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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...

MERJE: Should dogs be allowed in the workplace?
​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...

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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...

Hiring C-Suite Professionals in 2023: MERJE Executive Talent
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...

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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...

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​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...

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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...

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​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...

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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...

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​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...

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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...

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​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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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​How to help employees tackle loneliness and isolation

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from May 9 to 15 and this year’s theme explores the experience of loneliness, its effect on mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing it. Loneline...

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World Day for Safety and Health at Work

​The World Day for Safety and Health at Work, held on April 28, is an annual international campaign shining a spotlight on the importance of health and safety being engrained into a company’s cultu...

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Autism-inclusive Workplaces: How to create and why they're important

Autism currently affects 1 to 2% of the UK populationJust 22% of autistic adults are in any kind of employmentNeurodiverse workforces can be more productive, in some cases by 30%​World Autism Aware...

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Females in STEM careers: Advice from the experts

​We’re sharing our top advice for people looking to embark on or progress in their STEM career path on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science “What I would like to say to any females c...

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Client Services, Candidate Shortages and Golf Incidents: Michael's Story

​Two years in to Michael Brennan’s MERJE journey, we thought it the perfect time to catch up with him on his time so far, his new job title and his thoughts on the recruitment market at the moment....