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Welcome to the Harris Hill Blog
...where you'll find an ever-increasing bucketload of information (we believe that's the technical term) on life and work in the charity sector, including:
• Careers advice for candidates
• Recruitment and retention tips for employers
• Insight and opinions from our sector specialists and guests
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Temping is a great way to gain skills and experience fast, and with high demand throughout the sector, it's a great time to give it a try. Harris Hill's senior temps specialists Sekai Lindsay and Ryan Elmer have the lowdown on what you need to know... For most of this century, temps have made up around 5% of the UK workforce, but considerably more of the voluntary sector (ar...
​ Not your actual French capital, to be clear, but the (rather colourfully) historic street of Paris Garden on the South Bank, where we've recently relocated from our former home in Vauxhall. You'll find us on the 4th floor at 1-2 Paris Garden, London SE1 8ND. Why the move? Like most organisations who just needed the absence of all other alternatives in order to fully embrac...
​ Let's face it, there's been rather a shortage of non-alarming news lately, so it's a real joy to bring you something that won't make you want to hide under the duvet and cry. Specifically, that jobs in the charity sector are bouncing back in a very big way, so recruiters and charities alike are jostling for a glimpse of your CV. In fact, after climbing consistently all yea...
Highly engaged at work… AND burnout?
High employee engagement and a workforce full of happy, motivated people is often viewed as a top business strategy, with tangible benefits for both the organisation and the individual. But what happens when engagement morphs into something far less positive — burnout? To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, Freelance Writer and HR Specialist Nicola Greenbrook has bee...
The Ultimate Interview Guide
If you're looking for interview tips, you've come to the right place. With decades of experience in guiding our candidates through interviews successfully, and helping them secure their dream job, we've compiled The Ultimate Interview Guide. By combining our collective experience, we've crafted the one guide you'll need to get ahead and stand out amongst the other candidat...
Nurturing a strong company culture during COVID-19
It's fair to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced organisations to make urgent and substantial changes to how they operate, sometimes overnight. The majority of the workforce are based from home and productivity, motivation and wellbeing have taken a hit. So how can charities support their biggest asset — their people — during...
With Covid-19 raging on, many charities have seen the demand for their services increase while funding, due to cancelled events and financial uncertainty, has decreased. MDS UK, a charity supporting patients of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) - a rare blood cancer - is participating in the 20:20 campaign to replace some lost income, but urgently needs more participants! What...
Charity Careers 6: meet Susana Lopez, Head of Leadership Giving at Cancer Research UK
Welcome back to Charity Careers, in which freelance writer Nicola Greenbrook invites key influencers in the charity sector to share their career story and how they navigate the professional world. We discover what they've learned along the way, what motivates them to get up in the morning and what their dream breakfast might look like when they do... In these extraordinary t...
12 tips for video interview success
Interviewing via video is the new normal for now, and if it's also new to you, here are some practical tips on the process from our executive recruitment experts, courtesy of director Jenny Hills. Getting the basics right: make sure what's behind you isn't distracting ​ How to get the best from video interviews By now you'll probably know the basics from the video meetings...
How to work well from home
With much of the world in lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, working from home is the new normal for many. Our guest blogger and freelance writer Nicola Greenbrook offers suggestions on how to work productively, interact socially and look after our physical and mental health. ​ How to work well from home We are living in exceptional times. The virus that emerged i...