Is Honesty the best policy? Yes! To coin a phrase – ‘Honesty is a virtue’ is true in every life situation. Following on from our tips for Candidates last week, I thought it would be good to reiterate the importance of being honest not only during your interview, but from the very beginning of your […]
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16 Questions you can ask at the end of an interview.
Do you have any questions? Yes, the answer is always YES! With our recent tip for candidates to always prepare questions for your interview, I mentioned one or two questions that you can ask the interviewer, as well as advising how imperative it is that you always prepare at least 2 questions that you can […]
Is a Hybrid Engineer the new Network Engineer?
Have you heard the term Hybrid Engineer? With the evolution of Networking and the skills that are now being recruited for, it’s no secret that the Network Engineer role would have to and has evolved. Not just being highly skilled with all things related with the traditional network, but an understanding of DevOps and having […]
Hamilton Barnes at Cisco Live Barcelona 2019
The Networking Event of the year took place this year in Barcelona and as a Recruitment Consultancy specialising in this niche space, we had to be there. Alas, not all of the HB team could attend this fantastic event, so we sent George, James and Chris over to Cisco Live Barcelona along with thousands more […]
Tips and Advice for the first time visitor to Cisco Live
If you’ve been to a Cisco Live event before, then you will have an expectation of how your time will go. However, what if you’ve never been before and are venturing over to Barcelona during the week of January 28th – February 1st, for your first ever Cisco Live event and are unsure what you […]
10 Achievable ‘Work’ New Year Resolutions
When talking to people about New Year Resolutions, so many people I speak to will either say ‘I don’t believe in New Year resolutions, if I want to change something about myself, improve, give something up or take something up, I’ll do it when I want, not because its’s January’. Other people will answer with […]
Come and Join the Hamilton Barnes Crew!
We are not your average Recruiter Hamilton Barnes was founded in 2014 to provide a consultative and customer focused recruitment solution, where customer service is paramount to the experience. We aim to build long-term relationships with our customers and do this by communicating clearly, directly and honestly and pride ourselves in providing an exceptional service […]
Building Business Relationships in a high turnover industry
A recruitment consultant is the intermediary between organisations wishing to recruit and the individual seeking a career move or temporary assignment. To be able to find the right candidate for a client a good business relationship needs to be developed. The Account Manager needs to get to know the company thoroughly and find out what […]
How reliable is Glassdoor?
How often do you look on TripAdvisor to gain some insight to your next holiday destination? You manage to short list your favourite resorts or hotels and you begin to work your way through all the reviews left by previous guests. The majority are positive, praising and promising return visits. But then, you come […]
How to know the company is right for you?
With a job hunt comes not only a new job but also a new company, new colleagues and new company values. The job you interviewed for might feel like the dream job, but your first impressions of the company itself aren’t really blowing you away and might even put you off a little bit. Hmm… […]