tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35332715782687998622024-02-18T19:15:36.824-08:00YouYou - secretarial, admin, PA jobs in LondonRecruiting secretarial, administration and PA jobs in London. www.youyou.co.ukHillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-75320425878789540052011-12-23T08:25:00.000-08:002011-12-23T08:27:56.894-08:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSH-iRkEHhhCmFSYioEeawFEtGCTyZNoc5RCE01Ve-wc-9BgyMRtAKdTxd1A5Zlfyw3jz100koTC8NsbK37-EWRn3wXMmyIgjnTnr7wlCbJmPfdYaW4a3X1JAJMaFSNKuMA3hdYZXYBY/s1600/Christmas+logo1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSH-iRkEHhhCmFSYioEeawFEtGCTyZNoc5RCE01Ve-wc-9BgyMRtAKdTxd1A5Zlfyw3jz100koTC8NsbK37-EWRn3wXMmyIgjnTnr7wlCbJmPfdYaW4a3X1JAJMaFSNKuMA3hdYZXYBY/s320/Christmas+logo1.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689360977515148786" /></a><span ><br /></span><div><span >Merry Christmas to all! </span><div><span >With very best wishes for the coming year</span></div><div><span >Hilly, Henrietta and The YouYou Team</span></div></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-52319141522054679152011-11-22T01:39:00.000-08:002011-11-22T02:43:00.416-08:00Customer Service...<span class="Apple-style-span" >Customer Service appears to be at the top of my list this week. Every single person we come into contact with in the course of our business life is a customer or a contact and the way that we treat our customers is, as I've said before, the backbone of our business. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >We were lucky when we were running our office support staff agency to be able to spend a little more time with people who were looking for jobs than other recruiters. More often than not it's the smaller businesses that have the time or perhaps take the time to invest in people because their work lives are not target driven in the same way that they are if they work for a larger company. Customer service is at the top of their list.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I speak to office support staff jobseekers every day and I hear story upon story about how they are treated in the course of their job search. A search that, in the current climate, is becoming more and more of a challenge. I felt compelled to write something about this today because I had an email from a jobseeker about a recruiter who insisted that the she reveal her age before the recruiter would take her application any further. Something which is in fact against the law. The truth is that it wasn't even the fact that she wanted to know her age that was so upsetting for the person in question, it was the way in which she was treated, the rudeness she experienced that she found so difficult to deal with.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >It costs absolutely nothing to be polite and kind to people. We all have busy working lives but I know that most of us do our best to treat others in the way that we would like to be treated and that the level of customer service we provide in our businesses is merely a reflection of personal values and our commitment to them. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-70314814845236397892011-11-21T07:15:00.000-08:002011-11-21T08:01:58.899-08:00BStartup Show 11/11<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span">On Friday Henrietta and I visited The Business Startup Show at Earl’s Court. As a new business we were excited the see what the show had to offer us in terms of advice and help with the challenges we currently face in our business. Although we do have business accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and we write both blogs and newsletters we felt that, having reviewed what was on offer, social networking was what we wanted advice about. With this in mind we had booked a Smart Marketing 1-2-1.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span">We arrived in time to have a quick look and assess where we would like to go after our 1-2-1. It was only 10.30am but the show was already busy with two long queues of people waiting to get in and get their name badges. One exhibitor told us that there had been 16,000 visitors the day before. The show provided so much in the way of stands, workshops, seminars and talks and we met some great people while we were there. Sadly we missed the talk given by Penny Power from ecademy…</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span">Having arrived at our Smart Marketing we sat down with the representative of the company who had volunteered to give us 30 minutes of advice. It became apparent quickly that he was not there to give us advice because he had been sold the idea of doing 1-2-1s as an opportunity to sell his product so he told us, a little defensively. We were speaking to a sales representative rather than an expert. We suggested that what worked with our business and what would most definitely work with his was to give a little bit of <st1:personname st="on">info</st1:personname>rmation free of charge so that people feel that you are interested in helping them and then, either on the spot or at a later date, they would return and pay for your services. He suggested that we create </span></span>Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and write blogs - things that absolutely everybody is doing now and so we left it at that.. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p>O</o:p></span>verall the show was a success in terms of the meeting with companies that will potentially be able to support our business in the future and we met many people to whom the show had proved the valuable source of <st1:personname st="on">info</st1:personname>rmation it promised to be. Looking forward to next year already… we won't need advice on emarketing by then... </span></p>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-43736410690498830332011-11-16T06:26:00.000-08:002011-11-16T06:28:05.540-08:00Mobile Recruitment!<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">From the moment <a href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/">www.youyou.co.uk</a> went online it was smart phone enabled. It was our desire to create a service for jobseekers that befit the current culture and so their being able to use it whist on the go was never in question. We send both email and text alerts to jobseeekers when their profile has come up in a search on the site because on <a href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/">www.youyou.co.uk</a> that is the point at which they are at what would traditionally be deemed the ‘shortlist’. Naturally once we have let them know that their profile is with a recruiting company we wanted them to then be able to log in to their account and read the company’s communications and so there was no question that the website should be accessible to them at all times from all mobile devices. