Joanne Caine

Managing Director

Jo joined Cathedral Appointments over 25 years ago and now leads the business alongside Clodagh, who joined the company in 2021. Jo is a local employment expert and a former board member of Exeter’s leading business membership organisation, Exeter Chamber. She is also a Fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and has an Associated CIPD membership.

She has a special talent for sourcing expert-level Executive talent and has an amazing knowledge of businesses across the region. Jo mainly works on search projects and has an excellent reputation in identifying key business leaders and board-level talent for her clients. Jo has also garnered a network of connections in both the public and not-for-profit sectors and has developed longstanding relationships with key employers in the area.

Favourite place in the South West: The South West coast path, specifically the rugged north side.

Favourite place to eat: At home with my husband - he is a great cook!

What job would you be terrible at? Anything to do with finance - ask my accountant!

Sectors I work within

Candidate Sourcing, Search and Selection
Executive Recruitment - CEO, COO, Director, Senior Management and Leadership roles
HR Recruitment - HR Directors, HRBP's, Head of HR, HR Managers, Learning & Development, Resourcing, Talent Acquisition
Salary Advice and Salary Benchmarking
Specialist Advertising, Talent Attraction Knowledge
Local Job Market Information

The return of gender pay gap reporting

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 09 December, 2020

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.

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Why employers must have a positive rejection process now more than ever

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 17 November, 2020

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.

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Cathedral Appointments Sponsors New 'Hero Award' at Tech South West

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 22 October, 2020

Cathedral Appointments are very proud to sponsor the 2020 Tech South West Awards celebrating the achievements of local tech firms.

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Report on Jobs Sept - Oct 20

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 14 October, 2020

The KPMG & REC UK Report on Jobs data for October shows that permanent placements have increased at the quickest rate since December 2018.

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How to save time when recruiting and why it matters

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 21 August, 2020

Find out more about how to save time and resources when recruiting, which recruitment KPIs are important for businesses looking to hire new staff.

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Junior Talent Or Experienced Hires: What’s The Best Decision For Your Business?

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 13 August, 2020

How to Choose between Junior Talent and More Experienced Candidates. Read more.

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REC Job Outlook latest

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 11 June, 2020

It’s been a month since the last Jobs Outlook figures from the REC outlined what we all knew was happening in the market.

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Then and now - Exeter Bites Back – May 2009, Express & Echo

Posted by Joanne Caine

Published on 07 May, 2020

In May 2009, Joanne Caine, MD of Cathedral Appointments became involved with the Express & Echo’s “Exeter Bites Back” campaign which highlighted reasons to be positive about the local economy, lessons which are useful for today!

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