In this month’s UK report on jobs, unsurprisingly the highlights continue to include labour market challenges Starting salary inflation holds close to record high Labour shortages lead to slower rise in staff placements Demand for staff remains robust We believe Neil Carberry the REC Chief Exec has summarised the current situation: “Growth is now at […]

After a truly insightful first “Book Club”, which within the first 5 minutes we renamed as a “Learning Hub”, we must say a huge THANK YOU to Gary Simpson for so much rich content and insights into: why we learn; why learning is so good for us; how we can learn, now just from reading […]

New to 2022 our Career Support platform; Be Career Confident. will host a 45-minute book review session on LinkedIn Live. Each month the Be Career Confident. team host a LinkedIn live, but this is new to 2022,  Book Club! We all agree books are such a great source of knowledge, but they also can be […]

10 years! They haven’t changed a bit! 😊 10 years since Stuart took a leap of faith, left a secure job with a corporate company, and joined Ruth at Wagstaff 10 years, and it certainly hasn’t been dull! 10 years of business and personal growth, the odd challenge! And a few adventures. 10 years of a […]

Our April LinkedIn live is at 9.30am on Thursday 7th April 2022   We will be talking SKILLS – a meaty subject to try and cover in 45 minutes – we know! We will be exploring, and giving our advice on: How, as an individual you can develop your skills to secure a new role, […]

Want to know one simple thing that makes the life of any hiring manager easier? And no, it’s not using us. It’s something purely in your control – TREAT IT LIKE A PROJECT! This was the phenomenal advice by Emma Sutherland when she appeared as a guest on our latest Be Career Confident show*. She pointed […]

Candidate supply falls at quickest rate for three months The total availability of candidates fell at the sharpest rate since last November in February, driven by steeper falls in both permanent and temp staff supply. Lower candidate numbers were generally attributed to ongoing tight labour market conditions and robust demand for staff. There were also […]

You will start to see a few branding changes from this week, we are very pleased with our new look, but it wasn’t driven from a change to look new, more to encapsulate what we have stood for since 2010 and what we will continue to stand for. So, here’s our “why”! Wagstaff was started […]

Our 3rd LinkedIn live of 2022 is exploring applications, interviews, and counter offers in this very busy employment market! The Be Career Confident team will be looking at all three elements from an applicant/employee point of view AND from a hirer/employer point of view. How can my application stand out? What to look for when […]

In the early hours of Saturday, 22nd January 2022 our lovely Lexi passed gently, and peacefully away. Those of you who met Lexi will know she was an integral part of Wagstaff, the business was only 4 weeks old when Ruth & Craig went to a dog rescue centre in Derby, only for a look! […]