This week the spotlight is on the co-founders of Total Facilities Recruitment, Kate Barclay and Louise Walsh. Working in the facilities management and building maintenance sector, TFR launched with Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2014. We caught up with them and learnt what advice they would give to their younger selves, their favourite thing about being their own boss and what it
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It’s been a year since the implementation of the Apprenticeship Levy. It is an exciting opportunity to celebrate apprenticeships and how they benefit people, businesses, communities and our economy. At Total Facilities Recruitment Limited, we began a programme of employing apprentices in 2016. We have always operated a culture of development and training and extending this to employing apprentices felt like
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Although we were delivering huge profits to our bosses, we weren’t really being valued for our contribution or being offered any further opportunity for progression. We could stay put and carry on ad infinitum or we could realise the dream of having our own agency.
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An apprenticeship is a great way for young people to get their foot in the door early, experience a real life workplace, gain relevant qualifications, earn a wage and avoid the mountains of debt that come with going to university. Learning, working and earning – seemed like a win-win to me.
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Managing your personal brand will help you attract and retain business from clients and candidates alike. However, branding remains an often-neglected part of business strategy.
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