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Imagine our surprise when Amy’s comments on the most ridiculous things Employers have seen on CVs appeared in the Irish Mirror! You can read the whole article here:

If you’re in the mood for more of the same…

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Exactly a year ago today Caroline joined Human. It’s strange that in some ways it feels like just yesterday I invited her to join the business and in other ways feels like she’s been here from the start!

It’s been a great year which has seen the team grow again when we invited Hannah to join the team. The business is a very different animal with a (small but mighty) team of 3 than when it was just little old me. Still down to earth, still straight talking (more so with Caroline on board – she takes no prisoners) but ultimately still a team of individuals doing what we love, for the right reasons. I can’t wait to see what the next 12 months brings.

In the meantime, there is cake to be eaten and calls to be made!

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We had a great time yesterday when we called in to see the team at Grimm & Co. They became visible to mortals yesterday as the doors opened yesterday at 1pm accompanied by the children’s of St Bedes Primary School. At 4.30pm the doors were opened again as guest were greeted with a glass of unicorn urine, eye balls cakes and frog spawn cocktails. Visitors were given a guided tour and given the opportunity to buy items from the apothecary for magical beings, from Human Blood Sweat and Tears soap to Word Wands and belly button fluff cleaners!

It was fantastic to see the transformation and the building looks great! Last time we were there supporting their recruitment process it was a shell in need of some love and real imagination. Lead by Deborah Bullivant the team of volunteers have worked their magic to create another world in the heart of Rotherham which should inspire a new generation to pick up their word wands and fire up their imagination!

Congratulations to the team at Grimm. We hope the people of Rotherham will go down there and support this fantastic charity can find them at Grimm & Co, 2 Doncaster Gate, Wellgate, S65 1DJ Rotherham

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This week we welcomed Hannah to Human HQ. Hannah has joined us to help make sure there is always someone available to help you lovely people when you call the office and to make sure our records and files are kept up to date.

I’m sure you’ll get to know Hannah as the weeks go by but in the meantime, here’s an insight into our newest member of Team Human.

Hannah’s Q & A

What are your hobbies / interests

I like socialising with friends and like to have an active social life. I enjoy brass bands and brass band music and enjoy watching my boyfriend Alex play. I also enjoy walking and being outdoors.

What makes you Human?

Empathy: I would say being able to relate to others and put myself in their position.

What do you like about working at Human?

I am really enjoying working for Human because I think the service is excellent. Each person is treated as an individual rather than just a number, it makes it more personal.

Thanks Hannah! Welcome to the team!

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We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter as much as we loved putting it together!

Meet your match in support of Rotherham Hospice

This year we’ve been lending our support to The Rotherham Hospice’s BIG Fundraising Challenge and after the success of our soup-er Human challenge before Christmas, we have decided to play cupid and spread the love with a brand new matchmaking service!

Don’t worry…we’re not adding the dating game to our services! But we are aiming to help businesses meet their perfect match by offering a special discounted package when it comes to advertising job vacancies.

We have negotiated a special discounted rate on job advertising, which will see vacancies promoted on several popular jobs boards as well as being promoted via social media for two weeks.

The price of the advertising package is just £150.00 plus VAT.

But hurry, this offer is only available for a limited time. To advertise, please contact us on 01709 717212 or email hello@recruithuman.co.uk:

All profits will be donated to the Rotherham Hospice BIG fundraising challenge

A recent European Court ruling could have far-reaching implications for both business owners and members of staff when it comes reading private messages sent by employees.

Last month the European Court of Human Rights ruled that an employee’s private Yahoo Messenger chats which led to the dismissal of the employee was lawful because the messenger contained both personal and professional contacts. The case which was brought to the courts by an engineer in Romania examined whether an employee had a right to a private life whilst at work, and whether an employer had the right to access messages sent by employees.

Judges ruled in favour of the employer and the ruling must now be taken into account when similar cases are heard in the UK courts.

The case goes some way to illustrating the importance for businesses to have a clear data usage policy in place and should clearly be communicated to employees.

More information about the ruling can be found here (courtesy of the BBC)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35301148

A truly heartfelt thanks

Last month, Human Recruitment turned three and to celebrate, we hosted our birthday breakfast networking event: Health, Wealth and Success – A Kickstart to 2016.

