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The Winter Solstice, marking the year's shortest day, symbolises renewal and growth - a perfect time to prepare for fresh opportunities. With January approaching, it’s ideal to reflect and update your CV if you’re thinking about looking for a new job or career. Position yourself for success with our useful CV tips below:   1. Reflect and Refresh Review your achievements and…

With Christmas decorations popping up, festive hits on the radio and nothing but adverts for Christmas food, gifts on the TV, it’s clear the holiday season is in full swing! Alongside the joy of secret Santas and office decorations come the much-anticipated company Christmas parties. These events are the perfect opportunity to celebrate, connect, and reflect on the year—provided things…

November is National Career Development Month, a perfect opportunity for anyone looking to kick-start or advance their career. Whether you’re a student exploring future career paths or a professional seeking a change, this month is all about growth and development. At Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants, we are here to support job seekers at every stage of their journey. Finding that first role…

Celebrating National Inclusion Week  As we kick off National Inclusion Week, starting Monday the 23rd of September, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces. At Leapfrog, inclusion means valuing each individual's unique strengths, perspectives, and contributions. This year, we’re focusing on how a personalised approach in…

  'Data Protection' is a familiar term to most of us by now, especially with potentially working from home at a moment’s notice and often using personal equipment for work purposes. Working remotely and sharing ‘office’ space with family members instead of colleagues adds an extra layer of necessary awareness when working with sensitive information. If you feel overwhelmed by the…

The last Friday before Christmas Day, known as Black Friday or Mad Friday, is traditionally one of the most popular days for the office Christmas party. This year it falls on Friday 18 December – just a week before the big day. This year in particular, after a bit of ‘blip’ we are all looking forward to celebrating the festive season.  Those of us based in Guernsey are extremely lucky…

Absence management can be tricky.  To be effective you need a balance between supporting your employees to stay in or return to work and ensuring the business is not affected by their absence. Managing sickness absence is inevitable for any employer, but if you have clear and appropriate policies in place this should assist with effectively supporting your employees. Your policies should…

First impressions are incredibly important and none more so than when you are applying for a job. Your first encounter with your future employer starts when you send them your CV and covering letter. Most people think it’s at interview stage and plough lots of time and effort into researching and preparing for this, forgetting the other crucial elements that get you to that stage in the…

What is the exact nature of the Company’s business? Check out their website in advance. How many staff work there, what is the average age of staff, what is the Company culture etc? Has the Company been in the press lately, are there any controversial   announcements or decisions? Google to find out. To find out all of this information try the company web-site which will usually…

I received an email from someone asking about their chances of having a complete change in career direction. I think like many people, they have had the time (really had the time!) during lockdown to look at the job they are doing and realised it is not really what they want, or it may be they are faced head on with the loss of their job or the prospect that redundancy might just be around the…