"Working from Home" is a phrase we have all suddenly become very accustom to, however if its not something you've ever had to do before then it can seem a bit daunting. No more nattering with your colleagues, no more de-icing the car in the morning and no micro-managers to…...
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Why does age diversity make you a better company to work for?
‘According to the Randstad Workmonitor, globally, 86% of employees prefer to work in a multi-generational team…’ When we think of diversity in the companies we naturally think of race, ethnicity and gender and we often forget about age diversity. However, as older workers are retiring later and later and school…...
Top 5 Customer Service Basics.
Customer service is something we experience every day, whether it's a lack of or someone going above and beyond. It shapes our opinion of a company in a heartbeat and with the rise in social media, reviews can put you off even stepping through the door of some establishments. …...
Our ‘anti-social’ behaviour
As we are moving through the new year, we hope that everyone has had a great start to 2019. Our office new year’s resolutions are in full flow (there has not been a doughnut in sight), however, we are undertaking a new collaborative resolution to add ‘getting social’ to our…...
Five Rivers Festival
On Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May, Five Rivers Recruitment are sponsoring a brand-new event to Salisbury, The Five Rivers Festival! The idea of the Festival is to ‘celebrate Salisbury’s rivers’, after naming our company after them 15 years ago, it is something we feel passionately about. The Festival co-ordinator, David Clayton, said “After all […]
Five Rivers get baking!
On Friday 28th September Five Rivers hosted several our clients and candidates for a Macmillan coffee morning. Our guests were able to try some of Salisbury’s finest baking (and perhaps some of it's not so finest baking) all in the name of charity. We had a fantastic time and raised…...
Is your net working?
Some research I read recently said that we decide if we trust someone within a tenth of a second. Hey, that doesn’t give you much time to begin a relationship and even less to think about giving an ‘elevator pitch’ (in any case, I prefer to use the phrase…...
Dogs In The Workplace
Research tells us that there are many health benefits to having a pet at work, for example 89 per cent of healthcare professionals agree that stroking a pet can lower blood pressure and therefore reduce stress. More and more companies are allowing our four legged best friends into the office.…...
Wooftastic News! Dogs Trust Christmas Fair 2018
I am super excited that Five Rivers Recruitment will be supporting The Dogs Trust Christmas Fair once again this year. It’s a diary date I really look forward to and a great excuse to jump into the festivities just that extra bit early! Last year we ran the doggy…...