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All things Construction and Coronavirus: An Interview with Martin Caldwell

All things Construction and Coronavirus: An Interview with Martin Caldwell

10/07/2020

Our North West Regional Director, Caroline Oberman, talks all things Construction and Coronavirus with Martin Caldwell, Head of Construction at Prospect Homes

Martin Caldwell has had a long and illustrious career in Construction. He's also hit the …

Returning to the Office after Lockdown

Returning to the Office after Lockdown

24/06/2020

Getting back to the office – the new “normal”

Returning to work after Covid

So last week, on Friday, it was the first time that I’ve been back to work in my office in Manchester since March. Whilst we are still working from home for the most par…

We've launched our own Salary Survey

We've launched our own Salary Survey

04/06/2020

In conjunction with our 2020 Salary Insights Report, a comprehensive salary guide for our sectors, we are conducting our very own Salary Survey.

Our Salary Insights report analyses salaries and pay rates of those candidates that we have placed into…

Caroline Oberman Video Interview

Caroline Oberman Video Interview

04/06/2020

This week, Caroline Oberman was lucky enough to be invited on to Qui Recruitment R2R's You Tube channel. Caroline had the opportnity to discuss her most passionate subject - CONSTRUCTION!Caroline talks about the property and construction market how …

Mental Health During Lockdown

Mental Health During Lockdown

29/05/2020

Caroline Oberman shares her views on how lockdown can affect our mental health.

Last week we saw everyone coming together for Mental Health Awareness Week. All forms of social media were full of reassuring quotes and stories and it was great to see…

The Complete Guide To Work and Coronavirus

The Complete Guide To Work and Coronavirus

28/05/2020

The UK is now months into lockdown, in order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We currently don’t know how long the lockdown will last, or what measures will be implemented, but there are already so many changes we are seeing in our…

Working from Home

Working from Home

15/05/2020

In this week's article, Caroline shares her thoughts on Working From Home.... 

This week marks my 8th week of working from home, and I feel now that his has become my norm. I can barely remember the pain of my commute to Manchester or how it feels …

Recruiting during the Covid 19 pandemic and lockdown

Recruiting during the Covid 19 pandemic and lockdown

01/05/2020

For this week's article, Caroline has been thinking about how she's been approaching sales calls and business development during the current pandemic.

Here's her views, and she would love to hear what other people think too.

Recruiting During Lock…

What does furlough mean?

What does furlough mean?

23/04/2020

Blog number 2 from our Regional Director Caroline Oberman discusses fuloughing. What does furlough mean, and just what is the Coronavirus Furlough Scheme?

What is Furlough?It’s hard to believe that only a few months ago I had never even heard of th…

Construction Recruitment During COVID-19 – Should I Still Be Recruiting People for Site?

Construction Recruitment During COVID-19 – Should I Still Be Recruiting People for Site?

15/04/2020

Our Regional Director, Caroline Oberman, is writing a series of blogs about life in the Construction industry during the coronavirus pandemic and how it's impacting on construction sites and construction workers in the UK.

Here she shares her thoug…

Getting your workplace ready for Covid-19

Getting your workplace ready for Covid-19

13/03/2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set out guidance on how businesses and employers can help to stop the spread of the new Coronavirus disease.

How does Coronavirus spread?

When someone who has COVID-19 coughs or exhales they release droplets…

Sheffield Half Marathon Linear Team Challenge

Sheffield Half Marathon Linear Team Challenge

29/01/2020

Team Linear is limbering up ready to take on the Sheffield Half Marathon as part of a Team Challenge - with prizes and trophies in the offing!

We have a team of 16 ready to race around the streets of Sheffield on March 29th, with the aim of raising…