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">There have been several articles this week about how slow recruiters, including job boards, have been to adopt mobile recruitment and how not only are they are losing out but so are the jobseekers who are signed up to their sites. This general lack of awareness of the current culture and the needs of their jobseekers - their ‘clients’ in fact - was a surprise to us because we considered that it was now de rigeur to provide this service because of the ever growing number of people who manage their lives from their mobile phones and this includes their jobsearch. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Many job boards send out alerts to jobseekers with details of new jobs that they would be interested in but in order for them to take advantage of this service they need to be able to log in whilst on the go. The reality is that very few of them can do this because most of the relevant websites are not mobile enabled. This causes not only a degree of frustration but also the loss of opportunity – competition for jobs is fierce and if recruiters find the number of CVs that they need in the first ten applications they simply won’t view the rest of the applications and so applying as soon as possible has become essential. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Absolutely all recruitment businesses have a duty to those signed up to their site to make it easy for jobseekers to visit and log in to their site from mobile devices – 19% of jobseekers are already using their mobile devices for career related purposes and this number is inevitably growing and will continue to do so. </span></p>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-30495319988485072712011-11-07T05:19:00.000-08:002011-11-07T05:25:49.749-08:00The truth about SOME recruitment agencies... remember, youyou.co.uk is not an agency!<p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >I read this on a forum about recruitment agencies recently…</span></p><p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >‘Many years ago I worked in an agency and saw first hand about the made up jobs and candidates being forced into permanent and temp jobs they weren’t suited for just to make up the placement figures. The worst thing I witnessed were two female recruiters advertising legal and accountancy jobs that didn’t exist just so they could meet eligible professional men! I must write a book one day …’</span></p>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-26932837687186616282011-11-02T07:54:00.000-07:002011-11-07T05:27:12.502-08:00Get your new job now! Ride the wave of increased job demand!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUJZoHFLDqnOy9ADJHv8C-NSM38vXmS0xjjRYYxWLwyqQSjtqBCgeiHFIDpwgyI2Jdlzr12cMI9Uj9umyQFUqUaWZYkjNnyXuh4VaQp69D8Jj88oDGc5ohnQWgEj19YBHiTkNiX0oVOc/s1600/woman+with+thumbs+up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 64px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUJZoHFLDqnOy9ADJHv8C-NSM38vXmS0xjjRYYxWLwyqQSjtqBCgeiHFIDpwgyI2Jdlzr12cMI9Uj9umyQFUqUaWZYkjNnyXuh4VaQp69D8Jj88oDGc5ohnQWgEj19YBHiTkNiX0oVOc/s320/woman+with+thumbs+up.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670415779462664002" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; " >The news is full of doom and gloom and, as a result of many items of news, including the issue of the protestors outside St. Paul’s Cathedral, we can easily be feeling jaded about the state of the world. Naturally, just like everyone else, we have sympathy for all people who are suffering and struggling in the world at this time and, because of the work we do, we are particularly identified with the issues that people face when they are trying to get a new job – either from a job that they are no longer happy in or from the position of being unemployed. As a result of this we were very happy to read that job opportunities have risen dramatically in the past month here in the UK according to the Reed Job Index for October. This is a 7% rise on September’s figures and that had increased from the month before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; " >This optimism is clearly good news for all those who are looking for a new job which is wonderful and so it’s time to renew your commitment to getting that new job that you want by reworking your CV, regularly and frequently applying to job adverts, contacting all the recruiters that you have ever met and preparing thoroughly for interview.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; " >Remember, if you have any questions about absolutely any aspect of your job search you can always contact our specialist Office Support Staff Recruiter Expert, our CV Expert or our Interview Expert through our website or email us on <a href="mailto:contact@youyou.co.uk">contact@youyou.co.uk</a>.</span></span></p><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><br /></span></span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-70349098317711475802011-10-27T06:20:00.001-07:002011-10-27T06:26:09.687-07:00EVEN MORE EXCITING NEW FEATURES!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt0_TrbUc3fTkOTatLyWwFuGikC6P8ZvAQFm9YrqiR-bXQImP5T86An8xTOOX1BKJURPOQTYxdOK1NHE5nJVOkGb4XUwl-yjWX8gprxeQ8E9kHl8zBpUkppvrh7pwVIAeCwAPFEEUOrI/s1600/small+logo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt0_TrbUc3fTkOTatLyWwFuGikC6P8ZvAQFm9YrqiR-bXQImP5T86An8xTOOX1BKJURPOQTYxdOK1NHE5nJVOkGb4XUwl-yjWX8gprxeQ8E9kHl8zBpUkppvrh7pwVIAeCwAPFEEUOrI/s320/small+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668161400980935586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " ><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We are very excited to be able to provide even more fantastic new features on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="outline-color: initial; "><a href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/">www.youyou.co.uk</a></span>. Not only does this allow you, our clients, to get the most from it, it has made it far easier to navigate. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">These improvements have made it possible for both jobseekers and companies to take fuller advantage of this unique way of recruiting. We have made it even more affordable for companies to fill their vacancies – just £295 + VAT! Jobseekers as always can create a profile and use the site for free!