The Atelier Live
Summary
TLDRIn this engaging workshop, career experts Rachel and Joe tackle the challenges of the current job market, offering practical advice for job seekers navigating redundancy, interview techniques, and personal branding. They discuss the importance of maintaining a professional image on platforms like LinkedIn, the art of crafting compelling personal statements for CVs, and the value of staying resilient through volatile times. The session is a must-listen for anyone looking to enhance their career prospects and adapt to the ever-changing job landscape.
Takeaways
- 💼 The current job market is volatile with roles being put on hold, businesses restructuring, and redundancies happening alongside new hiring.
- 💡 Candidates should be prepared to discuss reasons for career gaps or redundancy in interviews with confidence and without going into unnecessary detail.
- 📈 In a candidate-rich job market, employers can be more selective, leading to salary caps that may not align with previous market rates.
- 🔍 Personal branding is crucial, including having an up-to-date and professional image on LinkedIn and keeping social media profiles clean and work-oriented.
- 📩 When approaching businesses directly, be concise and punchy in emails, and ensure that your LinkedIn profile, CV, and other professional materials are consistent and current.
- 🎯 Tailor your LinkedIn profile and resume with relevant keywords to be discoverable by headhunters and recruiters using search tools.
- 🧠 Keep track of your job applications and interview processes to identify trends and areas for improvement in your job search strategy.
- 🚫 Avoid oversharing personal information during interviews; maintain a professional boundary and focus on relevant experience and skills.
- 🌟 Prepare for interviews by creating a visual reminder of your experience and qualifications to stay on track and showcase your suitability for the role.
- 🔄 Take breaks from job searching if it becomes demotivating, and return with a fresh perspective when the market may have shifted.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the podcast?
-The main theme of the podcast is career advice and guidance, with Rachel and Joe acting as career therapists to answer questions and discuss current market conditions and job seeking strategies.
How does the current job market climate affect interview processes?
-The current job market climate is volatile, leading to roles being put on hold, businesses restructuring, and redundancies. This affects interview processes by making them more competitive and sometimes resulting in salary caps that are not aligned with market rates.
What advice is given to those who have been made redundant?
-The advice given includes being prepared to talk about the redundancy without going into too much detail, maintaining a positive outlook, and highlighting any skills or projects undertaken during the time away from work.
How can personal branding help in a job search?
-Personal branding is important in a job search as it helps to create a professional image on platforms like LinkedIn. It involves having up-to-date photos, clean social media profiles, and a clear, consistent message about one's skills and experience.
What is the significance of the personal statement on a CV?
-A personal statement on a CV can provide an overview of the candidate's skills and recent achievements. However, it should be concise, not exceed two paragraphs, and be careful with the tone to avoid sounding self-aggrandizing.
What should one consider when deciding to leave their current role?
-When deciding to leave a current role, one should consider their financial stability, the potential for growth within the current company, and the state of the job market. It's also recommended to update one's LinkedIn and network with industry professionals.
How can one maintain their interviewing edge?
-To maintain an interviewing edge, one can create a spreadsheet to track applications and interview processes, seek constructive feedback, and take breaks from the job search if needed to avoid burnout.
What is the recommended approach for someone feeling stuck in their current role?
-For someone feeling stuck, it's recommended to explore opportunities within the current organization, update their LinkedIn profile, network with industry professionals, and consider personal projects to clarify their career goals and next steps.
What are some tips for handling multiple interview tiers?
-For handling multiple interview tiers, it's important to be well-prepared, stay sharp, and maintain a positive and professional demeanor throughout every stage of the interview process.
What is the significance of having an emergency fund when considering a job change?
-An emergency fund is crucial when considering a job change as it provides financial security and a safety net during the transition period, especially if there is uncertainty in the job market.
How can one prepare for a potential job change?
-To prepare for a potential job change, one can start by updating their CV and portfolio, networking, engaging in industry events, and considering their desired work location and company culture.
