A complete guide to hiring Claims professionals
Hiring skilled claims professionals in the UK right now is proving a challenge for many businesses. Whether the main cause of this is a talent shortage, increased demand, shifting candidate expecta...
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How EU regulatory changes will impact operational resilience from 2025 and how companies can prepare now
The EU's recent Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) signifies a change in its strategy for ensuring the strength and dependability of digital operations in the financial sector. Designed to ...
Catch up with Head of Client Services, Kirstie Burn
At MERJE, we believe in fostering long-term client partnerships. That's why, in recent months, Kirstie Burn has taken on the role of Head of Client Services.This sits alongside her usual duties of ...
How to hire your sales team
Our guide to identifying - and winning over - the best Sales talentIf your business is experiencing growth, you’ll no doubt need to increase your workforce to reach more existing and potential new...
Cold Feet in Call Centre Recruitment
At what point in the call centre hiring process are candidates MOST likely to get cold feet? Our survey says…With the rise of digital technologies, the role of the call centre agent has evolved to...
7 D&I actions your business can take right now
According to this Glassdoor survey, when trying to understand what a company’s commitment to D&I is truly like, people trust the organisation’s employees the most. Very few would rely on the senio...
Having a ruff day at the office? A workplace pet could help!
At MERJE, we have our very own canine crew to cheer us up at work, which is why we want to celebrate them all during National Pet Month. Our motley mutts include Maggie, Ralfy, Binkie, Queenie, Mor...
Managing Workplace Stress
It’s Stress Awareness Month, an event that’s been held every April since 1992 to highlight this modern-day epidemic. Its aim is to provide a safe space to have an open conversation about the impac...
The Unexpected C-Suite Hires to Consider in 2023
We’re all familiar with the traditional C-Suite roles that comprise the majority of an organisation’s senior leadership team, all of whom are instrumental when it comes to leading a business to suc...
Is your workplace inclusive of all religions?
As World Religion Day takes place on January 15, we wanted to explore the importance of respecting and accommodating different faiths in the workplace. Not only is it against the law for an emplo...
Talk Money Week: What FS providers can do amidst the cost-of-living crisis
With this year’s Talk Money Week theme being Credit, we discuss cost-of-living credit use and what consumers want from their FS providers in these uncertain times. It’s Talk Money Week, a campaign...
D&I in Financial Services
As we know, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is an approach taken to build more diverse teams, promote an inclusive workplace and develop a better organisational culture. Such changes are vital to ens...
Interview Processes: neither a marathon nor a sprint
Our Overcoming Recruitment Challenges series has touched on many aspects of the hiring process so far, from finding the right candidates to creating a great pre-employment experience. Another key p...
Harmonious Hiring Relationships
Have you ever wondered what the perfect talent partnership should look like? Many businesses engage with a number of external agencies to support their recruitment efforts, but can often be disappo...
Where have all the candidates gone?
Article three of our Recruitment Challenges series discusses the most significant challenge in the hiring process right now: being unable to find relevant candidates in the first place.Are you stru...
Stop losing talent at the last hurdle!
Next up in our Recruitment Challenges series, we’re looking at that nail-biting period of time between the candidate accepting your offer and starting with your business. You’ve interviewed, assess...
The Dos and Don’ts of Making a Job Offer
A sigh of relief. You’ve traversed weeks of candidate shortlists, phone, video and face-to-face interviews, sign-off processes with line management, and you’ve finally found the perfect candidate f...
Why is hiring so tough right now?
Hiring managers and recruitment professionals alike are coming up against a myriad of difficulties when it comes to filling their vacancies at the moment. The question is, why? From finding people ...
What is Executive Search?
What is Executive Search?Executive Search is used to identify talent for senior roles that are critical to business operations. The process is highly specialised in order to find and attract senio...
Executive Search: The pros and cons
An Executive Search service can be a great way to identify and attract those hard-to-find, senior professionals who are critical to business operations. Finding an individual with the perfect com...
