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 prices soaring in a post-pandemic, post-Brexit world, the combination of supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, inflation and political unrest…
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…
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After an unpredictable and often tumultuous time over the last three years, the retail industry in the UK is still booming when…
There’s been plenty in the news and on social media recently around the inconsistency of job vacancy numbers in the UK. One…
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…
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We’ve been recruiting for a variety of roles recently – within different departments and at different levels in the business – but…
“I’ve been reviewing our company’s organisational structure and I think we need to have a big overhaul – the whole thing needs…
Company culture has been a topic of discussion in companies for years now, with few taking it as seriously as they should….
“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…
