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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