We’ve been busy getting our offices ready for candidates to safely visit us again! You can expect: – Social distancing – Regularly sanitised surfaces / communal areas / touch points – Well ventilated spaces (where possible) – Only one candidate at a time in the office Looking to register with Essential? Click here to…
We are still operating as usual at Essential Recruitment, however we have implemented a few measures to help keep us, our staff and our clients safe. We are mainly working from home, but are still recruiting and managing our current workforce. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local office. If you’re…
Lent officially ends today, the 9th April. For those who made sacrifices during this period, we’re sure you’ve found it tough, especially during lockdown! If you stuck to your promise, we praise you. Our Marketing Manager, Emma gave up Facebook and Instagram for Lent. Here’s how she found it! “Natalie (Marketing Assistant) and I…
Essential Tips For Looking After Your Wellbeing During this uncertain time when we are being told to stay at home where possible, many of us are concerned about our families well being as well as our own. Looking after your mental health is extremely important so that’s why we have put together 8 Essential…
In light of the Lockdown imposed by our government to tackle Covid-19, we’ve had to implement new tactics to ensure compliance with Employment Law when registering candidates. “The government has announced temporary adjustments to the way Right to Work checks can be conducted during the coronavirus pandemic. Checks can now be carried out online, by…
As a result of the impact from the Coronavirus, a lot of the population will now be working from home. For some modern professionals, this is nothing new and may be an easier adjustment than for those of us who find this a new domain. Staying motivated and focused whilst working from home can be…
So, we are in dark days and the panic is rising…..or is it? This is not to say that there isn’t an element of sadness and despair especially for those families who face serious illness and the loss of loved ones. Our thoughts are with those that are severely affected. In our business, for every…
In light of the recent updates from our Government regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19) we have compiled the following advice for our Temporary workforce. Hygiene Care & preventative measures Wash hands on a regular basis for at least 20 seconds, after eating food, visiting the toilet and on entering the workplace Use a hand sanitiser if available…
Last month we donated £100 to Gary, a local Vicar from Rotherham. Gary has recently ran his 2nd ever Marathon, Loch Ness 2019 on the 6th October. He had a knee injury when he ran his first marathon earlier this year (London, April) and was one of the last to complete in 7 hours 10…
This year’s Anti Slavery campaign received fantastic feedback from our internal staff members and clients – many of whom were astounded by the statistics surrounding Modern Day Slavery. Our consultants received their awareness packages – infographics, Hi-Vis vests printed with the Modern Day Slavery helpline number and temporary anti-slavery day campaign tattoo’s purchased from the…
Barnsley Recruitment Open Day Tuesday 6th August, 10am – 4pm We’re holding an open day to recruit for the following warehouse roles in Goldthorpe: Order pickers Monday to Friday, 1pm – 9pm Long term warehouse experience needed Full work history is essential Permanent contract Machine Operatives Temp to perm Days, Afters & Night (£1.00…
Kayleigh’s morning starts like most other people who work for Essential – Getting rudely awaken at silly o’clock by her alarm. This morning is no different with her alarm ringing at 5.30am… She will of course snooze it till 6, but will blissfully stay awake, laid in bed checking through Facebook, liking Love Island status…
OPEN DAY – Saturday 29th June (9am – 11am) We are holding an open day on the 29th June to help us recruit for companies in the Ripley area. Our staff members welcome you to look around the site, go through the available job roles and to ask any questions people may have. We will…
Grace’s morning starts at around 6am. The time varies depending on how hungover or tired she is. She’s currently in limbo as she’s moving house, so not only does she have to get up earlier – as she lives further away – but getting out of bed can actually incur some serious injuries! Jumping, dodging…
OPEN DAY – Thursday 11th JULY (9.30pm – 3pm) We are holding an open day on the 11th June to help us recruit for companies in the Ripley area. Our staff members welcome you into our office to go through our job roles and to answer any questions people may have. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will…
OPEN DAY – Wednesday 12th JUNE (12pm – 3pm) We are holding an open day on the 12th June to help us recruit for Naylor in Cawthorne. We will have a member of staff from Naylors in our office to go through the job role and to answer any questions people may have regarding the…