Outlines
🎥 Introduction and Setting the Scene
The video begins with an introduction to the atelier, a place where career therapy sessions are held. The hosts, Rachel and Joe, are in a SoHo photo studio, which, despite not being as glamorous as their usual location, is still nice. Rachel is a head hunter with about 20 years of experience, while Joe is a managing partner at Talent Tellier, focusing on marketing, commercial hires, and C-level appointments. They discuss the current volatile job market, with roles being put on hold, businesses restructuring, and redundancies happening alongside new hiring. The hosts aim to address questions from their LinkedIn community and provide guidance for those navigating the job market.
💼 Navigating Redundancy and Gaps in Employment
The hosts discuss how to handle redundancy and employment gaps. They suggest being concise and setting boundaries when discussing such topics in interviews. Rachel shares her personal experience of being made redundant during maternity leave and how she used that time to focus on family while staying updated with the industry. The advice is to maintain a positive outlook, be ready for new opportunities, and keep personal branding up-to-date on platforms like LinkedIn. They also stress the importance of being mindful of the information one shares during job applications and interviews.
📋 Tips for Crafting an Effective CV and LinkedIn Profile
The hosts provide advice on personal branding and the importance of having an up-to-date and professional image on LinkedIn. They emphasize the need to keep social media profiles clean and relevant to the job one is seeking. When it comes to CVs, they recommend including a brief personal statement with key achievements and avoiding overly long paragraphs. The hosts also discuss the importance of having a well-crafted email and maintaining consistency across all professional platforms. They advise on showcasing relevant skills and experiences to appeal to head hunters who use keyword searches to find candidates.
🤔 Addressing Personal Statements and Interview Techniques
The hosts address the use of personal statements on CVs, suggesting that they should be concise and focus on key achievements. They also discuss interview techniques, advising candidates to be mindful of their time and efforts, especially when applying for roles that do not align with their desired location or career path. They share a tip on using a video setup during interviews to stay on track and present a well-organized image of oneself. The hosts encourage candidates to be prepared and to approach each interview with enthusiasm and sharpness, regardless of the job market conditions.
🌟 Overcoming Interview Fatigue and Planning Career Moves
The hosts discuss the challenges of maintaining enthusiasm during multiple interviews and the potential for businesses to pivot mid-process. They advise on not taking things to heart and seeking constructive feedback. They recommend keeping track of interview processes and outcomes to identify trends and areas for improvement. For those feeling stuck in their current roles, they suggest evaluating one's financial stability and considering a strategic approach to seeking new opportunities. The hosts also touch on the importance of timing and market conditions in making career decisions.
📈 Market Trends and Final Thoughts
In the final paragraph, the hosts reflect on the market trends they've observed, noting signs of improvement and increased buoyancy, especially among modern businesses. They mention successful placements in various sectors and roles, indicating that opportunities are still available for those who are proactive and well-prepared. The hosts conclude the session by expressing hope that the discussion has been helpful and announce plans for future live sessions to continue supporting their audience.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Work-life balance
💡Career therapy
💡Job market
💡Redundancy
💡Personal branding
💡Interview techniques
💡Salary negotiation
💡Professional development
💡Networking
💡Job search strategy
Highlights
Work-life balance and career development are key topics discussed in the atelier.
The current market is volatile with roles being put on hold and businesses restructuring.
Despite market challenges, there are still opportunities for career growth and hiring.
Candidates should focus on personal branding and maintaining an updated LinkedIn presence.
It's important to approach interviews with confidence and a positive attitude, even after setbacks like redundancy.
Practicing interview responses can help make them feel more natural and reduce anxiety.
For those made redundant during leave, framing the situation positively can make a difference.
When reaching out for job opportunities, brevity and clarity in communication are crucial.
Maintaining a professional image on social media is important, especially for those in creative industries.
