We’ve only gone and done it! What a great night for the McCarthy team having taken home the NORA Academy Award 2021….
We’ve recently been to the Recruiters Investing in Talent Awards, where our Founder & Managing Director, Kate & Ian were red carpet…
How do you spend your Wednesdays? The McCarthy Family are being put through their paces! We’ve dusted off the gloves and having…
Today marks 17 years of Kate McCarthy Recruitment – here are 12 things Kate wish she knew before she started: 1. Recruitment…
From creating the job advert to interview feedback, find out how to improve your candidate’s experience, provide a positive first impression and…
We are excited to have just placed a Company Secretary in the Head Office/Operations Sector with one of our valued clients! As…
With the current uncertainty around the UK economy and a recession on the horizon, retail employers and candidates alike are understandably feeling…
Unprecedented and unforeseen events such as COVID-19 and the enforced lockdowns during the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and Brexit have all conspired…
Tech savvy digital marketers remain in high demand. Much like HR and finance, the importance of the marketing function grew during the…
The rising rate of inflation is edging towards double digits – having reached a 40-year high of 9.4% in June 2022 –…
As discussed in our previous blog, there are a number of challenges that the UK finance sector is currently facing. From uncertainty…
Generally speaking, one key theme in regards to the current state of the UK economy is that there is a degree of…
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One of the questions we are often asked is whether or not moving jobs regularly – every 18 months to two years…
The importance of reading a whole job description Many people turn up to interviews without fully understanding the job role they have applied…
The Importance of Culture Fit So you have been approached about a role or you have seen an advert for a job…
Is Now the Right Time to Ask for a Pay Rise? Our founder Kate McCarthy-Booth was asked to join the BBC yesterday…
Why should you REJECT a counter offer?! If you do ever find yourself in this difficult position in your career, then listen…
So many people talk about making a Video CV these days and I struggled to find many useful videos on how to…
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“I often find myself putting out fires left, right and centre for my team members, and although I am glad they feel…
I’ve got plenty of experience hiring and managing people, but I’ve recently been asked by one of our directors to oversee a…
‘The best leaders display humble confidence, continue to be on a learning curve, are open to feedback, pivot and strive to be…
Hi Kate. I have spent the last six years building our internal marketing team from scratch. Some of the people I hired…
Thankfully, in the post-pandemic world we are now living in, many organisations have fully adapted to hybrid working in order to give…
“I work on the HR team for a large retailer, and I’ve noticed a worrying trend that I think I should flag….
