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On May 25th the long awaited GDPR regulations become a reality. In recent weeks there has been a flurry of activity and press coverage with almost every online consumer receiving a vast number of emails asking for consent to hold and use your data or in some cases to confirm they are removing you from their database due to periods of inactivity. Is the recruitment industry a...

Our Human Resources Division is in its 10th year of operation and continues to thrive and build on its successful partnerships and contacts. At Wade Macdonald, our main aim is to exceed client and candidate expectations and are on hand to support and guide both through the recruitment process. We have supported a broad range of businesses in building their teams on a permane...

Data Science is a commonly misunderstood term. Its' presence in the market is becoming more commonplace with the evolution of technology and with the growing realisation that managing, mining, recording and analysing data is commercially critical. Therefore, the requirement for Data Science professionals is growing. Often it’s a challenge for businesses to find the right can...

For employers, utilising temporary or contract professionals ensures they have the right talent on board at the right time, but how does it work for you? It gives you the opportunity to experience different industries, new technology, a variety of roles and take control of your working schedule to support you in all the other things you do when you’re not working, like being...

After working with Hays for 18 years, Chris Goulding has joined the Wade Macdonald family. He will be working closely with the team as a new Managing Director. Already, he is becoming a big character in the office and is building strong relationships with everyone. So Chris.. Why Wade Macdonald? What attracted you to the business? “I had spent 18 years with a corporate and r...

As the New Year beds in, the HR press is full of articles about what the profession’s priorities should be in 2018. As you’d expect, preparing for the implementation of the GDPR in May and gender pay gap reporting feature highly. Given the spate of recent harassment allegations across corporate and political life, HR are also being urged to take a fresh look at how to create...

The subject of internships has hit the headlines over recent months – and not always for the right reasons. Firms have been criticised for exploiting interns by expecting them to work long hours for no pay. There’s also been much debate about social mobility, with concerns that internships are only open to the privileged few from well-off families, who can use their connecti...

Data is a hot topic in business. After all, it’s how Netflix knows that 361,000 Americans binge-watched all of “Stranger Things” Season 2 in a single day. It also knows the moment you got hooked on Season 1. Apparently 70% of people who watch the second episode of “Stranger Things” stick it out for the entire season. Perhaps that’s why Netflix claims its biggest competitor i...

There is growing competition for talent in the Thames Valley, Reading and surrounding areas, and 2018 is set to be an exciting year for professionals and employers with continued investment in the area. At the end of 2016 a report compiled by accountancy giant EY (Ernst & Young) highlighted that Reading's gross value added (GVA) is expected to rise by 2.5 per cent each year ...

Wade Macdonald, a leading recruitment and search firm based in the Thames Valley, is celebrating a year of outstanding growth. This is at a time when many agencies have struggled due to the economic uncertainty of Brexit. Dominic Wade, who co-founded the agency, credits a solid strategy that helped see them flourish in a challenging year for recruitment. That strategy was he...