Personal statements on CVs should be concise, highlighting key achievements and relevant experience.
Interests on a CV should be engaging and reflect the individual's personality.
Interview techniques should focus on showcasing one's strengths and staying on topic.
It's essential to be mindful of the time and effort put into job applications that may not align with one's career goals.
Creating a visual reminder of one's experience and qualifications can help stay focused during interviews.
Avoid oversharing personal issues during interviews to prevent derailing the conversation.
Staying persistent and proactive in job searching is key, despite market challenges.
Updating one's LinkedIn and online presence is important, even if not actively seeking new opportunities.
Considering one's financial stability and emergency fund is crucial before making any career moves.
Exploring internal opportunities for growth within one's current organization is recommended before seeking external roles.
Market trends and job opportunities can shift quickly, so staying informed and adaptable is beneficial.
Transcripts
to the atellier where we Workshop your
work life um this time we're doing it
live it looks like we're in someone's
crappy flat it does we're not we're not
we've actually paid a lot of money for
this room and we're in SoHo works and
shortage but um yeah you can see the
lighting behind us but uh unfortunately
it's not as glamorous as our normal
location however it's still very nice
we're in the photo studio we thought
it'd be better but it's worse it's
not um if you've not listened to the
atellier before it's where Rachel and I
act as your career therapists and answer
your questions let's not get too
personal um should we do some intros uh
I'm Rachel I am a Head Hunter and I have
been for a really really long time
probably about 20 years I didn't go to
university I was on the shop floor then
I trained as makeup artist and then I
fell into head hunting and have been
working my way up the ladder ever since
um I particularly lean into the SE Suite
hires that we do and also the creative
ones I'm Joe managing partner at at
Talent Tellier and I head up all of our
marketing and Commercial hires and also
work on C Level appointments with
Rachel um so uh today we're doing
something a little bit different and we
are doing this live rather than doing
our podcast so this is the second time
we've done it so hopefully it will still
be useful for you guys um we've had some
questions coming in from our LinkedIn
Community but also we just created this
podcast based around the questions that
were being asked constantly at the
moment so we thought it might be useful
to kind of go through things because the
market is a little bit wonky at the
moment it is our bread and butter
business is placing very senior through
to see sweet people but if you're just
getting started in your career or a mid
level then we're hoping this could also
be useful for you um let's kick off with
our first huge question Joe what's it
like out there we get asked this so many
times in one day um it's it's volatile
roles are being put on hold um or
changed halfway through processes
businesses are restructuring constantly
there's lots of redundancies happening
there's also quite a lot of hiring going
on um but it's really affecting uh it
affects our jobs as recruiters but it
also affects um your uh interview
processes as a candidate so at the
moment we're in a candidate Rich job
poor Market versus
2122 where the opposite the opposite was
happening and it it's a recruiter's
dream um each person was interviewing
for five great jobs so salaries also saw
a a bit of a hike in that time um this
climate
sees Brands been able to go for the
exact experience they need um due to the
sheer amount of people applying for a
job so people can put an ADV up and have
300 people apply and they can basically
take their pick of of who they want and
uh you know people will accept the job
but it also sees businesses putting
salary caps in place uh which are not
aligned with Market rates or salaries
two years previously so people are
having to take pay cuts to accept jobs
which isn't
ideal so how are we going to talk about
being made redundant or a gap in your
career because there are a few people
out there that have been made redundant
and I really feel for them it' be nice
to give them some advice about that yeah
I think it we've all been through this
like we have a podcast about rising from
the ashes if you've been fired or made
redundant or something's happened and
there can be so many different reasons
for having a gap in your career and it
can be completely overwhelming to try
and think about how to talk about that
because you might have had something
personal going on it might be a work
rated thing I think it's all about the
that it's all about the delivery and I
can't even deliver it myself it's all
about the delivery and the confidence
that you have in sharing that reason so
practice is definitely useful and just
being able to kind of constantly say the
same thing over and over until the
