News & Views From Our Cheltenham Recruitment Agency

As the world begins to return to normal, competition between candidates for jobs is set to explode as a post-pandemic boom comes into play. Not only will we likely see a plethora of newly created roles estimates suggest that the ending of the furlough scheme could see an additional ¼ million people entering the jobs market – competitors!

The ability to ‘sell’ yourself as the applicant of choice has never been as great as it is now and the first opportunity you have at your disposal is your CV. But in many industries, hiring managers and recruiters can receive hundreds of applications for each job, and so they need to get through them quickly to sort the wheat from the trough.

With most recruiters spending an average of only 5-7 seconds looking at your CV, you need to make your stand out…. and fast. So, how can you make your CV stand out?

Established in October 2017, the Hooray team has grown to a team of 10 with further plans to grow not only our team but overall market share across the South West and Midlands. Since starting, we have placed over 375 candidates and worked with over 500 businesses across Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas.

Committed to practicing ‘good business’, we are determined to grow a team who are aligned with our values, who understand they need to generate revenue as a services business, but very importantly, are dedicated to doing the best possible job they can for our clients and candidates.

A big welcome to Charlotte who joins Hooray today as a Talent Resourcing Executive for our Tech/Engineering and Healthcare/Education divisions! She will be busy hunting down and engaging with the best talent in the market! If you’re a candidate looking for a new role, please reach out to Charlotte and she’ll be happy to help 🤩

A HUGE welcome to Francesca White who joins team Hooray today! 🥳 She is our new Talent Resourcing Executive for our ever growing Professional Services division. Francesca’s role will see her purely hunting down and interacting with the best talent in the market ensuring our clients get the best candidates out there. We are so pleased to have you on board Francesca! 🤩

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! 

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 🤩

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 😉

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

A little bit more info:

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.

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.