5 Tips on what NOT to do at your Office Christmas Party
‘Tis the season to be jolly – whether you’re a fresh recruit or a long-serving member of your company, it’s likely that you’re preparing yourself for the annual office Christmas party! This is usually a…
Are Creative CVs A Good Idea?
In today’s competitive job market, having a creative CV might seem like a great way to stand out from the crowd. The CV is your chance to give a good first impression to the employer,…
4 Traits Of Toxic Leadership To Avoid
Toxic leadership in the workplace can have devastating effects on an employee’s wellbeing and mental health. This can result in high absences, low productivity and even employees quitting. According to a recent study from The…
Cordant People Are Proud To Support Centrepoint’s Apprenticeship House
Since January 2019, Cordant People have been proud to support the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint. Our aim has been to not only fundraise for this incredibly important cause but also to use our…
Why Are Companies Asking New Employees To Start Before Christmas?
Christmas is nearly here, which means the season of mince pies and office parties is about to start. In the past, the festive period often meant that employers asked newly hired staff not to start…
4 Reasons Businesses Should Offer A Real Living Wage
Employees of businesses who are a part of the ‘real living wage’ scheme will be happy to know that they will have pre-Christmas pay bump! For them, the UK hourly rate will increase to £9.30…
How To Improve Employee Wellbeing In Your Contact Centre
Employee wellbeing should be at the forefront of any modern business. A contact centre is an environment in which agents are often dealing with stressful customer queries and complaints. Contact centre managers should be ensuring…
Why Emotional Intelligence Is Important For Your Contact Centre
In a report by McKinsey, it was revealed that ‘70% of customers reduce their commitment to a sale following a negative customer service experience.’ Companies and businesses that invest in customer experience have a clear…
How To Make Your CV Sparkle!
The CV is one of the most important parts of the job hunt. It’s your chance to give a good first impression to the employer, and it will often dictate your chances of making it…
Coping On Your First Day In A New Job
First day in a new job? It can be a scary ordeal, no matter where you are in your career. You applied for the role, passed the interview and landed the job…but what next? Starting…
5 Things Employees Value More Than Salary
It might surprise you to know that a good salary is no longer the number one factor that employees value in the workplace. For decades, some businesses have believed that heavy workloads and long hours…
Myth Busting Recruitment; What You Need to Know
Mythbusting time. So many people believe that to register with a recruitment agency for their next dream job actually incurs a cost to them; it doesn’t Recruitment agencies get their income from organisations and businesses…
Invest in Wellbeing To Improve Retention
A healthy workforce is a happy workforce, right? In order to get the most out of your employees it’s sensible to assume that they must be treated well and valued within the workplace. But not…
The Demise of the CV
As someone who meets with contact centre managers day in and day out, it’s become apparent that a new way of assessing candidates is needed. Gone are the days of sending CVs with the same…
Cordant People announced as Official Recruitment Partner of Blackpool FC
Blackpool FC, known as ‘The Seasiders’. has chosen Cordant People, part of Cordant Group, as its official partner for the provision of all its permanent roles. Under the terms of the exclusive deal Cordant People…
How to Avoid Burnout at Work and in Life
In the age of technology and instant communication, it’s easy to feel like you’re not doing enough, and everyone else is getting better results than you. This goes for your career as well as your…
Employment Rates Rising
The latest reports from the Office of National Statistics show that the number of people out of work fell again, by 33,000 to just 1.33 million. The unemployment rate is now reported at just 3.9%,…
Speed of Recruitment
Recruitment – it can be a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. Luckily Cordant People are here to assist with your recruitment needs and help you understand what’s going on in the recruitment…
Benefits of Being Left-Handed
Love A Lefty! Today marks international Left Handed Day. So in honour of all our left-handed loved ones, we thought we’d showcase the benefits of being a little bit different! In a world seemingly dominated…
Why Having Friends at Work is so Important
Having Friends is Good for your Soul More than a third of our life is spent at work, so it’s important to be happy and healthy in your working environment. Having friends, especially someone you…
#NationalShareAStoryMonth: The Fat Man of Maldon
#NationalShareAStoryMonth was set up to celebrate storytelling and to encourage people to share more stories – with that in mind – we thought we’d dive into the history of some of the 40+ locations we…
#NationalStressAwarenessMonth: Ways Employers Can Reduce Stress
5 Ways to Help Reduce Stress as an Employer. Lead by Example. As a manager or a person supervising other members of staff in a workplace, it’s important to not let any negativity, anger or…
#NationalStressAwarenessMonth: Self Help for Stress
As stated in last weeks article for #NationalStressAwarenessMonth – the first step in order to better deal with stress is to identify its cause. As Professor & Occupational Health Expert at the University of Lancaster,…
#NationalStressAwarenessMonth: Recognising Stress
April marks the start of #NationalStressAwarenessMonth, a month dedicated to increasing public awareness about stress, highlighting the causes of stress, the negative effects on the mind and body & how to relieve stress once and…
The Value of Tourism in England
The English tourism sector employs over 2 million people, generates £106 billion a year and supports thousands of businesses in this country. So is there any wonder that this #EnglishTourismWeek we’re highlighting the importance of…
Cordant People Recruitment partner with Centrepoint charity to provide support to young homeless people
Cordant People Recruitment partner with Centrepoint charity to provide support to young homeless people Cordant People are extremely excited to announce the start of our partnership with the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. Centrepoint are a…
Spring Clean Your CV
The springtime; a time famed for cleaning and flowers, but why just stop at cleaning out your cupboards? Ever considered spring cleaning your CV too? Here’re our top tips in order to do just that:…
The Importance of Staying Hydrated at Work
Considering we now spend on average about 13 years at work throughout our lifetimes, It’s becoming increasingly important, now more than ever, to keep hydration levels high so you can be sure you’re always running…
#BalanceForBetter: International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! This International Women’s Day at Cordant People we believe a balanced world is a better world. That’s why today we’re showing our support for a more gender-balanced world by celebrating women’s…
#NCW2019: National Careers Week
“NCW is run as a not-for-profit company to promote the importance of good careers education in schools and colleges, founded and backed by a number of volunteers with a wealth of experience from education, business…
Why are more and more companies asking applicants to start before Christmas?
There is a natural tendency at this time of year for companies to delay starting their new employees until after Christmas. The reasoning given for this is usually so they don’t have to pay them…
#WorldQualityDay 2018
Today at Cordant People we are supporting #WorldQualityDay 2018, we decided to look back on our quality achievements and how the changes in our processes have improved and continue to improve our service to our…
What makes Willy Wonka a great manager?
We all grew up on his fantastic tales about talking foxes, giant peaches, and marvellous medicine but what about his most famous entrepreneur? Willy Wonka is probably the best-known factory owner in the world, and…
Tattooed? You could be at jobseeking advantage
New research suggests that tattoos could actually be advantageous in a candidates quest for a new job, despite popular belief they greatly hinder a person’s chances of landing a role. According to a recent study…
Are ‘Texting’ Interviews becoming a thing?
How would you feel if you had the opportunity to conduct your next job interview over text message? Sounds kind of interesting, right? Well, 73% of Brits and Americans agreed that they prefer texting to…
Cordant makes 2018 Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 list
In a list, compiled by Fast Track and published by The Sunday Times, Cordant Group has ranked amongst Britain’s top 100 private companies with the biggest sales. Across the whole of the UK, £205 billion of…