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b>Jobseekers</b></p><ul style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; "><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Straightforward and easy to use sign up process</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">New profile layout which allows you to see your profile exactly as the company would when it has been sent to them</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Manage your jobsearch from your new Dashboard where you can check your YouMail, get updates and information including interview tips, ask questions about your job search and enter competitions all in one place</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">New and improved YouMail function</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Brand new PC skills testing facility which is only 20 minutes long. It’s a multiple choice test so you don’t need to download software to do them</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; ">Text alerts to let you know when your profile has come up in companies’ searches</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b>Companies</b></p><ul style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; "><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A far cheaper alternative to any other way of recruiting and with the new price of £295 +VAT we have made the site more cost effective</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A more streamlined website to allow you to work faster and more effectively</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A brand new Dashboard so you can manage your entire recruitment process from one place – check your YouMail, view jobseeker Profiles, contact jobseekers and get updates from the YouYou team all in one place</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Improved YouMail function</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Improved and more secure payment process</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Improved testing facility which provides a snapshot of their PC skills and typing scores</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Improved jobseekers profile layout</li><li style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; ">Improved verification process so that we ensure that only jobseekers who are suitable for your vacancy are sent to you when you place your order</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Revolutionising secretarial recruitment in the UK by creating many more reasons to use YouYou.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We strive for the best in everything we undertake and by using our site you are guaranteed our commitment to your needs.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">For more information or to speak to one of the team call 0844 879 3194 or email <a href="mailto:contact@youyou.co.uk" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; ">contact@youyou.co.uk</a></p></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-48890286103712022102011-10-20T02:22:00.000-07:002011-10-20T06:34:56.152-07:00Chance UK is celebrated as Britain's most innovative charity!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkw28AmblsS3SACeNZBSXrWdBOuRnzW6kGSmFebRiyCmreLcy1ApH03e7bKB5aaISTfTCJ9j5nsIzxUsrnOWtPcL1UI0wK8ceD5KRWGaAM4UxT39LXeHf2i_-DNVnHQ_ugLUey_o1KYs/s1600/Gracia+McGrath+Chance+UK.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkw28AmblsS3SACeNZBSXrWdBOuRnzW6kGSmFebRiyCmreLcy1ApH03e7bKB5aaISTfTCJ9j5nsIzxUsrnOWtPcL1UI0wK8ceD5KRWGaAM4UxT39LXeHf2i_-DNVnHQ_ugLUey_o1KYs/s320/Gracia+McGrath+Chance+UK.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665565532255380770" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " >We are proud to be one of the innumerable supporters of Chance UK, a London based child mentoring charity, now hailed as Britain’s most innovative charity. It is their determined focus and application to their mentoring model that has won them this accolade and resulted in their rolling out the model to other parts of the UK. They now run not just two offices in London but projects and partners – another highly innovative aspect of Chance’s work - in Liverpool, Monmouthshire and Yorkshire. Their single-mindedness is admirable and has been the foundation of their indisputable success.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; ">Gracia McGrath, Chief Executive, said, </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; ">‘</span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; ">We have concentrated on our model. A lot of people have approached us and asked if we could also work with different age groups, but we wanted to put all our powers into</span><span> <span style="background:white">improving the model we had. For a while, ‘specialism’ was a dirty word, but we ignored that. It allowed us to focus on who we weren’t getting to. Straying from its mission is the worst thing an organisation can do.’</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span><span style="background:white" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Such concentration and dedication has paid off and the programme really does work. It achieves fantastic results - 98% of children who are mentored once a week for one year achieve an improvement in their behaviour and 50% come out of the programme with no behavioural problems whatsoever. The mentors of <span> </span>Chance UK (all volunteers and over 50% of them men) work with children between five and 11 years old, boosting their self confidence through organised activities, in order that they can make more constructive choices about their lives. Naturally Chance targets those children who are seen to be now or in the future, vulnerable to the more destructive and ultimately criminal side of life. Not only this, but they give an incredible amount of support to the family of the child too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Their work is an inspiration to us all!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-56838638881370646322011-09-20T13:58:00.001-07:002011-10-20T06:36:48.557-07:00YouYou wows the crowd at office* 2011<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepdqyMcgbKbmz1EY3ZP0EfqbQVFyTVVZdrmGC2iUIqF_e9DonjgyjKYI5m7EsNpWdFcHW5pQMZ002eCdjSpL62W63mAgAPmN8IW7Z1FB8DxSy0v6cwuEmQ28CtyX249GplX56Io2Rgv0/s1600/team+youyou+office+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654549261779615410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepdqyMcgbKbmz1EY3ZP0EfqbQVFyTVVZdrmGC2iUIqF_e9DonjgyjKYI5m7EsNpWdFcHW5pQMZ002eCdjSpL62W63mAgAPmN8IW7Z1FB8DxSy0v6cwuEmQ28CtyX249GplX56Io2Rgv0/s320/team+youyou+office+2011.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Well, our stand has been packed away, the pink carpet has been rolled up and the office* show is over for another year.</span></p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " class="Apple-style-span"><p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span>We had an incredible time at the </span>office* show last w<span>eek, meeting PAs and Office Managers from all over the country and being able to show them the benefits of using YouYou within their company and for their own job search. </span><br /></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; " class="MsoNormal"><span>What struck us from the feedback from the people we met was that the YouYou idea was a real winner!</span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0cm; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span><span><span>Companies were frustrated at the high cost of recruitment fees and loved the fact that they could have a short-list of candidates in such a short amount of time and for such a reasonable price! Jobseekers were amazed at how easy the site was to navigate and how simple the process was.</span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span>We were also very proud because we had so many compliments about the appearance and graphics on the site and industry experts were astounded that they were created by such a young talent as Oli Ingram. </span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; " class="MsoNormal"><span>By the end of the two days we were exhausted but so elated that we were able to launch our new website to the discerning office* show attendees. Thanks to everyone at office* who helped us and to all the people that visited our stand.