News & Views From Our Cheltenham Recruitment Agency

The Hooray team continues to grow with the appointment of Becca who joins as part of the Kickstart Scheme!

May 5, 2021

The Hooray team keeps growing! 🤩 A very very warm welcome to Becca who joins us today as our Team Administrator. She is joining us as part of the Kickstart Scheme so we look forward to showing her all
the ins and outs here at Hooray. Thanks to Gloucestershire College and the DWP for co-ordinating and for their support! 

Alice joins Team Hooray as a Professional Services Consultant. Welcome aboard!

March 29, 2021

A HUGE welcome to Alice who joins #TeamHooray today! 🥳 With some good recruitment experience already under her belt, especially within the Legal sector, she joins Stephen in our Professional Services division. I’m sure lots of you will be speaking to Alice and seeing her out and about very soon! We are so pleased to have you on board Alice 🤩

Bigger office for Hooray – exciting times ahead!

February 23, 2021

We are very excited to announce that we are on the move next week! 🥳 As part of our growth, we are moving into a bigger office on Rodney Road in Cheltenham and we couldn’t be more excited. As our team continues to grow, we think we will be very happy here and what a great spot! Look out for a Hooray sign soon 😉

Hooray sponsors Charity Of The Year’ SoGlos award 2021!

February 1, 2021

We are very excited and proud to return as category sponsors of the SoGlos Charity Of The Year Award 2021 🏆.

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Hooray continues to grow with appointment of a lead consultant for our Tech + Engineering division

January 7, 2021

Hooray is super excited that Mark Mahana has joined their team and will be leading their Tech + Engineering specialist division. Mark is an experienced technical recruiter and joins with an impressive network of clients and candidates. He provides a specialist service for various industries, including but not limited to FMCG, Robotics & Automation, Aerospace & Defence, Oil & Gas and Information Technology. He has expertise in recruiting roles from business support to highly technical operational roles so please reach out to Mark if you’re a candidate looking for your next role or client looking to recruit within your team – mark@hoorayworks.co.uk / 01242 300228.

What is the most effective way to increase diversity and inclusion in the workplace?

November 27, 2020

The case ‘for’ being a diverse and inclusive employer is irrefutable. There is a plethora of research dating back over the last 10 years or more that shows how businesses who provide the same opportunities for each individual, regardless of their identity or background, are more attractive as an employer and enjoy higher staff retention rates, which in turn boosts productivity and positively impacts the bottom line. Business is simply better when it is diverse and inclusive. 

But while the sales pitch is easy to buy into, actually developing it in practice continues to be a challenge for a great many employers. Here we will take a look at some of the most effective ways that this can be accomplished. 

What do millennials and Gen Z want in an employer?

November 13, 2020

Millennials (b.1981-1996). The very utterance of the word has been known to prompt eye rolling among many baby boomers (b. 1946-1965) and Generation Xers (b.1966-1980). As for Generation Zers (b.1997-2012), well, this could be one demographic that’s even less understood than their Millennial forebearers despite the fact that a significant number of them may have been in the workforce for the last seven years.

However, as an employer, understanding who you have within your teams is critical both in terms of forging effective working relationships from a top down, bottom up and linear perspective but also in the way organisations seek to position themselves as an employer of choice.

Hooray continues to grow with the appointment of Stephen – our new Lead Consultant for our Professional Services division

November 3, 2020

A HUGE welcome to Stephen who joins the Hooray team today as our Lead Consultant in our Professional Services division.

With an impressive 20+ years in recruitment and vast knowledge across the financial services industry, Stephen is a senior recruiter and expert client recruitment partner.

Do get in touch with him if you’re a client looking to recruit in your team or a candidate working in the professional services industries ⭐️

He can be contacted on stephen@hoorayworks.co.uk or 01242 300228. Connect with him on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbeer/

The importance of ‘connectivity’ with employees in the virtual office

October 30, 2020

Being a manager, an employer, is not an easy job. No matter how experienced one may be, this is a role that will constantly challenge and surprise you in equal measure. This has never been truer than right now. With many organisations today being a hybrid of virtual and physical workplaces, the pressure is on employers to ensure their teams remain connected.

How has COVID-19 changed the way candidates look for jobs?

October 16, 2020

To say that the coronavirus has impacted our everyday lives, would perhaps be the greatest understatement of all time. With the economy in a state of flux, and demand for talent across every sector rising and falling seemingly on a daily basis, it is a strange and frustrating time for job seekers. So, how has the pandemic shaped changed the way in which people are searching for jobs?