Summary

The winners of the North West Finance Director of the Year Awards were announced on 11th February.

As unemployment figures continue to increase but the number of jobs across Sheffield decreases daily, it is clear that the already tough competition for vacancies is set to substantially rise. With this in mind, Sheffield based financial recruitment specialist, Sharp Consultancy is urging job seekers to seek their expert advice service to ensure they excel in a job interview.

On Tuesday 2nd June 2009 Sharp Consultancy hosted an energetic 5-a-side football tournament at Goals Sheffield. Companies from all around Sheffield and Doncaster participated including; DLA, Helen of Troy, Polypipe, ESG, Symmetry Medical, PKF, Corus and Sheffield United.

As the economic downturn continues to take its toll across all business sectors, many of the region’s strongest firms are left struggling to survive, leading to record unemployment. But in a time when companies are striving to keep their costs down, permanent employees can be an expense that many currently can’t afford until the economy picks up.

Simon Massey, North West Regional Director says:

“One of the main problems UK businesses now face is that many failed to prepare for the difficult times the economy is now experiencing, leaving those companies now in financial turmoil. As a result, this unfortunate lack of foresight has contributed significantly to a record number of businesses collapsing, across the region and nationally.

Following the research published last week by the TUC (Trade Unions Congress), leading financial recruitment specialist, Sharp Consultancy, urges employees to continue to defy Britain’s ‘sick note culture’ to ensure the economy improves.

Sheffield based financial recruitment specialist, Sharp Consultancy is lending its support to this year’s National Stress Down Day on Friday the 6th February. It is urging companies to take care of their people now more than ever in the current economic climate, where morale and motivation levels are at risk of falling.

A recent online web survey from Yorkshire specialist financial recruiters Sharp Consultancy indicates that the traditional one hour lunch break is fading and being swallowed up by regular email correspondence and online networking site catch ups.

Sheffield Children’s Hospital has received vital funds of £680 that will go towards the purchase of a bone scanner, thanks to a local charity casino night that was organised by leading financial recruiter, Sharp Consultancy.

Leading financial recruiter, Sharp Consultancy is expanding its market share in South and East Yorkshire as a result of the successes it has witnessed since investing £200,000 in its Doncaster operation in the past year.

Having received over 200 nominations, organisers of the first ever North West Finance Director Awards have begun the task of judging the first round of entries, with 30 semi-finalists already earmarked for interview by the judging panel.

Finance Directors from across the region are to be honoured with the launch of the North West Finance Director Awards by financial recruitment specialists Sharp Consultancy, along with Barclays Commercial Bank, Grant Thornton and Halliwells

Love it or loathe it, networking is a facet of today’s business culture that we are all encouraged by our senior management to embrace.

Do you put enough spin on your personal talents? In an ever changing world of work it is increasingly essential that we all put a positive spin on our career to ensure we carry on moving up the ladder.

It’s not just Naomi Campbell’s assistants; everyone seems to have had a difficult boss at sometime and it could be causing serious staff turnover or ‘churn’ according to new research by specialist financial recruiters Sharp Consultancy.

With growing numbers of exam cheat stories hitting the national headlines, ensuring a potential candidates CV is bonafide is key to employing not only the right person for the job, but an individual who is both honest and trustworthy.

Local Yorkshire businessman, Chris Sharp took on a challenge of a life time when he took part in this year’s New York Marathon to help raise money for The Alzheimers Society.