It’s the week between Christmas and New Year and you’re probably still feeling rather full from too much turkey. It is more than likely to be the busiest time on your social calendar as well, so anything career related is usually the last thing on your list. You may also believe the common misconception that many companies halt business during this period and don’t make any new hires.

Each year, lots of us make New Year’s resolutions in order to make some positive changes for the year ahead. A new job is quite often at the top of people's list, but before you are able to land a new role you will more than likely need to submit a CV. Many CVs have not been touched for months or even years and are quite often in need of a little TLC.

Following unprecedented success over the last year and moving forward into 2016, Baxter Personnel branched out in September 2015, with a brand new office in Middlesbrough. The company already have an abundant client base in the region and continue to expand this into the New Year to help in developing a fully functioning branch.

Christmas is just around the corner which means that the festive party season is now in full swing! It’s the time of year where you will get together with your colleagues; to eat, drink and be merry. However, we have all heard a horror story of a colleague who got a little too merry at their company’s event. Sometimes what happens at the Christmas party doesn’t always stay at the Christmas party and any negative behaviour can follow you back into the office.

Christmas is just around the corner which means a change to our usual opening hours. Please see below the festive opening hours for all of our branches...

Local networking events are a great opportunity to connect with potential employers before you even apply for a role. If you manage to get networking right, it can even help you climb up the career ladder. However networking can be a daunting prospect for even the most outgoing of characters. Quite often you will find yourself arriving alone where you will be faced with a room full of strangers, who are all eager to make a great first impression.

Baxter Personnel successfully secure yet another large-scale recruitment project, filling hundreds of jobs with retail giant, Aldi in Cardiff.

You are most likely to be reading this post if you have had a negative experience with a recruitment agency. And if you have, you are certainly not alone; a high number of employers report that they regard the recruitment industry in a negative light.

It has been proven that body language can convey a lot of information about a person. For that reason, your body language during a job interview has a substantial effect on the interviewer’s perception of you. Many interviewers have the ability to read body language and are aware when candidates are feeling anxious or displaying any negative emotions. Therefore it is essential for your body language to match with what is coming out of your mouth.

Last week, Baxter Personnel invited several of their clients, as well as a number of competition winners to join them in their new suite at the Middlesbrough FC vs. Queens Park Rangers game, for an executive match day experience at the Riverside Stadium.