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We’re Back!
Our Tentative Return to The Office On Thursday 19th March, we packed up Curtis Recruitment HQ and moved operations home. Today, we returned. It was a little eerie and disquieting, opening the door and seeing the empty spaces where our hardware had been, but within an hour or so, and after a little dusting, everything…
Read MoreOur Fifth Birthday – Strange Days Indeed
An unusual happy birthday to Curtis Recruitment Today, the 31st of July 2020, we celebrate our 5th birthday, and obviously, for those who know us well, there is homemade cake! July is the month when we reflect upon the previous year being the anniversary of the company’s formation. Apart from writing the obligatory blog…
Read MoreCurtis Recruitment at Accountex 2020
Will you be attending Accountex 2020 at ExCel? If so, please do come along to see us on Stand 52 to find out more about us, our business and what we have to offer. And of course, there will be corporate goodies and prize draws too. Last year we attended Accountex as visitors and were…
Read MoreIs Accountancy Practice Doomed?
By Paul Phipps Are The Days of Accountancy Practice Numbered? We recently had a rather interesting conversation with an individual, who claims to have an insight into the world of accountancy, which left us with the impression that this person, who shall remain nameless, thinks that the future of the accountancy practice is somewhat doomed,…
Read MoreCurtis Recruitment in ICAEW ‘Chartam’ Magazine
As some of you may remember from our previous blogs, in June this year, Curtis Recruitment sponsored the ICAEW Thames Valley Summer Celebration 2019 at Grenville Court in Burnham. We were rather delighted, firstly to have been asked to sponsor the event, and then to have received some good exposure in the spring edition of…
Read MoreA Fabulous Four Years … and Not Out
By Paul Phipps Four years ago, on 31st July 2015, Debbie Curtis became Managing Director of her own recruitment agency with the incorporation of Curtis Recruitment Ltd. She was assisted by Katie, who contributed massively with setting up the business. This followed nearly three decades of working within the recruitment industry, much of which, was…
Read MoreA Fantastic Evening With ICAEW Was Had By All
After much planning and eager anticipation, Curtis Recruitment attended the ICAEW Thames Valley Presidents’ Summer Celebration on Thursday 6th June as sponsors of the event. The summer celebration followed the Newly Qualified Members’ Ceremony 2019 for the newly qualified ACA attendees. Once the award ceremony finished, it was time to relax and enjoy some great…
Read MoreCurtis Recruitment to Sponsor ICAEW Thames Valley Presidents’ Summer Celebration 2019
Becoming a Qualified Chartered Account is what ambitious people dream of when they sign up with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) to study for the prestigious ACA qualification, and it is this time of year that those who have qualified get to celebrate their achievement. The ICAEW Thames Valley Newly…
Read MoreIs Your CV in Safe Hands?
Life as an ethical recruiter is frustrating! You find a great candidate, spend a considerable amount of time interviewing and assessing their requirements and discussing suitable roles. At the end of that process, you establish the ‘right to represent’ and agree that you will forward their CV to one or more specific clients for roles…
Read MoreRecruitment Consultant or Shark?
By Paul Phipps & Debbie Curtis When GDPR came in to force in May 2018, we were rather hoping that a legal imperative would focus the attention of unscrupulous recruiters who send speculative CVs to prospective employers, without speaking to the candidate first, gaining right to represent and agreeing as to where they would send…
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