Schoolblazer in Forest Town are recruiting! Come along to our open day on Tuesday 25th June at 9am to register with us and learn more about the role. ⚠️ PLEASE BRING: ID (Passport or full A4 birth certificate) Proof of National Insurance (p45, p60 or government headed letter) AVAILABLE ROLES INCLUDE: Customer returns Quality Checkers…
Lauren is the Branch Manager of our Ripley office. She’s very active and loves exercise, but her favourite is the walk from her desk to the kitchen. She’s slightly addicted to caffeine, made clear by the fact she’s proud to announce she can neck an energy drink in around 3.7seconds… Lauren’s morning starts the night…
Hydro in Tibshelf are recruiting for Packing Operatives and Manufacturing Operatives Come along to our open morning on Friday 3rd May (please arrive no later than 10am) to register with us and receive an induction for the site. ⚠️ PLEASE BRING: ID (Passport or full A4 birth certificate) Proof of National Insurance (p45, p60 or…
Megan or “Megs” is a Recruitment Consultant based at our Chesterfield office. She’s a sass queen and always speaks her mind. She can go from going on a date with someone to sworn enemies in seconds, so stay on her good side! Unlike most, Megs’ morning doesn’t start when her alarm goes off. She’s already…
Victoria or “Tori” is a Recruitment Consultant based at our Burton office. Tori is a quirky character who can be found either quietly working, or crying with laughter! Tori’s day starts the same as everyone else’s. The alarm rings and she wakes up next to her dog, Tilly staring at her wanting her breakfast. She’ll…
Essential Recruitment have ran their Easter Eggstravagansa for the 4th year running! Our office, based in Bretby Business Park, has worked with local companies to bring together a collection of chocolate eggs and craft materials to donate to local charities and hospices. The donations have been collected from: TC Harrison –…
Paula is a Recruitment Consultant based in our Ripley office. Paula (AKA Momma P) is the Queen of innuendos and is the branch clown so to speak. The first thing “P” hears in a morning is the alarm ringing at 5.45am, so she has enough time to pause it before she actually has to wake…
Tom is a Senior Recruitment Consultant based at our Burton office.Tom’s a quiet man with simple tastes, but when he wants to make a statement you definitely listen! One of Tom’s favoured tastes is beer, and let him tell you, that taste is never simple. Tom’s morning starts at a crisp 6.30am. Unlike most he doesn’t require…
Hydro in Tibshelf are recruiting for Packing Operatives and Manufacturing Operatives Come along to our open morning on Mon 25TH March (please arrive no later than 9am) to register with us and receive an induction for the site. ⚠️ PLEASE BRING: ID (Passport or full A4 birth certificate) Proof of National Insurance (p45, p60 or…
Ross is a Recruitment Consultant based at our Mansfield office, Ross is a Manchester United Fan, in other words he supports the team that’s winning the most. He’s not afraid to wind people up, but he can’t take it back. Typical. Ross’s morning starts differently every day. Sometimes he’s woken up by the birds chirping…
Dana is a Recruitment Consultant based at our Chesterfield office and has been with the company almost 2 years. Dana, AKA ‘Big D’ (she’s tiny) loves to be the centre of attention and is often found either making everyone laugh, or stuffing her face with whatever food everyone else has. She averages 7 dates a…
Danielle is a Recruitment Consultant based at our Long Eaton office and has been with the company almost 4 years. Danielle loves to give what she calls “banter” out – she’s at the centre of anything funny! She loves food, even more so now she’s pregnant! So a typical day for a Recruitment Consultant probably…
Hydro in Tibshelf are recruiting for Packing Operatives and Manufacturing Operatives Come along to our open morning on Monday 4th February (please arrive no later than 9am) to register with us and receive an induction for the site. ⚠️ PLEASE BRING: ID (Passport or full A4 birth certificate) Proof of National Insurance (p45, p60 or…
Emma is Essential’s Marketing Manager and has been with the company almost 6 years. Emma is a vegetarian but likes to divulge into chicken super noodles, if you can solve that you deserve a medal. She drinks Monster energy drinks and wonders why Jordan, her colleague, thinks she’s hyper. Her alarm goes off at 6.45,…
We’re holding an Open Day onsite at SIA Abrafoam (part of the Bosch Power Tools / Accessories Division). We’re recruiting for Pickers / Packers with potential start dates as soon as the 28th January. You’ll need to bring with you : Proof of Id – Either a full A4 Birth Certificate or Passport Proof of…
We have grown significantly over the last few years (we have almost exactly doubled in size in the last five years!). With growth comes the need for change, not for the sake of it but to accommodate the needs of the business and to ensure that we have the fundamentals needed to continue the success…
Due to an increase in companies requesting our services in the South Yorkshire area and the simultaneous approach from work seekers looking for local employment, Essential Recruitment are proud to announce the opening of our 10th office based in Rotherham. Essential Recruitment was established in 2006 and have just completed their 13th year of continuous growth…
