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Toxic people defy reason. Some are happy in the purity of the negative effect they may have on people around them, and others seem to be content to create chaos and reach others within their limits. No matter how important it is to learn different people, toxic people will never deserve your time and energy - and they consume a lot of both. Toxic people complicate things unn...

Neptune Steps Vs Me (Part 1) By Chris Thomson So first I will talk about my decision to set up the just giving page and my rationale for choosing the charity Mind for all donations to go to, then I will tell you about Neptune Steps and the back story of how I ended up here. The greatest cause of death in men under the age of 35 is suicide, 1 in 4 people each year are affecte...

Interview Preparation A User Guide By Chris Thomson For any interview at any level of seniority OK so a lot of the time I use the phrase 'I don't want to teach you to suck eggs' and even though I am not entirely sure what this means what I can tell you is that a lot of this content you will probably already know so it won't come as a surprise, but there will be some content ...

Motivation is rather elusive, isn’t it? Some days you feel it, and other days you can’t grab a measly corner of it no matter how hard you try. You stare at the computer screen, willing yourself to type, create, develop, and instead you find yourself simply going through the motions, barely caring about the work you’re producing. I’ve totally been there too. It could be due t...

We want to write blogs for you As a team, we've tried to write some pretty varied stuff, from the slightly comical (Freddo Formula), the super helpful (CV Top tips & Template) to the controversial (Why I hate recruiters). However ultimately we want to write content that is relevant, helpful and interesting to YOU. So... please get in touch and let us know what you'd like us ...

People Management (Class 101) "I Can Grow People" by Jason Stevens (a mentor review) 'Five years later’ by Chris Thomson (former mentee of Jason) Part One To summarise the basic concept of the book what Jason is doing is relating the skills, knowledge and attitudes of ‘a great gardener, who nurtures and grows plants with a great manager who grows and nurtures their people/em...

"Business is not just about making money, and if you think it is, you’re broken” Gary Vaynerchuk “Crush It” Why I hate Recruiters Chris Thomson (Recruiter) Closely followed by is your recruiter a friend or a foe? OK it’s my sector so for those that haven’t already switched off; THANK YOU! Also check out what my colleague Donna says about that here. What I mean is; my immedia...

Picture this. You are a manager in a large company or a start-up. You get a call from one of your employees who tells you that they can’t come in today. They give you no reason, when you ask for one they evade the question and when you press they say they don’t feel like coming in today. Must leave you stumped right? After all work is work, everybody complains but we all get...

Lately Regularly, I notice a fair bit of negativity towards Recruiters & Agencies, which half of the time, is utter nonsense. So, sharing a few personal experiences & work ethics, I hope to shed some light on the problem... From a Recruiters point of view! As a recruiter, I take the time to get to know all about my candidates, from previous job roles, interests & quirks, to ...

Job Alerts Just Got Better We have recently made some changes to our Job Alert Function, making them more specific and therefore more beneficial to you. This blog will help you to update your profile, fine tuning your Job Alerts to maximise benefit. Firstly you need to be registered.... If you aren't it doesn't take long and is pretty simple - But for a step by step guide ch...