To really succeed with early career talent, you need the right development programmes As a business owner, you know that recruiting the right talent is essential to achieving success. But what happens after they join your team? How do you ensure that these new recruits are well-equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to be […]
A series of shocks have hit the UK economy, and economic volatility is rising. You have probably heard that the Bank of England is already concerned we may be in a recession or at least looking at one. Companies in past recessions that emerged in the best shape relied less on redundancies to cut costs […]
Covid-19 turned the world on its head! This has meant virtual lectures, changes to assessments and, unfortunately, a decrease in the amount of graduate jobs available for University students and recent Graduates. The good news is, graduate recruitment is bouncing back! Here are some tips on how you can use the experiences you’ve had in […]
Covid put a lot of things on the backburner for businesses – one of these things was graduate recruitment. If you want to recruit graduates this year but haven’t got round to it yet, it’s time to put the wheels in motion! Trends in the market suggest that organisations need to kick off their graduate […]
Author: Jonathan Evans, CEO, Discovery In a matter of weeks, our next tranche of graduates leave university for the last time with, what should be, the excited anticipation of entering the workforce and starting their careers, but this year it is very different. If the last few weeks have taught us anything it is to expect the […]
Hard-to-fill roles can be a symptom of wider recruitment challenges such as a limited talent pool, remote job locations or unusual working hours. In these situations, organisations often look to increase salaries as a reactive, quick-fix. Whilst this can achieve short-term success in filling the position, the long-term negative impact could be: You need to […]
In businesses, things can change very quickly – that makes the future very hard to predict. For organisations, this can make training and development difficult; what are you preparing your workforce for? Having worked with organisations across most sizes, industries and locations, Discovery knows there is one area that is hugely important and often gets […]
Author: Jonathan Evans, CEO, Discovery Initially, this may seem like a ridiculous statement, and I’m sure that most people’s instant response would be to answer ‘no’ to this question: a 21-year-old is unlikely to have the skills, commercial acumen, life experience, or just general experience and knowledge to undertake one of these roles. But instead […]
Name Carla Askwith Which company do you work for? Saladworks/Kettleby (Samworth Brothers) What is your job? Management Trainee Tell us about your experience of working with Discovery. I applied for the Saladworks industrial placement scheme in December 2012. The application process involved an application, telephone interview and two assessment centres. Everyone at Discovery was really […]