</span></p><br /><br /><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(94, 90, 67); font-size: 13px; "><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(94, 90, 67); font-size: 13px; "><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(94, 90, 67); font-size: 13px; "><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-86732347497003187392011-09-14T06:25:00.000-07:002011-09-21T03:27:36.994-07:00The first National PA Day 15th September 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5FUsiu7PeecRnSmd9SQTDyctUZGswVt2MLyYs7r9Pi3A-wbBnTaN2DZ_pFdSCqyoo78p_euHPD3BoPT6OsTNS7ubhe7lb44Q1Mz7NZfi0-sgu-iuVC5TM6JDTJl4lohGw9KQ7rM3PPU/s1600/National-PA-day.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 156px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652208286225060210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5FUsiu7PeecRnSmd9SQTDyctUZGswVt2MLyYs7r9Pi3A-wbBnTaN2DZ_pFdSCqyoo78p_euHPD3BoPT6OsTNS7ubhe7lb44Q1Mz7NZfi0-sgu-iuVC5TM6JDTJl4lohGw9KQ7rM3PPU/s320/National-PA-day.jpg" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Here at YouYou we love support staff and know how valuable they are to companies. Tomorrow is the launch of an annual National PA day which has been launched to celebrate the contribution PAs make to organisations throughout the UK. </span><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">With the slogan 'We make Britain's offices work', the day aims to highlight the increasing importance of the estimated 600,000 highly skilled PAs working in offices across the UK and to promote the profession to well-educated young people seeking an exciting and stimulating career.<br /></span></div><br /><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Henrietta Barker, one of the founders of YouYou, was quoted</span></span></span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">‘I think National PA Day is a fantastic idea. A day like this is so needed within our industry and a great way for PAs to get the recognition they deserve.</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">To find out more about it then do visit the site by clicking </span><a href="http://http//www.officeshow.co.uk/national-pa-day-2011/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">here. </span></a></span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-42797669330055044152011-09-14T05:39:00.000-07:002011-09-21T03:28:17.977-07:00Launch at Office* in Earls Court<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPnDV7pOKMNNDTZe6WO8wHHpAcG01irG6JP27ISZjturyoIw8uezvJw05HA7mCue3Gtk0oBoH1-LBOygpzLxA0nDeBLTDqzhsjJ_L0NGQTLPqvi8m6KV4U_bfYx_hsZGP38LDTgctvGc/s1600/office2011_logo_large.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 283px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652195290261188290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPnDV7pOKMNNDTZe6WO8wHHpAcG01irG6JP27ISZjturyoIw8uezvJw05HA7mCue3Gtk0oBoH1-LBOygpzLxA0nDeBLTDqzhsjJ_L0NGQTLPqvi8m6KV4U_bfYx_hsZGP38LDTgctvGc/s320/office2011_logo_large.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">You haven't heard from us for a while because we have been really busy getting YouYou ready for you! </span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We are so excited about our launch tomorrow, 15th September, and we will be at the Office* show in Earls Court to launch our new website. </span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We are at stand 4021 so please come and say hello if you are going to be at the show. </span></div></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">If you haven't got tickets to the show then please click</span><a href="http://www.officeshow.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> here</span></a></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-18031848382994120652011-01-10T08:49:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:09:19.628-08:00Having a secure job is paramount for our well being!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_hrLb6SZrU159-GOZzt5w5vREnrwanAcKLNksD-yfriNYoLT4dcKLFRBb80GMSpJAO2_7UzfYmAjODl1Ims_CJGCbDIYy1zeMx7SVbsUbwwMsgW5g_4SdCqDUCO6rfMbjd5x1S27dwE/s1600/Relaxed+woman+in+yoga+pose.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 99px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560601115691175634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_hrLb6SZrU159-GOZzt5w5vREnrwanAcKLNksD-yfriNYoLT4dcKLFRBb80GMSpJAO2_7UzfYmAjODl1Ims_CJGCbDIYy1zeMx7SVbsUbwwMsgW5g_4SdCqDUCO6rfMbjd5x1S27dwE/s200/Relaxed+woman+in+yoga+pose.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Office of National Statistics has been busy as usual weighing up each and every area of our lives and recently it has been busy measuring data pertaining to our well being as a nation! This research revealed that relationships with families and health are essential to our emotional well being but so is job security!</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Do you feel secure in your job? Badenoch Clark recently revealed in their studies that employees are less and less trusting of their employers when it comes to business performance and that this mistrust means that many of us are not feeling secure in our jobs.. or even satisfied..</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We spend approximately one third of our waking lives in the workplace and so let's hope that we are all enjoying it!</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you happen to be looking for a new secretarial job then do have a look at our revolutionary website - </span><a href="https://mail.thinhost.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.youyou.co.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;">www.youyou.co.uk</span></a></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-4062773062375598852010-12-17T12:09:00.000-08:002010-12-17T12:12:59.130-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbi5vmxhKE8Rv0eYHvzZ_h5CK-8egfc7JsDgXqY6CSwJtrpp6cl5L9IvSZafMAEf2TGjSkyhDB-LvGMxWfbAyJ8CDJOxg_qAqvj9E927D22PHzYCV05sgyeaILwrT-wKNkX6qgszPjkw/s1600/Christmas+logo1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551746124322449986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbi5vmxhKE8Rv0eYHvzZ_h5CK-8egfc7JsDgXqY6CSwJtrpp6cl5L9IvSZafMAEf2TGjSkyhDB-LvGMxWfbAyJ8CDJOxg_qAqvj9E927D22PHzYCV05sgyeaILwrT-wKNkX6qgszPjkw/s200/Christmas+logo1.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">MERRY CHRISTMAS! </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">With best wishes from </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span>YouYou Team!!</span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-45905555313251835642010-12-01T10:54:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:25:34.917-08:00Good news on the job front!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwwCMzr4ia5sM4MmZ0yNFicXXJzqLbni3OC-cszGDTjqAnjaEXkKlbURtAb_1gL619NzW-Kc9MN0DbbFvi8z7-D_5wyeIylcuHsnw6G-1VipIH59JxV8bwXLS9VuFs71nH6yM1qw-aWE/s1600/Christmas+logo2.