Last week I had the great fortune of being invited to one of the annual conferences the IoD holds and has been going for 20 years now, in the beautiful Headquarters at Pall Mall – Bruce King’s ‘How to double your sales’. I was hoping it wasn’t going to be either very corporate or…
Being in the creative world, there are some absolutely corking questions that you can dream up and Candidates will be less phased than if they were interviewing for a bank! I did a quick straw-poll in the office to see what the team had asked or been asked before, to firstly give you inspiration for…
Scouts guide to getting that lovin’ feeling for the role you have. I really do consider myself a lucky person to be able to say that I enjoy my job. Don’t get me wrong, at times it is very frustrating and we all have bad days (but that is usually due to lack of sleep…
There is always a part of your job that is less pleasant than the rest of it, and unfortunately with what we do, on occasion we do have to decline someone for a role. There is really no perfect way to do this but there are definitely some tips to ensure it is less horrendous.…
Welcome to the second part in the series that dives into further detail about effective Talent Management. In this blog we look to explore the exact reasons why your current staff want to remain in your employment and will turn down external offers to stay with you. This can be broken down into a few…
Of course, your staff are not necessarily the first thing you think about when you are considering what to do for Valentines day, but at Scout we are suggesting you spare them a thought this year. A major factor of staff happiness is recognition from your manager. Often, all it takes is a pat…
I would like to introduce you to a series of Blogs we are going to be putting out about this huge topic – one that keeps our Clients up at night more than anything else (apart from if they have young children!!) This is a topic very close to our hearts and we work very…
With Social Media sites being extremely easy to access nowadays, it’s almost a guarantee that your future employer will do their research on you by looking at your profile on all social sites! They want to know if you will fit into the company culture? Are you able to give a good impression to clients?…
At Scout, we are exposed to a great many different Agencies and Marketing companies all with different personalities, environments and attitudes. But it is often quite difficult as a Candidate to know which is going to work for you. Please find below Scout’s guiding principles when thinking about what would be the best option for…
Scouts tips on how to stop procrastinating at work. Ever wished that you could just be that person who can fire out directives to others at the drop of a hat with confidence and stop worrying about every decision you have to make? Most would say that there is definitely a natural ability to be…