Hydro in Tibshelf are recruiting for Packing Operatives and Manufacturing Operatives Come along to our open morning on Friday 4th January (please arrive no later than 9am) to register with us and receive an induction for the site. ⚠️ PLEASE BRING: ID (Passport or full A4 birth certificate) Proof of National Insurance (p45, p60 or…
Yasmin is a Recruitment Consultant at our Worksop office and has been with the company for 2 years. Yasmin’s a little crazy and prone to drunken injuries… but at work she’s well driven and is often found knee deep in bookings and interviews! Yasmin’s Friday morning starts like every other morning, by getting rudely interrupted at…
Congratulations to our Temp of the Month winner for November – Barry from Barnsley! His department has been extra busy recently and Barry jumps on whenever needed, he puts the others to shame unloading beer kegs (and some can be full!) for 12 hour shifts! We asked our Facebook fans to vote for our TOTM…
This blog is part of a series of personal accounts of working at Essential Recruitment. Marc is the Managing Director of Essential and has been with the company for 8 years. Marc’s up for a laugh and believe me you’ll know when he’s being serious, firm but fair – sort of like a really nice…
This blog is part of a series of personal accounts of working at Essential Recruitment. Shannon is a 21 year old Recruitment Consultant from our Ripley office. Since joining us in 2015, she has had amazing success in her work, but has also earned the reputation of Class Clown… Today we take a look at…
It was more dough than d’oh at Northern Engineering last week, as they won our Free Pizza competition and bagged a lunch on us! Michael (pictured below, brown t-shirt) submitted a photo with his team mates and was picked as our winner.
This blog is part of a series of personal accounts of working at Essential Recruitment. Beth is a 31 year old Senior Recruitment Consultant from our Ripley office. She’s been with us since 2012, coming back into a full time role after her maternity leave and receiving a promotion to Senior Consultant earlier this year. She’s…
This blog is part of a series of personal accounts of working at Essential Recruitment. Summer is a 20 year old Recruitment consultant from our Barnsley office. In the year she’s been with us, she’s definitely made an impression! She says whatever is on her mind, cracks everyone up and keeps everyone’s spirits high. Here’s…
As now it’s become something of a phenomenon, unemployment is currently at it’s lowest for almost 50 years. Yet there are still over 1.3 million job seekers out available on the market. Recruiters, HR managers and employers alike have to be at their pinnacle in order to lure these candidates into their grasp in such…
Congratulations to Andrew King and Chris Powell who have successfully completed their temporary to permanent contracts with our Burton office! Chris has worked solidly with our client since registering with us in June, and Andrew started his placement a little earlier, in May. We wish you both the very best of luck for the…
We think it’s fair to say no-one likes the 5 day working week. Waking in on a Monday, enduring a grueling 9 hours in the office and returning home – but what if that doesn’t have to be the future? What if we only had to work 4 days and shorter ones at that? Do…
In Recruitment the success of business hinges on one simple factor; Can you find the staff to fill your bookings? Recruitment is a struggle at the moment due to Unemployment being at its lowest for over 50 years. Great news for the economy, not so much for recruitment! However what if I told you that the over 50’s bracket are…
We would like to wish congratulations to the following candidates on completing their Temporary to Permanent contracts with our client and now have all been taken on Permanent! Pictured Left to right – Dale, Stephen, Senior Recruitment Consultant Emma, Kamil (at the back), Sebastian, Ben Stubbs (Yard Manager), Richard and Cameron. Well done,…
So far this year we’ve had our best year to date. This has been marked by some of our largest clients coming on this year! Dmw being no exception.
Technology is always updating. Newer models. Greater capacities. Faster speeds. But what if we could use technology to not only aid our search for candidates, but to do it for us? Already there’s a case for this happening, with Facebook and LinkedIn dominating the recruitment world, as well as Job Boards like Indeed, Jobsite, Google…
What’s the main incentive when people apply for a job? Is it the location? How about the hours? Unfortunately not. It’s the pay! “Employees who believed that their company’s pay process was fair and transparent were 13% less likely to leave than employees neutral on the subject. Those who felt entirely in the dark about…
For those who don’t already know what a CV is, where have you been? A CV is a formal document you hand to potential employers regarding your experience, qualities and interests in the hope of receiving a interview. A CV is part of an employer’s process in vetting candidates to make sure they’re getting the…
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