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 90px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551742190308633506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwwCMzr4ia5sM4MmZ0yNFicXXJzqLbni3OC-cszGDTjqAnjaEXkKlbURtAb_1gL619NzW-Kc9MN0DbbFvi8z7-D_5wyeIylcuHsnw6G-1VipIH59JxV8bwXLS9VuFs71nH6yM1qw-aWE/s200/Christmas+logo2.gif" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">The demand for new workers in the private sector is increasing (hopefully this will accommodate those in the public sector who will shortly be looking for a job as was stated when the cuts were first announced) and this increase has spread across a wide range of sectors including banking and financial services. The number of job openings in the UK rose by four points in November... This, together with the fact that the Salaries Index rose by two points this month, is really good news!<br /><br />The job demand has reached its highest level this year in a number of sectors including technology which is so encouraging and London, which of course is the area that all of us are concerned with, reported a nine point increase to a high of 110 - again, good news!<br /><br />And the meaning of all this is - that employers are building for the future and this will affect all of us! Sustained economic growth is what this country needs and things are looking up. This is a great way to draw this year to a close... not that it's over quite yet!<br /><br />With best wishes<br />The YouYou Team</span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-84429146276568208232010-11-24T09:56:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:06:47.270-08:00How do you feel?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9r9H1EgYKRNxRblNxceotjs-cc70rjnn51XwORtXfFOgXtcpz41WaTrXyaUuNiUxHqKOiNwV8SUZNjqHstTrrdTet6qqVaHrbwk7_5CxcI5hzrHbCDVKk0KGzNOXsao4z0jFMeQxkKD0/s1600/HTML+Logo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 74px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551742547638290594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9r9H1EgYKRNxRblNxceotjs-cc70rjnn51XwORtXfFOgXtcpz41WaTrXyaUuNiUxHqKOiNwV8SUZNjqHstTrrdTet6qqVaHrbwk7_5CxcI5hzrHbCDVKk0KGzNOXsao4z0jFMeQxkKD0/s200/HTML+Logo.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've been reading a great deal about how people feel about their jobs recently and there is absolutely tons of research done in this country on the workforce...<br /><br />I recently read that almost half the people in employment are remaining in jobs that they are unsatisfied with because they feel that they have no other option and that only 53% of people feel valued in their job.<br /><br />This tied in with some news a couple of weeks ago about how PAs feel about their bosses.<br /><br />Research done in the secretarial/administrative sector revealed that almost 20% of PAs who were asked wanted more respect from their bosses - it doesn't cost anything for anyone to be more appreciative and polite!!<br /><br />We agree!<br />How do you feel?<br /></span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-33145967182509830792010-11-12T08:51:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:12:44.764-08:00Recruitment moving away from human beings!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSEC1CqsOQScEwZ5WPHYsLrXu0EcxGlVddzlKPtWxItC_Kocn4iXz-57aUljM-TRcjZhuLezI4Ju1XBvdzh-rS1rzHObb7d__N3w7FYmxzRDnIKIZtMCHevauR1Md-R9qbF5TEcKcMaw/s1600/HTML+Logo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 74px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551742972795207586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSEC1CqsOQScEwZ5WPHYsLrXu0EcxGlVddzlKPtWxItC_Kocn4iXz-57aUljM-TRcjZhuLezI4Ju1XBvdzh-rS1rzHObb7d__N3w7FYmxzRDnIKIZtMCHevauR1Md-R9qbF5TEcKcMaw/s200/HTML+Logo.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">On Friday the recruiter news bulletin published the above statement made by Peter Searle, the CEO of Addeco UK and Ireland, which means that here at YouYou we are the forerunners in what is now the trend in recruitment!<br /><br />Our website, </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #ee105a; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">www.youyou.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, provides what traditional recruiters are against. It removes from the recruitment process the ‘human element’, which means that instead of using what traditional recruiters use which is gut feeling and relationships, we here at </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #ee105a; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://youyou.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">www.youyou.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, have moved the recruitment process towards a more impartial, entirely non-judgmental method by which candidates are considered.<br /><br />Skills and experience are the most important selection factor on our site and the recruiter, the intermediary with their personal opinions and prejudice is therefore no more! This is, in fact, more in line with employment law which is supposed to have done away with the bias in terms of background and appearance that traditional recruitment engenders leaving the company themselves to decide who is appropriate to their vacancy.<br /><br />Dr. Barbara Lond responded to the statement made by Peter Searle with this statement,<br /><br />‘Research among Senior women bankers (directors) actually found that some thought recruiters actually add to the lack of diversity within the banking profession: "You just see the same old CVs from the same people circulating" was one comment in my research. Bias and stereotyping is rife, and unless aware, very difficult to control. Indeed, it is why professions are staffed with one kind of person. This then becomes the 'fit' both organisations and recruiters look for, or 'cloning'. Feedback is never given, and that is because clear criteria is not used, but rather, some subjective or 'gut feeling'.<br /><br />Indeed it is the same within any sector, including the secretarial one. Here at </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #ee105a; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">www.youyou.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> clear criteria is what we too are interested in!<br /><br />Here is another response to Peter Searle's statement,<br />‘Comments like this demonstrate a fundamental lack of knowledge about what the new recruitment methods are. The latest trends simply utlise technology to deliver a faster, more accurate delivery method for the actual relationships between the recruiter and the candidate to take place.’ Darren Revell, Recruitwise Technology Ltd.<br /><br />You can’t argue with that!<br /><br />‘Expecting candidates and clients to wait while the recruitment industry catches up with technology is like asking a man to sweep back the morning tide with a broom.’ Darren Revell, Recruitwise Technology Ltd.</span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-1592716479457542782010-10-24T14:14:00.000-07:002011-02-01T07:17:36.779-08:00Our Salaries!