YOU Exclusive Newsletter #4

As a lot of people head in to the last week of the school summer term, there is a realisation it will effect us all in different ways:

Commutes will be less busy for 6 weeks as there is less cars on the road/kids on busses.

Children will need looking after for 6 weeks (and no, locking them in their rooms with an ipad and Prime does not count as parenting).

The knock-knock ginger rate will increase by 3000% as kids try to entertain themselves as there is 'literally nothing to do round ere'.

However, one of the most significant ways it will affect people looking for a new position/interviewing/hiring will be the slowing down of recruitment processes.

Annual leave (curse those bloody price increases from holiday companies btw) will be far more prominent as people take their kids away. Which means interview slots for the next 6 weeks become more precious as diary alignment becomes more of a challenge.

If you're embarking on any form of hiring journey over the next 6 weeks do your best to be flexible, accommodating and understanding of peoples situations.

Ironically we have seen a real uptick in vacancies coming in, with companies wanting to get hiring done before September and the busy festive period!

Anyway, here are our....

Latest jobs (click on the gif to watch the full video description, read the advert and to apply):

New roles going out today/tomorrow:

Business Support Specialist - Midlands

Client Relations Manager - Remote

Producer - London

Sammy Barrett :

Keiran McGrath :

Interesting things to look at:

Some of the challenges facing event planners and DMCs at the moment:

Quarterly event and brand experience industry trends by Robert Kenward :

The joys of business development from Will Grashoff :

Our Co-Founder Robert Kenward is hiring for a COO role:

Don't forget we offer a candidate referral scheme, so if you're not in the market, but a mate is - send them our way and we shall cross your palm with gold (well, BACS transfer!).

Who are you again?

Here’s the story!

YOU Exclusive, like every good idea, it was curated over a pint and a zoom call during a pandemic. This one happened to be between two people with seemingly diametrically opposed views on righteousness in recruitment. Will Grashoff & Robert Kenward shared some fundamental values and the sparks of their love for recruitment and events, and formed a bond – sounds weird, but it just works.

We could bore you with the usual ‘we’re a seamless extension of your business and ‘we really take the time to learn your business and we genuinely care’ – but you’ve heard that all before. The proof is in the pudding and we’re a knickerbocker glory agency.

Here’s some hills we are prepared to die on though:

• EVERY candidate deserves to be treated like a human being with respect – no ghosting, no lack of feedback – just decency.
• There are three equal stakeholders in every recruitment process: Client, Candidate, and Recruiter. You take one of these away and it all collapses.
• Recruitment is more than just making sales. We’re dealing with people’s livelihoods and that deserves respect.
• Recruiters must take some responsibility beyond the candidate’s start date.

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