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Just like any other industry, the recruitment sector can fall victim to various myths in the professional world. This is true for both sides of the recruitment process; while recruiters and hiring managers believe that they should act in certain ways to attract the best candidates, so too do potential jobseekers buy into faulty instructions on how to make themselves appear a...

In our latest MERJE Markets instalment, we sit down with Credit Risk & Analytics specialist Gemma Cardew, who recently celebrated her first anniversary of working for MERJE during these testing times. Gemma has a background of working within Financial Services and comprehends the complexities of recruiting into highly regulated environments.This means that she is able to pro...

LinkedIn is a fundamental social media tool for job-seekers and recruiters alike. Despite this, those looking for work often don’t know how best to utilise their LinkedIn profile for their job hunt. Only by knowing what hiring managers are looking for can you ensure that your profile is attractive. Here, we share some of our insights into how you can optimise your LinkedIn p...

Telephone interviews can be daunting, but they’re increasingly replacing face-to-face meetings as the first step of the recruitment process. This is particularly true in the current working climate, with companies attempting to limit the number of people in their offices in order to comply with social distancing regulations. The good news is that with the right preparation, ...

Introducing the latest Q&A session in our “MERJE Meets…” series, where we sit down with business leaders across our seven niche disciplines. This allows us to delve into their personal and professional backgrounds and find out what really makes them tick. In this instalment we chat to Ben Blackett-Ord, who is the CEO and Founder of Bovill, a specialist independent Financial ...

I was once asked by a candidate: “Is it really that important that I make myself stand out from the competition, won’t my experience just do the talking for me?” The simple answer is “NO!” The ongoing market situation in relation to COVID-19 is unquestionably taking its toll on the wider workforce, with an increase in the number of people being made redundant as the economy ...

We are delighted to unveil our latest series, called MERJE Markets. This is where we interview our market experts across our core disciplines to break down the current landscape, latest hiring and market insights and what they predict the future holds for their respective specialist areas. In the first instalment, we talk to MERJE’s principal Front-Line Talent specialist, Sa...

Introducing our second installment of MERJE Meets….where we interview senior leaders across our core markets. This allows us to discover more about their personal and professional backgrounds and what motivates them. Here, we talk to Amex CCO Louise Johnston to find out about her experience and expertise, the challenges she has overcome and what advice she would give to othe...