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKchv0FPidbK3tROXsRU0yppfSMMYI7az9GEbSZ4alJl_TJFdYIF_65a9tegjIDb-9hb1pyt61j9F0Jyiq_p8d75UB5YhlgCcvZ1PN1U1lHa6JV4Ts_c4LB0FKljxGIfhrM5qb9JHLrSM/s1600/%25C2%25A3+sign.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 116px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551743860848845090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKchv0FPidbK3tROXsRU0yppfSMMYI7az9GEbSZ4alJl_TJFdYIF_65a9tegjIDb-9hb1pyt61j9F0Jyiq_p8d75UB5YhlgCcvZ1PN1U1lHa6JV4Ts_c4LB0FKljxGIfhrM5qb9JHLrSM/s200/%25C2%25A3+sign.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13;" class="Apple-style-span" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Numbers have never been my favourite thing... anything to do with them, unless it's a little gentle adding and subtracting, has been mostly a mystery to me, at least until it affects financing my life. The recession has affected many of us adversely and I was horrified to hear about the enormous cuts in government spending this week and that the new our travel fares here in London will be rising yet again. These things make our income ever yet more important to each and every one of us.</span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is commonly known that status and pay drive all of us human beings and a recent survey revealed that for many of us our sense of self-worth is directly linked to what we earn. This was of great interest to us - being in the recruitment industry we here at </span></span><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,204)" href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.youyou.co.uk</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> know that the salary you get in your new role is everything to you and yet there is still a taboo surrounding discussing our salaries with one another. Here are some of the interesting things that this survey revealed...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The big eye opener was that £52,000 was the amount that most people think would make them feel comfortably well off with 30% of people admitting that the incentive of an annual bonus would make them work harder. </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">63% of people thought that their salaries did not reflect how hard they worked and 40% say that their career ambitions are fuelled by how much money they could make although 59% of people surveyed have never ever asked for a pay rise.</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The statistic that I find most strange was that only 39% of people rejected a job offer because of an unsatisfactory salary package... I would have thought that this figure would be much higher although, having thought about it, because we all want £52,000 perhaps anything under that is 'unsatisfactory'!</span></span></div></span></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-68143244474900675632010-09-15T07:42:00.000-07:002011-02-01T07:18:05.276-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyvIDsdaVZUKLm2HMudx5nWJp5oxxdwKtirgFafyejPbpaijH8kHFlCSYKwO63fUAqpoVaSi-NmE93pWhqcSbXSzWW2C3UPPKnDDM10UTQUKzLe0yqCra5G_JonTVPSEWX4nTpw6afLU/s1600/chance_logo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 171px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551744584698288530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyvIDsdaVZUKLm2HMudx5nWJp5oxxdwKtirgFafyejPbpaijH8kHFlCSYKwO63fUAqpoVaSi-NmE93pWhqcSbXSzWW2C3UPPKnDDM10UTQUKzLe0yqCra5G_JonTVPSEWX4nTpw6afLU/s200/chance_logo.jpg" /></a> <span style="COLOR: rgb(94,90,67);font-family:verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><table style="MARGIN-TOP: 5px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><tr><p><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;"><strong>Charitable Giving</strong></span> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(94,90,67); FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align="left"><div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Lehman Brothers are hiring again for the first time since the CRASH... the upturn in the economy should herald an upturn in disposable income for both businesses who are doing better and individuals who are on a firmer footing than they have been for some time and with that should come an increase in charitable giving!</span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">When we set up </span></span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,114,188); FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,204);font-size:100%;" >www.youyou.co.uk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, one of the most important aims of the business was to donate on a regular basis to a London based charity. Since launching we have researched possible charities and recently met with Rachel Waldron, the National Development Manager, at </span></span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,114,188); FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.chanceuk.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Chance UK</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, a charity that works with 5-11 year olds and whose aim, so correctly, is to intervene before anti-social behaviour at this age develops into criminal behaviour a few years down the line. This foresight, together with the fact that their systems and processes are in place having been in operation for years, made them an excellent choice. Our money would be going to a charity that was not only local but where we would know exactly its destination. We will be paying for the activities that the children and mentors choose to do together on a weekly basis over the year that they spend in their relationship. What could be better? We feel fortunate to be in a position to be able to be affiliated with such a worthy cause and indeed, because it is London based, to be able to take a more hands-on approach. Although none of us are currently in a position to be able to commit to mentoring for a year, we can attend the graduations of those who have undergone the programme and because there are two people in the relationship - the child and the mentor - there are two sets of graduates who receive certificates and absolutely huge amounts of applause.</span></span></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oli and I attended the graduation of nine children and their mentors last Friday in Hackney and it certainly was a wonderful occassion set in the grand surroundings of the Town Hall with a Councillor handing out the certificates. The children's achievements were many, including one young man who raised £400 for Chance UK by completing a Triathalon (his mentor also completed one on the same day - the adults one of course), this was a boy who had barely swam, run and ridden a bicycle until this past year. It was a joyous and moving occassion, not least because this would be the last time that the children and mentors would see one another and there were some tears... inevitably!