Cadence of it becomes natural to you is
really helpful um if you're in an
interview scenario one of my kind of key
things is not to try and drop any bombs
in that interview even if you're feeling
particularly wounded or exhausted from
the interview process whoever you're
talking to on the other side you don't
know what they're going through what's
been happening in their day and remember
they don't know you even if you've got a
loose connection they don't know you so
sometimes people will come into an
interview and they will share something
that's quite deep for them and that's
the reason that they've been out of work
so if it is something personal you've
got quite a good L phrase haven't you
yeah I normally advise people to say um
without getting into it I've had a
bement or without getting into it I was
made redundant for my role um and then
it's a direct answer but there's a
boundary in place um and it stops you
you know yeah going further into sharing
the detail and uh it becoming awkward
yeah I think um also if you've been made
redundant you can just be like I was
made redundant in a big program of
redundancies last year it was really
unfortunate but it is meant I've give
got had the head space to do x y and z
um so it's just about the delivery of it
if it's just like yeah I've been
interviewing ever since I've had like 50
interviews and nothing's happened and
like going if you start being negative
about interview processes that you've
been in or anything like that it just
doesn't come across that well so
regardless of how tra ized you've been
through the process try and box that off
and each thing is its own independent
experience um one thing that happens
quite consistently and is really
unfortunate is that sometimes people are
getting made redundant during their
maternity or paternity leave um I've got
an example of what I would say if you
were experiencing that right now so I
have my baby last May and unfortunately
got made redundant during my maternity
leave it's meant I've taken more time
off than I initially expected but
likewise I am really enjoying looking
after the family I've been keeping in
touch from the sidelines about what's
been happening in the industry and I
think it's time for me to get back into
the workplace so it's just you're
accepting the fact that you got made
redundant it's not been ideal but you've
been enjoying with being with your
family you've been keeping in touch with
what's happening and you're ready to
interview now so all of that the
person's the opposite you is like oh
okay cool but if you're like yeah I got
made redundant and it's just a big sad
story yes it is sad yes it's frustrating
but you take the positive and you step
into the next you step into the next
thing because if there are five people
interviewing for the same job and you
the person that's been out of work and
you've been kind of sat at home you you
need to sound like yes great I want this
person in the in the office they're
going to be here they're going to be
present um yeah okay so um what
information if someone's been kind of
out of work or if they're looking for
work at the moment do you think that you
should be
sharing when you're approaching people
so if you're interviewing if you want to
get a position and you've seen a job
online and you're excited about it what
do you think you should be
sharing um if you're approaching
businesses directly um I think that you
need to do a bit of work on your
personal branding yeah and make sure
that you have before you even approach
anyone that you've got good photos on
LinkedIn and you're not you know stood
there with a glass of wine on your hand
or you know it's a holiday photo you
know it can just be a plain black
background but it really needs to be a
good shot of you where you look like you
are today and not 10 years ago um and
you know you need to keep all of your
dodgy personal views off socials if you
do have them um clean up your Twitter
from 2012 I would recommend uh there are
apps to do that I can share them in a in
a l you had done
there not tweet um but I've had to tell
this to people in processes because
normally I'll do a bit of background
check on the socials and just see if
there's anything that we need to be
tucking
away uh I have my socials open because
it ties into my work but I'm also quite
active on social media some people have
theirs on private um you know because
they have kids or whatever it's it's
completely up to you um but yeah yeah
sometimes um I think also just going
into like if you're crafting an email
I'd like I got an email from someone
brilliant this week
absolutely phenomenal but their email
was so long it took me so much time to
try and read through and understand
exactly what it was that they actually
wanted to do and what their skill set
was um so always remember whoever you're
approaching time is money they don't
have time to troll through everything
and they don't care bold type super
helpful Punchy information and not an
overzealous delivery of what you do you
have to just LinkedIn bio that you can
you can click through to small amount of
information like two to three three
