Joanne Caine

This National Apprenticeship Week, we explore why taking on an apprentice or setting up a rolling apprenticeship scheme might the perfect next step for your business in this era of the ‘new normal’.

Techround recently collected 2021 recruitment predictions from industry experts, with Kristine Angeltvedt stating that “2021 is the year of change for recruitment”. Our own Jo Caine shared her thoughts along with a panel of experts...

There is no doubt that everyone’s mental wellbeing has been affected throughout every lockdown we’ve had over the past year. In the first wave last March, 62 per cent of adults felt anxious or worried, and, whilst this number decreased over time, the numbers are still worryingly high.

Here are four ways employees can continue to progress in their careers during the confines of the pandemic.

Cathedral Appointments have committed to support local charities throughout 2021. This month we’ve been working with Hospiscare in a voluntary capacity to help this fabulous organisation continue to do its important work for the local community in Devon.

For 1 in 4 Brits, 2021’s goal is to look for and secure a new role. 

Human Resources (HR) is arguably one of the most changed area of business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a short space of time, business’s working models had to dramatically change in response to the crisis.

Today we meet Jo Howell, our specialist Financial Services and Accountancy recruiter. We find out a little about her role, who she works with, her thoughts on the past year and how 2021 is looking to shape up for the industry.

2020 has been a challenging year for us all but, thankfully, it appears that we are slowly but surely coming out of the eye of the storm and looking ahead to much brighter days.

Putting the brakes on the gender reporting was met with very mixed opinions, some businesses welcomed it with open arms, whilst others felt it was unnecessary and a potential risk to the progress that has been made for the equal treatment of women in the workplace.

Here at Cathedral Appointments, we’ve got some fantastic news to celebrate.

For employers, receiving dozens if not hundreds of applications for a single vacancy is a significant logistical challenge. It is overwhelming, and while some hiring managers may be the tempted to abandon their policy of responding to each applicant regardless of whether they are successful or not in a bid to save valuable time, this could be at their detriment.