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“Did my interview go well? Did I get the job? How can I tell if I did well enough?! Was it a mistake to break into a song about how much I love their company halfway through?” are just some of the questions you might be asking yourself right now (ok, maybe not the last one) if you’ve just had an interview.

If there’s an uncomfortable fact we’re all familiar with, it’s that you usually don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. When you’re applying for jobs, this becomes even more evident, with recruiters spending on average no more than 6 seconds scanning a resume. With this in mind, we’ve pooled together our top 8 CV tips to make sure you make a great first impression, every time!

What does it take to become a success? With a million and one self-help gurus out there, each with their own theories, it can sometimes feel like there is just too much advice to choose from. Here at Prime, we hold to the principle that experience really is the best teacher. In 26 years, we’ve grown from a two-woman startup to a thriving recruitment business that employs over 40 staff and has clients across Essex, Suffolk and the wider South East. It’s been a long and, at times, bumpy road since our MD Robyn Holmes, a local Witham girl and her friend Margaret Locke, decided to go into business together, over a glass of wine in the local pub. How did they do it? This month, Robyn shared the rules she lives by in Essex Life Magazine’s “Leading Ladies” feature. 100 years since Suffragettes won women the right to vote, the article celebrates the success of some of Essex’s most successful business women. We’ve pooled their top tips on what it takes to make it to the top: 

How to attract and keep more UK industrial staff after Brexit is the question employers up and down the country have been asking since June last year. Until now, many factories and warehouses have relied heavily on labour from EU migrants, who account for as much as 11% of the manufacturing workforce, according to the Office for National Statistics. However, following last year’s referendum, they appear less willing to relocate here. In November 2017’s bulletin, the ONS found that falling numbers of EU migrants accounted for ¾ of this year’s drop in net migration.

It’s crunch time. With vacancies at their highest in over a decade and employment at a record high, employers have to make a choice. We can either continue focusing the bulk of our energy towards hiring younger and middle aged candidates, or we can evolve and start hiring older workers. By widening the net, employers open the door to a wealth of skills, talent, experience and all the benefits of a multigenerational workforce, including a better bottom line.

The recruitment process is becoming more competitive than ever, as vacancies continue to increase, and candidate pools thin out, according to the REC’s latest Report on Jobs. For recruiters and hiring managers looking for potential staff, the difficulty of finding those elusive candidates can be discouraging. If you’re facing this challenge at the moment, bear in mind that you’re not the only one.

With connections to businesses all throughout the Essex and East Anglia region, Prime Appointments is the place to come if you’re an experienced forklift driver looking for a new opportunity. Our experienced industrial team have been placing staff in warehouses and factories for over 25 years, and have built up a strong network in the local community.

With expected salaries ranging from £30,000 to £50,000 for computer programmers, roles in the tech industry are fast becoming some of the most eagerly sought-after careers. As our world becomes increasingly digitised, it’s an industry that offers a diverse and rewarding career path. For many, the preferred route might be to take a computer science degree, before training as a programmer. There are lots of pros to this option – many larger businesses are after candidates with a CS, or IT-related degree. Also, it gives you time to consider what field of development you want to specialise in, and gain some background academic knowledge.