paragraphs and just make sure that your
LinkedIn your CV or your resume and any
other um like websites or anything all
sing the same song if you've got a
website or if you've got anything as a
featured thing on your LinkedIn make
sure it's not old make sure the links
work don't have old crappy work on there
and don't expect anyone who is a looking
at your profile if you're a creative to
be able to find the work you know if
you're like oh it's all on there
somewhere no no one cares if you've done
something brilant for beauty in
2017 but you've been working in another
industry sense and you're applying for
beauty roles that person isn't going to
troll all the way through your website
to find that you know if you're starting
to look for beauty work again you need
to move that somewhere and do some
projects based around that you know
think think about yourself as the uh as
the company that you're working for you
are your own little company and you are
out there doing your own kind of
marketing Drive yeah with that in mind
though um whilst you are un linked here
make sure it's
curated um and that you're active on
there but keep it work oriented um work
you're proud of campaigns Z love events
you've been to um kudos for people that
you really like that are doing great
work that kind of stuff yeah yeah and
always remember that head hunters use
keyword searches to find candidates so
you need to make sure that all these
keywords are on there so that's true I
had someone approaching me today who had
a really really paired back LinkedIn
with very uh uh very intrinsic terms for
the company that they're working for
they're working for a large Tech firm
and they are a senior product manager
that could mean anything in so many
different Industries and they hadn't
written what what part of that that they
were doing what kind of customers they
had anything to do with that but they
were like well why wouldn't I be
considered for this luxury fashion role
and it's like well because I I can't
understand what you actually do and if I
can't understand and all I do all day
long is unpick people um than you know
what's going on um apparently we have a
question oh this is this is imag in the
background hello you have a question
saying how do you feel about personal
statements on CV uh Louise hi um
personal statements on CVS can be
brilliant and can give a really nice
kind of overview of um you and what you
do but just I mean I would say just
don't Wang on too much like one
paragraph or perhaps two paragraphs of
some key achievements in the last five
years nothing longer than that along
with any like management experience or
any exciting turnover that you've done
you've got to just be careful about the
tone because when you're talking about
yourself in the third person it can
occasionally come off a bit weird a bit
strange yeah um you can be like a
proactive blah blah blah with 10 years
experience in management consultancy
with Brands like Dior Fenty and um
whatever um uh now looking for a key
leadership position within sales you
could just do do something very Punchy
like that I personally don't read those
statements too much I'll just go I'll
dip straight into LinkedIn or I'll dip
straight into the experience um so I
know people spend a lot of time crafting
them but I I do like um on tangent the
the interests pocket at the bottom I
quite like it because it gives me a
flavor of who the person is but only if
they're not writing reading swimming
training as a yoga teacher but I do I do
I do like interests if it if it is
interesting uh so if you're going to
write your interests they have to be
interesting interests yeah um but I I do
like them yeah um no worries glad you
had a question that's very exciting for
us we like these little questions that
pinging
in um we also wanted to talk about kind
of interview techniques because there's
a lot on social media now about
absolutely rinsing businesses and really
you know yes there are a lot of business
where the interviews are not wonderful
and you might be in a cue of lots of
people because the market isn't great D
but that doesn't still mean that you
shouldn't be the best person that you
should be even if you're feeling a bit
exhausted if you're looking for work
part of your work at this moment is
going into interview processes so just
be mindful of your time if you're doing
a huge project for another com company
that's based in a country you don't want
to move to and you can't be asked with
it then question yourself like why are
you putting so much time and effort into
it is it because you're going to get
great experience out of that interview
or is it just because you are someone
that wants to please and you are just
doing it because you feel that you
should do and weirdly a lot of people do
that yeah they they do they'll be like
I've got three projects to you and
you're like why are you doing all these
projects when you don't want to move to
like Manchester or yeah yeah um I was
with a friend the other day who is
interviewing for jobs at the moment and
I was at his house and he had a whole um