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Charitable giving - whether it is hands-on as in the case of the Chance UK Mentors or by providing financial support as a business or a private individual, is an important aspect of being part of a wider society. There are many thousands of people in this country who manifest their desire to be of help to others and give daily, weekly, monthly or annually. We don't often hear about these people let alone get the chance to meet them and hear about their experiences. Oli and I were lucky to have been able to do that last week and it was indeed a humbling experience.</div></div></td><p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></tr></tbody></table></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-26430964374659087852010-09-07T05:14:00.001-07:002011-02-01T07:19:44.878-08:00The need for flexible Jobseekers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A recent survey by a top job search site has revealed that job seekers in the public sector are much more willing to take a pay cut, travel further to work and even take a lower position than their pay grade.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A survey of over 1600 job seekers has shown that more than two thirds are willing to take a pay cut in comparison to less than a third a few years ago. This coupled with a 14% decrease in public sector jobs openings over the second quarter of 2010. Conversely there has been a 7% increase in private sector jobs in the same period.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">John Salt, director of Totaljobs.com, said: "Public sector jobseekers have a high level of transferable skills. However in today's market, this isn't enough. Jobseekers need to be flexible to secure that next position and it seems that they finally understand this. Those willing to move with the times will find they will reap the benefits in the long term."</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This means that jobseekers need to be more dynamic with what they are looking for and perhaps willing to accept a little less.So perhaps now might be the perfect time to change your profile around and diversify your skill set.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Wishes</span></span></span><br /><span style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">YouYou</span></span></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-19563270452331246942010-08-24T03:44:00.000-07:002010-09-15T07:45:15.970-07:00Living the Poor Life<div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(94, 90, 67); font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><div>Last week George Osborne admitted that Britain’s economic recovery would be “choppy” but that the public should be optimistic. The public have submitted 10,000 ideas for cuts, which is fantastic, but Alistair Darling stated that the cuts will hit those worst off which is unjust. Life can be tough and the no-one should be placed in a difficult situation knowingly. We are fortunate enough to have a welfare state in this country although this wasn’t always so... In Victorian England destitute families and children were put into workhouses. The National Archives have recently placed the original documents online for us to see what life was like then…and perhaps appreciate how lucky we are! This online exhibition is cleverly titled ‘living the poor life’, contrast with Paris Hilton’s ‘Living the simple life’….<a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/livingthepoorlife" mce_href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/livingthepoorlife" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(238, 16, 90); text-decoration: underline; "></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/livingthepoorlife" mce_href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/livingthepoorlife" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(238, 16, 90); text-decoration: underline; ">www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/livingthepoorlife</a></div></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-49793268142064716232010-07-30T11:08:00.000-07:002011-02-01T07:25:14.775-08:00Secretarial Recruitment Today!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Competition for jobs here in London is the highest in the country because the job market is tougher here than in any other region in the UK with 30 or more people per vacancy applying for PA and administrative roles.<br /><br />This means that to get noticed you have to do all that you can to maximise your exposure and signing up to our website - </span></span><a href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.youyou.co.uk/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - is one of them. Others include; resending your CV to recruiters - it might just pop into view at just the right moment, re-write your CV making sure that you follow the tips on our site or consulting a CV writing website - there are many very helpful ones as well as making regular calls to agencies that you have registered with...<br /><br />Reports reveal that there are positive prospects for the second half of this year when the number of people for each vacancy should reduce to only ten. This is because the number of vacancies is rising continually. It has risen by more than 6% over the past few months bringing renewed confidence among employers as the UK economy recovers from the recession.<br /><br />Good news all round then!</span></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-30305108077453015322010-07-23T07:21:00.000-07:002011-02-01T07:25:58.862-08:00Talent!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEzxxCACcxia4NGCOpal4HCfeaENtpo6Yxppqs4CQdPx-UB3lv4diqmFCUIWpuytr9yM9KM7aL38uaQVIYbS0f6TBcPDhoFqeuAhEX77F5tgDpKyC_8io3WeBfFiP1g92K2p47RvgZ2U/s1600/perfect+office.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 124px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497107719138982290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEzxxCACcxia4NGCOpal4HCfeaENtpo6Yxppqs4CQdPx-UB3lv4diqmFCUIWpuytr9yM9KM7aL38uaQVIYbS0f6TBcPDhoFqeuAhEX77F5tgDpKyC_8io3WeBfFiP1g92K2p47RvgZ2U/s200/perfect+office.jpg" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">How did you get to where you are now? Both Henrietta and I worked for companies for free earlier in our careers so that we had the all important ‘experience’ on our CVs. Without this we wouldn’t have got to where we are now. An entrance into many sectors (or a change from one sector to another) can really benefit from volunteering time either completely free or for a low wage. We have also provided this opportunity for people who have kick started their careers or changed sectors as a result. Although we did provide some remuneration, we didn’t pay as much as we might because the relationship was beneficial to them and because they didn’t have the experience. It’s back to that all important experience and how you get it..<br /><br />Oli is doing ‘work experience’ at the moment. He’s an incredibly talented person whose work you can see profiled here on our blog and on our website, the design of which is all his work. I’m not going to go into how much he is paid for what he does but I can tell you that we couldn’t do without him. Our business thrives because of the contribution that he has made since the outset of our project and let’s face it, the work that he does would cost us a small fortune had it been done by an established graphics design company.