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Callum is the eigth to feature in our blog series 'fresh faces'. Callum is working alongside Business Managers Chris Silk and Miles Gallagher in the Senior Finance division. Why did you join? For a number of reasons really. The growth opportunities, team and leadership. The tenure of relationships already existing in the business and the hopes to add more client and candidat...

​August 2019, the late payment culture continues to put strain on the cash flow of businesses across the country. “An estimated 50,000 businesses a year close as a result of late payments” – Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) There is hope though… Credit Control personnel are becoming more and more vital to the lifeblood of a business. Whether you are a hands-on Credit Man...

Alicja is the seventh to feature in our blog series 'fresh faces'. Alicja is working alongside Business Manager and Interim Senior HR Consultant Lucy-Emma in the Human Resources division, covering the Permanent market. Why did you join? I had a great first impression of the business and really wanted to work for a specialist recruiter. The option to run my own desk, with few...

One of the greatest privileges I have had in my working career was when I was given the opportunity to judge ‘The Thames Valleys Best Company To Work For’. Over 20 years I must have met over 1000 businesses, so I had concepts of what I thought made a good company, but over the 4 years I was lucky enough to be a judge I was truly inspired by the leaders within businesses that...

Ashley is the sixth to feature in our blog series 'fresh faces'. Ashley has joined Michael in the Data Science division, covering the Business Intelligence side. We now have two Ashley's, two James' and two Chris' at Wade Macdonald! Why did you join? Before joining, I had a good recommendation of Wade Macdonald from another agency, which helped with my final decision, but ul...

As we increasingly recognise the importance of data based decisions, Machine Learning and AI, we decided to survey to a population of Data Science professionals in order to produce a report to help aspiring Data Scientists make sure they pick up the right skills and experiences to excel in their chosen profession. The survey was distributed in May and we now intend to produc...

Since starting my Tax recruitment career back in 2014 one of the most common questions that is posed to me is ‘what are the pros and cons of working In-House versus within Practice?’ The first thing to point out within this argument is that there are less In-House roles across the Thames Valley than there are roles in Practice. So when making the move you may have to be slig...

As a consultant with a strong market focus on payroll within the South of England, I deal with a magnitude of clients, who in turn require different needs within their departments. Whether it be an SME with one Sole Payroll Manager, or a Global Blue-Chip firm backed by a team of 30 Payroll Administrators with an extensive senior management team, there is no set way in which ...

Since starting out in finance recruitment 2 years ago, one of the most common questions I have been asked by the candidates coming to see me is which professional qualification they should embark upon. My personal opinion is that outside of practice it does not necessarily matter whether it is CIMA, ACCA or ACA that you choose to study as all will show future employers that ...

Since starting in recruitment back in 2017, I have often been surprised by the number of people that come in to see us who are immediately available and yet initially do not want to take temporary employment. The main reasons for this are that they perceive employers may then view them as having a lack of stability and therefore that it could hinder their permanent job searc...