How to get the best out of your recruiter

The secretarial market is one that is quite saturated, especially within Central London and increasingly more so in Manchester and that means when it comes to finding your dream job, it can be a daunting process of finding the best recruitment agency to suit your needs. In my time as a recruiter, I have met [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 13, 2017|Blog|

How to negotiate a pay rise

With a lot of companies announcing bonuses at this time of year, especially within Financial Services, it’s also a good time to approach the dreaded conversation of a pay rise. We spoke to several Personal Assistants’ and Team Assistants’ in London and Manchester and a large proportion of them said that they would feel uncomfortable [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 9, 2017|Blog|

Lily Shippen Recruitment Agency | How to negotiate a pay rise

With a lot of companies announcing bonuses at this time of year, especially within Financial Services, it’s also a good time to approach the dreaded conversation of a pay rise. We spoke to several Personal Assistants’ and Team Assistants’ in London and Manchester and a large proportion of them said that they would feel uncomfortable [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 9, 2017|Blog|

Our guide on how to answer Behavioural (competency) based questions – The STAR technique

There are five different styles of interviews. If you are meeting HR or an experienced Office Manager, they will most likely conduct a structured interview with layered questions. They will ask a series of behavioural questions and non-behavioural questions. The questions often overlap and are designed to gather information about each of the major employer’s [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 6, 2017|Blog|

Lily Shippen Recruitment Agency | The STAR technique

There are five different styles of interviews. If you are meeting HR or an experienced Office Manager, they will most likely conduct a structured interview with layered questions. They will ask a series of behavioural questions and non-behavioural questions. The questions often overlap and are designed to gather information about each of the major employer’s [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 6, 2017|Blog|
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