The turnout was outstanding and it was great to see business owners and leaders who have supported Human from the very beginning make an appearance, as well as learning how to tackle 2016 head on.

Our guest speakers included Fiona Lowe of Westfield Health, Jill Turner of Jill Turner Associates and Julie Robinson of Footprints Accountancy, who spoke about the financial outlook for businesses in 2016 and how to achieve your goals, whether professional or personal, in the coming year.

Alongside support from our guest speakers, we also introduced the two charities Human are supporting throughout the year: The Rotherham Hospice and Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Once again, we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended the event and who have offered support, advice and guidance from the birth of Human Recruitment to the present and continuing into the future.

These boots were made for walking…

We were proud to launch the Hike for the Hospice appeal at the end of January and never one to be phased by a new challenge Amy, our intrepid leader, set up a treadmill in the office and we’ve set our sights on hoping to complete 50 miles by the end of the month – the equivalent of taking part in the gruelling Rotherham Ring Route: a trek along the borders of the Rotherham borough.As I’m sure you’ve gathered by now, throughout February Human Recruitment is supporting The Rotherham Hospice as part of its BIG Fundraising Challenge. So far this year we’ve made soup and shared afternoon tea with our neighbours, so we felt for the next mission it was time to burn off a few calories!

We’ve already raised over £200 for the Hospices’ BIG Fundraising challenge and we would love to give more. If you would like to support the Human team on our Hike for the Hospice challenge, you can donate to our Just Giving page or download a sponsor form.

Thanks for reading and have a great February!

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Three years ago, I had a laptop, a telephone, a spare bedroom and a vision.

Today we have Human Recruitment: a business I am very proud not to call mine, but ours. Human was born out of necessity and frustration; I began my business journey after taking redundancy from a great role within a fantastic company. I wanted to apply all of my experience and all of my frustrations with my industry to do things in a different way.

Bringing a more Human approach to the recruitment industry hasn’t been straightforward. I have been fortunate in working with numerous individuals which have supported and encouraged me and the business. We are still only a small (but mighty!) team of two – soon to be three – but we work hard, love what we do and do it for the right reasons. My husband and daughter have borne the brunt of my borderline workaholism and supported my rantings about why the recruitment industry  ‘doesn’t have to be like that!’

As a Project Manager who redesigns commercial kitchens, my husband cares little about blind recruiting, interview turnaround time and whether the job board is dead. But he listens, he nods and occasionally questions my rantings and for that I’m grateful.

Caroline, our Plate Spinner Extraordinaire joined the business almost a year ago. Like a bubbly, hardworking life jacket she buoyed me up after two years of hard slog which included giving birth to both my business baby and my daughter. Caroline has been instrumental in helping streamline business processes and she has also worked hard to build new relationships with clients and candidates. If you haven’t yet spoken to Caroline, give her a call, you’re missing out!

Supporting our growing number of clients and candidates is sole the reason we exist. Put simply, without them we don’t have a business. There are a number of clients we have worked with throughout the past three years and we’re proud to still have only instructed one rebate in the past three years. I can’t say I haven’t lost sleep over that but I’m slowly coming to terms with it!

As we celebrate our third anniversary I’d like to thank all of our valued clients and candidates for choosing Human and continuing to provide us with great feedback and for giving us with the opportunity to do what we love.

I can’t wait to see what years four, five and six will bring. I’m sure as the business grows and develops those challenges will change, but the unique approach we have developed at Human remains as true today as it did when I fired up that laptop for the very first time.

Until then, if you need any support in developing your career or building your team; please give us a call, or pop into and say hello. We’d be happy to help… and we also have cake!

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On Friday 15th January we held a breakfast networking event to celebrate our third birthday and to kick start 2016. Thanks again go to our 3 great speakers, Fiona Lowe of Westfield Health, Jill Turner of Jill Turner Associates and Julie Robinson of Footprints Accountancy. It was also great to hear from two of our chosen charities; Rotherham Hospice and Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

It was good to see so many great people in the room. We’ve received some really positive feedback about our three speakers and some lovely comments about the event in general. If you would like to be kept updated of future events please let us know at:hello@recruithuman.co.uk

We would also like to thank our event partners for their support during the event.

Cannon PR, Sammi Sparke Photography, PJ Taste & John Brailsford Print

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