Unlock your potential

Welcome to May's edition of Cherry Professional - Recruitment Radar!

This month's theme, Unlock Your Potential, is centred around the idea of empowering individuals to discover and unleash their full potential in their careers. May is often associated with growth, renewal, and new beginnings, making it an ideal time to inspire job seekers to take proactive steps towards achieving their professional goals.

In this newsletter, we give a sneak peek into our latest HR Salary Survey, launching THIS TUESDAY, 7th May. Keep your eyes peeled, launching via LinkedIn.

Work in HR? We are excited to exclusively invite you to our next HR breakfast event, taking place Wednesday 5th June, read below for more information.

We share the most in-demand roles of Q1 2024, according to LinkedIn Insights.

We discuss why we feel temp workers are the secret weapon of modern businesses.

Lastly, we celebrate Julie Brown this month, Cherry's Managing and Accounting Finance Consultant as she celebrates her 3rd work anniversary!

HR SALARY SURVEY 2024

After months of research and hard work behind the scenes, we are super excited to publish our latest salary survey for the East Midlands market, next Tuesday 7th May.

Until then, here are some key findings:

• The shift to hybrid work has transformed organisations across the UK, but it has also exposed a rift between employer and employee expectations. HR departments must navigate the delicate balance between employee preferences for flexibility and business needs.
• Benefits have gained critical importance for attracting top talent and retaining valued employees, with 60% of survey respondents rating benefits as 'very important' when considering job offers. Employers are responding by offering a range of perks, with over 95% currently providing some form of hybrid or flexible working arrangements.
• The average tenure of HR employees is 3.6 years. It is on average 6.4 years for those who are at Head of HR and above level.

Keep Calm and Create Community Event

How to create a happy workplace culture and get the balance right between friendly and professional.

The event is a great opportunity to see how the law works with workplace banter, see examples of where it went wrong and get practical advice on what to do about it. There will also be a practical session on workplace culture and tips and advice given on how to have the best workplace culture.

Time: The event will start at 9.30 am and end at 11.30 am *There will be networking opportunities/further conversations that can be had at the end of the event.

Venue: Nottinghamshire Army Cadet Centre - 120 Swiney Way, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 6QX

Tickets are limited

To reserve your spot, RSVP to Dee Fletcher at [email protected]

The most in-demand roles of Q1 2024

As a recruitment agency, we are naturally curious about the broader market trends, we are very pleased to see that we are actively recruiting for many of the below job roles, as per LinkedIn Insights' latest report.

View Cherry's open job roles here: https://www.cherryprofessional.co.uk/jobs/

Temp Workers: The Secret Weapon of Modern Business

Cherry's Senior Finance Clerical Consultant, Laura Gouws , shares her views on why temporary workers are the secret weapon to any modern business in 2024.

Read more here:

https://www.cherryprofessional.co.uk/temp-workers-the-secret-weapon-of-modern-business/

JULIE BROWN CELEBRATES 3RD WORK ANNIVERSARY

Please join us in celebrating all of Julie Brown hard-work over the last three years, we're so grateful to have you on our team!