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Template & Top Tips For The Perfect CV Here at Priority Recruitment we know that whilst you may be an amazing Coffee Shop manager, a high performing Retail Sales Consultant or a fantastic Area Manager, this doesn't necessarily make you a fantastic CV writer. Whilst we value talking to people and getting to know the real you, a CV is still a valuable tool and likely to form t...

Two months ago, I found out that my cousin was made redundant from the company she was working for the last 15 years. Unfortunately, the whole department have been made redundant due to financial circumstances. I have had several conversations with my cousin since the event and she had recommended me to write a blog to help others who have also been unfortunate to experience...

As a consultancy, we are showing some real growth in our market and are fast becoming the go-to agency when it comes to supporting recruiting campaigns across all levels within the Quick Service Restaurant & Coffee sector. Proudly, I will add a lot of this has been by recommendation! Why? well, mainly because of the reason I sought out and contacted Priority for my next care...

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...