<br /><br />There’s been quite a lot of talk in the news and elsewhere about companies using young talent in their businesses in the form of internships and together with the fact that it is time for businesses to pay the right sum of money in return instead of just their travel expenses. I for one think it really is time to take into account that very few young people have the luxury of being funded by their parents and being able to give their time for free. We here at YOUYOU are great believers in the development of talent and it’s your talents that can be seen by London based companies profiled on our site!</span></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-8429933375462181832010-06-17T15:00:00.000-07:002011-02-01T07:26:36.286-08:00Stuck for words?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interviews can be such a stressful event but as we know they are the only way to get a new job! If you are lucky you'll get a good interviewer who can guide you through the questions and give you opportunities to sell your skills and experience. Obviously you need to be well prepared for your interview and the best way to to do this is to look at our interview guide! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We </span></span><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">recommend</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> that everyone who is interviewing through </span></span><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">YouYou</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> has read the guide so that they feel confident about talking about their career. From my experience as a recruiter what we want to hear is someone who is able to speak about their work experience clearly and </span></span><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">concisely</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and who has the ability to throw a bit of their own personality in there as well. When you are nervous this can be a tall order but you don't need to be nervous about the interview as the interview process is a two way thing......you are interviewing the company as well. So make sure that you take the opportunity to ask them some questions about the role and the company to ensure that it fits in with your idea of the perfect place to work. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you want to delve deeper into the world of interviewing then I would </span></span><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">recommend</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> that you read this incredible book written by a very well respected recruiter called Dee Walker who I had the pleasure to meet a few times. Click </span></span><a href="http://www.startup-books.com/books/438614/Dee-Walker/Brilliant-Questions-for-Great-Interviewers/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">to look at the book. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You can also email us if you have any questions or queries and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Our email address is </span></span><a href="mailto:contact@youyou.co.uk"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">contact@youyou.co.uk</span></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-53000972449352069092010-06-17T03:53:00.001-07:002011-02-01T07:27:13.099-08:00Two-thirds of companies are finding it harder to recruit<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A new survey completed by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have found that two- thirds of UK companies are experiencing recruitment difficulties. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Half of the organisations (53%) taking part in this survey say the recession has hit their resourcing budget for 2010. The survey also shows attracting and recruiting key staff is the top resourcing objective for eight in 10 (79%) of nearly 500 organisations surveyed, while the proportion of firms planning to implement a recruitment freeze in 2010 has almost halved since last year (22% compared to 42% in 2009).<br /><br />What does this really mean? Companies will be recruiting new staff during 2010 however they are not able to spend as much as they used to. This is fantastic news for jobseekers as it means that there will be jobs available. However for companies it will become much more challenging to find a new member of staff as their recruitment budgets will be significantly reduced and they will have to spend additional time trying to find alternative ways to recruit.<br /><br />This is why using YouYou to recruit can help in so many ways. It reduces the amount of time spent finding suitable people for the job and we only charge a fraction of the cost of an agency. This means that companies can still have support finding new staff without having to try and justify large recruitment costs.<br /><br />To see how YouYou can help you whether you are a jobseeker or a recruiting company click </span><a href="http://www.youyou.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533271578268799862.post-40016892493207461842010-06-15T07:03:00.000-07:002011-02-01T07:27:51.919-08:00Oli's work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nu-zaVDBY_MxsIGHESFH5MdD2TWhj4P-cm5GeL6qqeTSr2U4nugT5N8iaOPUbjhTnujoSUOptG8CWdFQYz7h8oL9GfepjsgoAk_G6QT6AiMUsclW8Snrhve_j5bHn7UvI0l7NRWS2GY/s1600/perfect+employee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483005000331111394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nu-zaVDBY_MxsIGHESFH5MdD2TWhj4P-cm5GeL6qqeTSr2U4nugT5N8iaOPUbjhTnujoSUOptG8CWdFQYz7h8oL9GfepjsgoAk_G6QT6AiMUsclW8Snrhve_j5bHn7UvI0l7NRWS2GY/s320/perfect+employee.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO3yW9FjQ9Eq4QPlkPi0NzgPu3-HDt_yvbc3S8ZDSox4fSNLuhMZMj3J-TDBdqnTjITqYaUsFpO_ZNKJCSdFu_2WpRJTJZVupeeolHLzZTR0Zd5Hitp74nA8AU1ZwISnoqoyccr5yjKY/s1600/perfect+employee.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oli</span> has worked so hard to create a brand identity for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">YouYou</span> and we think he has done a smashing job! He keeps on creating great new work for us to use to promote <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">YouYou</span> and this is just another example of it. You can take a look at his blog if you click </span><a href="http://www.pixelprimate.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Please forward this blog to anyone who is looking for a new secretarial, PA or secretarial job. We are constantly looking for new people to join the site and if you have any questions about <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">YouYou</span> then email us at </span><a href="mailto:contact@youyou.co.uk"><span style="font-family:verdana;">contact@youyou.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Hillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906313507638643539noreply@blogger.com0