video setup which was really interesting
because he had an interview board um up
behind his screen like where this is and
it was divided into four pieces and um
so it was divided out into four and he
had just didn't know what four him his
experience all right sorry this is why
we wouldn't have been very good at
school together because I would have
just got her in trouble all time disted
um him his experience what makes his him
interesting and also what uh made him
very relevant for that role in terms of
his experience and it just kept him on
track and I think that's a really good
idea yeah I think that's amazing it's
such a nice idea like we have it when
we're pitching to a business we have our
deck up with all the placements that
we've made all of the testimonials all
of those things and it's just a reminder
about how great you are without being
too ego driven yeah it's good it's just
so the one Rachel derails you halfway
through your spee speaking uh you can
come back to come on this is keeping you
sharp keeping you sharp no dementia on
track for you you're always sharp and
edgy there you go here she is um what
else is there um don't overshare
personal things um personal things
happen to us all the time and it's
always you know hard if you're trying to
be like hey I haven't been working or
hey I had to take some time off because
of this illness or a relative died or
something awful but if you can just put
it as like I had to take some time off I
didn't have some some not great stuff
was happening but you know just to put
it you just to box it off my dad you
know was unwell but now I'm back in the
job market fine the interviewer is
unlikely to ask you anything else but it
just means that you won't end up in a
sad story you just don't know what the
interview is going through either like
interviewers are people as well and if
you suddenly start talking about
something incredibly sad it will derail
the interview they might be going
through something similar and it's just
it's just duffed so um yeah so you also
just need to be your best self every
single interview that you do even if
you're having to do multiple tiers of
interviews with different people it's
tits and teeth tits and teeth tits and
teeth every time and you know it it's
not ideal but this is just what things
are like at the moment and and people
are feeling like oh my God there's just
so many people in the market d d da but
yeah but businesses are still hiring and
businesses still use Head Hunters like
us because they need to have a really
beautifully curated list of people that
they know in the market and roles that
are very unique and lots of changes
happening people are panicking about all
sorts of new technologies yes but at
this moment in time LinkedIn is brimming
with jobs that are being recruited for
and we are constantly working on new
briefs for VAR various different things
in the creative Industries because
things are happening you just need to
have the tenacity to go through those
processes um we've got another question
from our DMS haven't we oh yeah okay um
we had this one the other day so I feel
like I've lost my interviewing Mojo I've
been in a couple of processes recently
and things have sto started several
times and it's making me lose my Edge
it's like no one knows if they actually
want to hire me what advice would you
prer um things are really volatile and
sometimes you know it's not down to your
experience or even the interview that
you've had it's just the business has
pivoted halfway through your process um
but don't things don't take things to
heart because um you know it is
weird um try and get some constructive
feedback uh from you interview processes
and um I would also get a spreadsheet
together a really simple one job you
applied for which site SL
recruiter uh interview process how many
rounds there were uh reason that it
dropped off or what whatever it was um
then you'll be able to spot the trends
and track what you're doing if it's an
issue of yours or if the role just got
put on hold or the salary was off or the
location was bad um or if they had a
restructure um and it'll just be able
you know you'll be able to just spot
Trends um I think that's good advice
yeah I think also just maybe taking a
break for a week or so if you feel like
you're just constantly on Linked In or
on job boards searching for things it
can be demotivating because you just
feel like you're listening to the same
Echo chamber all the time so just step
away try and just get your head in the
game for something else and and then
when you come back to it the market will
have shifted a little bit even in a few
days um okay we have a another question
do you want to read this one out yes I
really don't enjoy my current role I
feel like I'm going nowhere and the
person above me isn't looking like
they'll be leaving anytime
soon I'm the head of department for
Partnerships in a large fashion media
business but there's no one beneath me
and I feel ready for a change but all I
hear at the moment is that the market is
Dreadful and I'm lucky to have a job
should I stay or leave and see what
