Why use a Recruitment Agency to hire?

Searching for the perfect secretarial professional to fill a vacancy can be a stressful and time-consuming process. Unfortunately, hiring is an essential and unavoidable aspect of business, so why not enlist the help of a recruitment agency to help you? Their job is to make the hiring process easier for you – they do the [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:20+00:00February 28, 2017|Blog|

How to SELL your personality in an Interview.

We’ve already talked about typical questions that an employer may ask you and how to answer competency based questions. But how do you sell your personality in an interview?  Often, we can let our nerves get the better of us *queue the shaky voice and clammy hands*, concentrating so heavily on the technical side that [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:20+00:00February 28, 2017|Blog|

Lily Shippen | How to sell your personality in an interview

We’ve already talked about typical questions that an employer may ask you and how to answer competency based questions. But how do you sell your personality in an interview?  Often, we can let our nerves get the better of us *queue the shaky voice and clammy hands*, concentrating so heavily on the technical side that [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:20+00:00February 28, 2017|Blog|

5 benefits of temporary work as a secretarial candidate

There are many reasons why secretarial and support professionals choose to temp. Temporary work is ideal for candidates who have been made redundant, for those that have just moved to a new area and are finding their feet, for those that want to fit their work life around other commitments or for candidates who have [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 14, 2017|Blog|

Lily Shippen Recruitment Agency | 5 benefits of temp work

There are many reasons why secretarial and support professionals choose to temp. Temporary work is ideal for candidates who have been made redundant, for those that have just moved to a new area and are finding their feet, for those that want to fit their work life around other commitments or for candidates who have [...]

2025-09-02T09:07:21+00:00February 14, 2017|Blog|

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|
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