The role of a sales consultant is to consult and sell either a product or a service to new and existing business in order to achieve their company target. A sales consultant is regularly required to update the CRM database and associated forms. Good organisational skills and a general understanding of Microsoft and bespoke office
Can alleged corruption at the highest level of society, as revealed this week by the ‘Panama Papers’, teach us anything about workplace discipline and core professional rules and values?Workplace discipline can be difficult to manage. In large organisations comprised of multiple teams, discipline is a necessity. That's both in terms of simply getting the work
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” This proverb essentially means that without time off from work, you get boring. And possibly bored.More than this, workaholic types can become numbed and desensitised to the world around them outside work, potentially costing them their health and their relationships: things highly prized by most
This week everyone seems to be talking about whether the UK should leave the European Union. What are the implications for jobs and the economy as a whole?It’s a key point in the thinking of many, although not the only consideration. But as a recruitment agency, this is the angle that most concerns us at
Businesses failing to address gender pay differences will be shown in new league tables. But not for some time.“Firms forced to reveal gender pay gap.” This BBC News headline, along with others, suggests a refreshing hardness, significance and urgency from the government on the subject of the gender pay gap. Read the detail and it
Broken recruitment processes are being blamed for leaving young people with low self-esteem and a negative impression of their chosen industries.This is according to a joint report from Business in the Community (BITC) and City and Guilds Group.Whose fault is that? You might take a hard line and suggest they should toughen up. The world
(Make sure you’re not one of them.)Christmas party season is well and truly here. Office workers are spilling into the streets and private workplaces are being transplanted into public spaces of seasonal cheer. It can be a fizzy, intoxicating clash of worlds where the professional and the not so professional morph and collide. With it
This time of year can present struggles with workplace motivation. Bleak UK weather and an ever dwindling lack of sunlight can keep us lethargic long after we've grumpily stumbled out of bed. Leaving for a workplace before the sun is up, and getting home long after it’s can leave us feeling like we’re missing out
If there's an accident in your workplace, from February 2016 fines for health and safety, food safety, and corporate manslaughter offences are going to hurt more than ever.Catering and construction businesses of all sizes are potentially affected by a new set of sentencing guidelines for courts. In a worst case scenario, when something goes seriously
Productivity is a key buzzword in any business and industry. It’s something on which many people, products and services are measured and marketed. How many times have you heard or read a line like ‘freeing up your time and boosting productivity’? How many CVs rave about their prolific nature?It can sound vague, but productivity can