happens well this is a very big question
it's a big one it's a big one so it
depends on your financial stability
first of all because before you make any
decisions whether it's just you or
whether it's you and another person or
you and a family you have to just think
about that you should have an emergency
fund in place for anything anyway it's a
really if you if you're able to have
that as a safety net great and then on
top of that if you can have three months
of being able to not work then great
because sometimes not being in the job
environment can give you a bit of a
rocket and a kick as to what you
actually want to be doing we always say
that it used to be easier because the
market was more buoyant but now it is
still a good driver in order to get to
where you want to be um if you are in a
job where there is someone sat above you
it can be quite deflating because you're
you may feel that you would be better in
that job than the other person or it may
just be that you just feel like there's
nowhere to go have a look at your
surroundings first of all is there
really nowhere to go or is it just
within your small Department there's
nowhere to go so if you're in a bigger
organization speak to your person above
whoever your boss is speak to your HR
team just make sure you've checked all
the boxes within where you're currently
working if it is right okay there's
definitely nowhere to go then I think
put your um put your plan together and
go through what Joe was just talking
about with writing a list of the
businesses that you'd like to work for
write a list of people that you know in
Industry at the moment can you have
coffees can you have teas with them can
you go out and about and meet people can
you be a little bit more um
conversational on LinkedIn can you um
just update your LinkedIn with kind of
what you've been doing people aren
people always Panic about updating
LinkedIn thinking that someone's going
to be like Sally's put some new stuff on
her LinkedIn she's looking for a job
even you know it doesn't matter just
update your LinkedIn and just start the
process of thinking about where you'd
like to work what location you'd like to
work in and just start that and so
giving yourself the personal project of
um finding yourself a new position you
know can give you a real Edge in your
current role at the moment because you
realize why you're so good at something
so it may be that you do this and then
you're like oh actually I do really like
where I'm at or you get to the point
where you're like I need to leave now
but by that point hopefully you should
understand the market a little bit more
and have more ducks in a row if you are
someone who has to go into project mode
when you are um applying for jobs
because you might be a creative director
or a strategy director or whatever um
just bear that in mind because if you
have like two kids a really heavyweight
job Easter coming up blah blah blah
maybe it's not the right time to do it
now maybe now is the time to get your
portfolio done to get your CV done but
not to go actively into the market
because if you're great and people want
to start interviewing you people are
going to want to start doing that now um
if you have a 3 to six month notice
period it's normal now in Industry
people esally the level we recruit for
yeah people come to us and they're like
oh my God I got six months notice loads
of companies have six months notice now
I don't think I've ever seen someone
held to six months unless they've left
with nothing to go to or they're a
general manager or a CEO they are it's
really rare So if you are on that much
notice then it's fine if you're on six
months notice and you think you
definitely will be held to it it might
be another idea just to hand your noce
in and kind of move away
but you know it depends again on your
financial situation doesn't it yeah um
so yeah I think there is there's
definitely an air of Market Improvement
I don't know I haven't looked at the
budget yet because um I don't but but
normally at this time of year people
it's a flurry in January February then
March quietens off and then once the
budgets happened and year ends happen
for everybody in April things start
moving again um we've definitely noticed
that our clients that are in Europe are
feeling a little bit more buoyant at the
moment yeah agencies are still
struggling here um but the retail sector
seems to be finding its feat again we've
just placed uh CMO for one of the lvmh
brands placed a similar role within
Unico we've done a creative director for
beauty pie so like things are moving um
within the businesses that are a little
bit more modern so let's see like what's
going to be happening in the coming
months um great okay right I think
probably unless anyone's got any more
questions that they can pop up with um
then that will be it for this LinkedIn
live but thank you so much for joining
us and we really hope this has been
helpful for you and we will be doing
another one in about a couple of weeks
or a month depending all right Cole
thank you so much bye bye
bye
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)