CMD Recruitment Blog April 2018

As a reputable recruitment firm, we are committed to protecting your personal data and safeguarding the information you give to us when looking for a new career.    We have a legitimate interest in processing data to find people for jobs, and we are mindful of our obligations to protect and respect that the personal data we process.   We understand that the data people and b...

We talked to Meg Fenner Jamieson, of the CMD Recruitment marketing team, about how an apprenticeship was the right choice for her career.   Our conversation, lightly edited for clarity, follows. Jenny Macdonald What motivated you to choose an apprenticeship? Meg Fenner Jamieson I was tired of the education system and didn’t know what I wanted to do at Uni. I wasn’t prepared ...

Now that large companies are legally obliged to report their gender pay gap, the figures show that 78% of firms pay men more than women.  Theresa May said this week: "When I became prime minister, I highlighted the injustice that if you are a woman in this country, you will earn less than a man. The national gender pay gap is at a historic low — but the fact that one systemi...

The apprentice levy has been in place for one year now, and the number of apprenticeships is down by 65,000.   But how did this happen? Surely the levy was to fund new apprenticeships, so that should mean more apprenticeships not less? We put some questions to Lesley Price, CMD Recruitment expert, who has over ten years’ experience in the skills and employment sector:  What’...