Beat the robots, get the job!
If you are searching for a job, you need to make sure your CV is working for you. More and more companies are using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). This means that it is more important than ever that your CV is ATS compatible...
Five ways you can get more women into leadership roles
The case for more women in leadership roles could not be stronger. Evidence shows that the more gender diverse a company is at director level, the bigger the impact on bottom line. Yet, sadly, in the UK employers still have a lot to do to get more female senior professionals on board.
Five ways you can benefit from an award!
These days there’s an award for almost every area of business – from best social media campaign to the most innovative company. Whatever the accolade, scooping the top spot can bring you a lot of positives - it’s a superb reputation-booster, but which categories could deliver the most value back for your area of work?
Six ways to get noticed at work!
Finding your voice without treading on toes may take effort, but it’s the sensible alternative to becoming the human version of a flashing neon sign. Let your talents glow and persuade, rather than dazzle and daze. It’s time to get out there and show them what you’re made of!
Pure quiz challenge raises money for Papworth cancer support group
Local hardware and software solutions company, DisplayLink, claimed the charity quiz throne last week at a fundraising event that raised more than £1,800 for Papworth Hospital Mesothelioma Support Group.
BEER Festival causes a fizz with senior executives!
Business leaders from across the region attended the first ever Best Employer, Eastern Region (BEER) Festival at Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds last week. The event was organised by Pure Resourcing Solutions (Pure) specialist recruitment agency and eras ltd, providers of psychometric testing and people development solutions.
Pure and eras ltd launch ‘BEER’ Festival – a unique event for employee engagement
Businesses in the region are invited to come along to the Best Employer, Eastern Region (BEER) Festival on Friday November 15th at Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds.
Pure team cycles for Chains for Change
On June 29th, two intrepid members of the Pure recruitment team - David and Nick Culley - with Callum Fairhurst, set off from Cambridge alongside cyclists of all capabilities to raise money and awareness for The Liam Fairhurst Foundation.
Auto enrolment - is your business ready?
Are you ready for auto-enrolment? Pure offers opportunity to find out what it means for business.
Gender diversity is critical to your firm's bottom line
Research on gender diversity is frequently covered by the business press and it is fast becoming clear that this is not a women’s issue, it is a business issue, writes Pure Resourcing Solutions.
Pure is recognised at FDs' Excellence Awards
Pure Resourcing Solutions (Pure) was recognised at the recent 2013 FDs' Excellence Awards, which took place in London in May. Shortlisted for the second consecutive year for the prestigious awards sponsored by the ICAEW, Pure came a close runner-up for Recruitment Firm of the Year Award.
Stay smart to catch that dream job
Despite, or perhaps in response to our troubled times, employees and firms alike agree that dressing smartly is important at work. In a survey carried out by specialist recruitment company, Pure Resourcing Solutions, over 90% of candidates thought it important to dress smartly at interview and employers agreed.
Pure Resourcing Solutions applauds award winner Cambridge Consultants
Congratulations go to Cambridge Consultants, who won the Employer of the Year award at the coveted Cambridge Business Excellence Awards 2013, held on Thursday March 21st at King's College.
Temporary workers still in demand despite new government rules
Employers in East Anglia are stepping up recruitment of temporary staff, despite new government regulations that have boosted the cost of employment.
Pure Resourcing Solutions package up gifts for school children in Gambia
Motivated by employee Jo Bromwich’s visit to a school in Gambia, Cambridge recruitment firm Pure Resourcing Solutions has packaged up over 100 Christmas presents and smashed an £800 fundraising target to build a much needed new toilet block for the school.
Quiz fans from Cambridge companies raise £2,000
More than 140 people from businesses across Cambridge came together last night in the effort to be named Cambridge’s brainiest firm at Pure Resourcing Solutions’ annual charity quiz night.
Pure Resourcing Solutions celebrates 10 successful years in business
Recruitment consultancy Pure Resourcing Solutions is celebrating a decade in business which has seen it become the recruitment partner of choice for hundreds of leading businesses in the Eastern region.
Pure Resourcing Solutions scoops Marketing Award
Having just revealed the winning businesses in the Best Employers Eastern Region 2012, organisers Pure Resourcing Solutions has now scooped its own accolade in recognition of its successful marketing of the project.
Pure goes Mobile!
Pure Resourcing Solutions has launched a new mobile site to make it easier for people to search for jobs at anytime, and ultimately increase the number of candidates applying for roles, which will help businesses in the Eastern region to find and attract the right talent.
Winners announced - Best Employers 2012
It was confirmed that ‘the East of England has a workforce to be proud of’ as the key findings and the winning business in the Best Employers Eastern Region 2012 campaign were revealed at a seminar held at The Hauser Forum, Cambridge yesterday [Tuesday 2 October].
Pure Resourcing Solutions launches Best Employers campaign
A new campaign to find and celebrate the Eastern region’s best employers, launched this week, has already achieved the backing of leading businesses and organisations in the East of England.