Does WFH Work For Your Business?

Is WFH the perfect solution or does it have a negative impact on business? We recently ran a poll on LinkedIn (results detailed below) asking how feasible it is to work from home the majority of the time. We asked this as candidates in all the accounting areas/disciplines that we recruit for are constantly asking…

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Seven Years & Resisting The Itch

Happy Birthday to us On 31st July 2015 a new company was incorporated with Companies House.  That company was Curtis Recruitment Limited and seven years later, through good times and bad, highs and lows and a global pandemic for good measure, we are still here providing our loyal, and very much appreciated client base with…

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Changing Job – Is The Grass Always Greener?

  What is the state of the UK job market? According to the ONS: “The number of job vacancies in October to December 2021 rose to a new record of 1,247,000.”  No one could have failed to notice that currently, the job market is candidate led across all business sectors.  Barely a day passes without…

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2022 – The Only Way is Up!

As 2021 draws to a close. It’s that time of year, to wish a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Curtis Recruitment Limited to our valued candidates and clients.  We have all been through a very testing couple of years and unfortunately, it is not over yet.  Let’s hope that 2022 brings positive…

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Happy Birthday to Us – Curtis Recruitment is Six

Happy Birthday to us – not just another year in recruitment – what a strange year it has been It’s that time of year again, a time for reflection and celebration.  Our trading year draws to a close and 1st August 2021 marks the beginning of the seventh year for Curtis Recruitment.  So ‘Happy Anniversary’…

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It’s Never Been a Better Time to be an Accountant

It's Never Been a Better Time to be an Accountant

Why are Accountants not applying for jobs within practice? For a number of years now there has been a severe shortage of experienced qualified accountants applying for jobs with accountancy firms (much bemoaned by us) and as a specialist practice recruiter, we accept that it is a highly competitive and often difficult market.  That said,…

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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…

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Our 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…

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