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What’s the ideal praise-to-criticism ratio to keep your newbie motivated?

What’s the ideal praise-to-criticism ratio to keep your newbie motivated? 🥪 We’ve all head of the *ahem* sandwich metaphor for delivering feedback, which is a 2-1 ratio of praise-to-criticism – 💡 However studies have shown that for every feedback that could be perceived as negative or an area of improvement, we need to give 5…

how to make a great resume

Top tips on constructing a great CV

Looking for some tips on constructing a great CV? 📃 Identify your audience, make it clear what you can do for them and not just what you do in general ❕ How do you make it snappy and engaging to its reader? Keep it sweet and simple… 1. Keep it under 2 pages 2. Include…

Counteroffers - how do we deal with them?

Counteroffers – how do we deal with them?

Are you wondering how to deal with a counteroffer? 🤔 A salary increase, growth opportunities, a promotion, more flexibility, change in days/hours worked, increased responsibilities or duties, especially in an area of interest to you, a new job title. All of these counteroffers combined are examples of what a counteroffer can look like. A counteroffer can…

Find your next role within the Construction, Engineering or Manufacturing and Logistics industry with MAYDAY Blue recruitment

Labour Shortage in Construction

A new report from the Home Builders Institute (HBI) found that the construction sector will need to create 740,000 new jobs every year just to keep up with demand. The current shortage of construction workers is weakening both housing supply and affordability. The skills shortage is being driven by several factors: ageing workforce increasing demand for…

Find your next role within the Construction, Engineering or Manufacturing and Logistics industry with MAYDAY Blue recruitment

The Supply Chain Crisis

With suppliers and manufacturers from all industries encountering several supply chain challenges right now, the ambiguity and shortages are impacting our industry significantly including pressure on pricing, meeting increased demand for products and operational efficiencies. We have shown some of the contributing symptoms of the current crisis below: For one there is a lack of…

What’s the ideal praise-to-criticism ratio to keep your newbie motivated?

What’s the ideal praise-to-criticism ratio to keep your newbie motivated? 🥪 We’ve all head of the *ahem* sandwich metaphor for delivering feedback, which is a 2-1 ratio of praise-to-criticism – 💡 However studies have shown that for every feedback that could be perceived as negative or an area of improvement, we need to give 5…

Top tips on constructing a great CV

Looking for some tips on constructing a great CV? 📃 Identify your audience, make it clear what you can do for them and not just what you do in general ❕ How do you make it snappy and engaging to its reader? Keep it sweet and simple… 1. Keep it under 2 pages 2. Include…

Counteroffers – how do we deal with them?

Are you wondering how to deal with a counteroffer? 🤔 A salary increase, growth opportunities, a promotion, more flexibility, change in days/hours worked, increased responsibilities or duties, especially in an area of interest to you, a new job title. All of these counteroffers combined are examples of what a counteroffer can look like. A counteroffer can…

Labour Shortage in Construction

A new report from the Home Builders Institute (HBI) found that the construction sector will need to create 740,000 new jobs every year just to keep up with demand. The current shortage of construction workers is weakening both housing supply and affordability. The skills shortage is being driven by several factors: ageing workforce increasing demand for…

The Supply Chain Crisis

With suppliers and manufacturers from all industries encountering several supply chain challenges right now, the ambiguity and shortages are impacting our industry significantly including pressure on pricing, meeting increased demand for products and operational efficiencies. We have shown some of the contributing symptoms of the current crisis below: For one there is a lack of…

Talent Insights Report

2020 threw a curve ball that none of us could have imagined and it’s safe to say that the hiring landscape was massively impacted as a direct result. From the transition to work from home to reduced hours and redundancy, last year undoubtedly changed main motivators for the talent market in 2021 and beyond. To…