’ve heard from our clients how supply shortages, escalating prices and difficulties recruiting skilled workers have all created disruption in the building products sector throughout this year. Couple this with the impact both Brexit and the pandemic has had on building and construction and it’s easy to why there are complex difficulties to overcome. Unfortunately, we’re not out of the

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Employers

Employing Generation Z – what to expect

Who is Generation Z? Generation Z, Gen Z, Post Millennials, iGeneration or iGen; call them what you like, but if you are going to be employing them, you need to know more about them. Although there is no exact demographic for this new wave of employees, Generation Z is thought to have been born between the mid-1990s and 2010, and

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Candidates

How do I answer cliché interview questions?

We’ve all been to an interview where you have been asked those cliché questions that have us rolling our eyes and wondering what exactly the right answer is. But have you ever stopped to question why recruiters are asking these questions and what information it is about us they are trying to find out? Well, let us put your mind

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Employers

The interview process – To test or not to test

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is testing you as soon as you submit your CV Have you ever been to an interview where you been asked to perform a test; either selection or practical? Testing at interviews is becoming more common especially in fields where there are many candidates to choose from. For some recruiters and companies, the ‘test’ process has started

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Employers

Bright forecast for construction and STEM with the promise of investment in skills

Perceptions of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM subjects) have been changing over last decade, and everyone accepts that the impact of technology will continue to transform the world for generations to come. No longer are the scientists, mathematicians and engineers pigeon-holed as geeks. In fact, even geeks aren’t pigeon-holed as geeks, and often lead the field in popular culture.

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