Today, Tuesday 30th September, marks our first Social Media Day where we will be sharing the activities of both our branches throughout the day. Live vacancies, interview updates and our movements will all be updated regularly to give you a snapshot of a day-in-the-life at Permanent People, starting with the writing of this blog! We
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Best colours to wear for an interview!
If you have recently applied for a role and have been invited in for a job interview, it goes without saying that certain things are vital to do, go over your CV, know your dates and figures, obviously give a good account of yourself and arrive with plenty of time to spare. But there is

“I can’t attend my interview today because…”
If you work in recruitment, or ever have, you will of had the famous phone call from the candidate on the morning or night before telling you they can’t attend their interview. Nowadays, it’s more probable that it’ll be an email or text as this makes it easier and minimises human contact. Now, things happen.

Advertising jobs – fake?
We all see lots of new jobs being advertised everyday on social media and across the internet, and nine times out of ten they are genuine companies and recruiters looking to fill vacancies. But do people still write fake job adverts and updates on social media to attract people? Of course they do. Who are

Amy joins Permanent People
This morning we delighted to announce that Amy Morgan has joined Permanent People’s HQ as a trainee recruitment consultant. Amy has recently graduated from Cardiff University and is looking forward to working in the recruitment industry and dealing with candidates and clients nationally. You can contact Amy at amy@permanentpeople.co.uk to discuss your next career move. Director,

New APSCo Membership
August 2014 sees an excitement development for Permanent People as the company has been awarded full membership to APSCo, an organisation that regulates the quality across the recruitment industry. APSCo have many areas to their organisation and operate globally, so for Permanent People to be working alongside side such a recognised partner, is testament to

Clear as mud?!
You see the role that grabs your attention, contact the employer or recruiter who is dealing with the position, send your CV over to them, go for the interview and the position sounds great. Perhaps you have to then have a second interview, do an on-line test, you get offered the role and you accept,

Recruitment Survey, 8 out of 10 recruiters say?
Permanent People have recently been conducting a survey of recruitment professionals who have worked in the industry in the past and present, in which we asked six pretty simple questions and we were lucky enough to have a good response as 44 recruiters gave us their thoughts from across the UK. It came about in

Rec-to-Rec (R2R) – Jobs in London, Bristol & Cardiff!
We are very busy at the moment, with recruitment roles in all over the UK, a very good thing for those looking for a new move in their recruitment career. Rather than go through our vacancies (which obviously is still an option) I thought we would list a few here for you to give you
New contact details…
As of today (Monday 30th June), we have a new telephone number and address. So, to get hold of us now, call:- 01495 239255 And our new address is:- 2 Talbot Green Business Park, Talbot Green, Pontyclun, CF72 9FG We look forward to hearing from you!