Archived News
News dated more than 3 months ago (06/06/10 and older) can be found below.
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about recovery from the recession?
23/09/09Stark Brooks - press release - 23rd September 2009
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about recovery from the recession?
In an on-line survey conducted by recruitment consultancy Stark Brooks...
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02/06/09The job market has not stopped. There are still jobs out there. However, it is tough. Have you considered how you are positioned to find your next role in the current climate? Below are some sugges...
show full articleCIPD Spring Survey
27/05/09CIPD Spring Survey: employee views on the future and challenges facing business
In a recent CIPD Survey, the majority of UK employees (75%) plan to stay with their current employer...
show full article7th May 2009: have the banks turned a corner?
12/05/09After positioning himself as one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse for the last year or more of economic crisis, Robert Peston at the BBC finally seems to see the glass as half full. Although ...
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16/01/09Managers need to think about how they can adequately handle stress, it has been advised.
Effective managers are the ones who understand what the best way for them to relieve stress...
show full articleRecruiting in a Recession
12/01/09One of the great things about Recruitment is the ability to learn so thoroughly from someone else's mistakes. In so many different corporate functions, specific mistakes departments make are is...
show full articleBucking the trend?
08/01/09Stark Brooks are delighted to announce the appointment of Iain Everett to the Yorkshire Finance Division. Iain arrives with an excellent background and training with four years' experience as an H...
show full articleWho want's to be a rock star?
30/10/08Stark Brooks' Managing Director, Sally Toumi, has always wanted to be a rock star!
Well, it was a well kept secret, until given the opportunity to showcase her talents at EN Magazine'...
show full articleCredit Crunch scaremongering could damage successful businesses
08/09/08Article in Crain's Manchester Business by Gary Chaplin, Regional Director
As the credit crunch begins to slide further towards recession - and the media wants to talk of nothin...
show full articleHow to... Replace a popular staff member
05/09/08The following article appeared in Recruiter Magazine, 3rd September 2008 as part of their MASTERCLASS series. Comment by Gary Chaplin, Regional Director
show full articleStark Brooks Rewards Rising Stars
06/06/08Executive recruitment firm Stark Brooks, ranked within the top ten regional firms, has appointed two of its top talent to head up the Manchester and Yorkshire operations, following its most success...
show full articlePRESS RELEASE - How to select a recruitment consultancy
06/06/08In a recent survey conducted by Stark Brooks Associates 71% of employers in the North of England said that they had had a “bad experience” with a recruitment consultant, with 28% ...
show full articleNew Appointment to Manchester Office
08/04/08Stark Brooks brings on business manager
In its third top-level appointment in only two months, Stark Brooks has brought on highly re...
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12/03/08The Budget Backlash
“This is a desperate Budget from a devalued Chancellor.” And it gets worse. After Chancellor Alistair Darling dropped his pearls of w...
show full articleMinimum wage to rise to £5.73 - did you know?
05/03/08The minimum wage is set to rise by more than 20p an hour, the government announced today on 5th March.
From October workers must be paid a minimum of £5.73 an hour, up from £...
show full articleAgency Worker Rights - more red tape?
25/02/08A private member's bill which would improve temporary workers' rights has moved to committee stage in the Commons.
Labour MP Andrew Miller's legislation, which proposes a st...
show full articleExecutive Recruitment - the "war for talent"
21/02/08Comment from Sally Toumi, Managing Director of Stark Brooks, for Yorkshire Insider Magazine
"With recruitment agencies springing up all over the country, firms...
show full articleHow to... attract back former employees
15/02/08The following article appeared in Recruiter Magazine, 6th February 2008, as part of their MASTERCLASS series:
How to... attract back former employees
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Yorkshire Office Continues to Expand
18/12/07Leeds Office Strengthens Team
Stark Brooks is pleased to announce the continued growth and strengthening of our operations in Yorkshire following a record year, with the prom...
show full articleHow to... offer your staff a career break
08/10/07The following article appeared in Recruiter Magazine, 19th September 2007, as part of their MASTERCLASS series:
How to... offer your staff a career break.
The...
show full articleSTOP PRESS - Stark Brooks Wins Prestigious Award
24/09/07Yorkshire's Finest - Best Recruitment Manager 2007
Our Regional Recruitment Manager for Yorkshire has been recognised for his outstanding work with a prestigious award o...
show full articleContinued Success with Morris Group
12/09/07The Morris Group are one of the UK's leading housebuilders and developers with a long-standing and successful partnership with Stark Brooks.
This relationship is continui...
show full articleStark Brooks short-listed for Recruitment Awards
11/09/07The Yorkshire Office has been short-listed for no fewer than four awards, at "Yorkshire's Finest"...
Yorkshire Post Newspapers and the Recruitment & Employm...
show full articleTurn the heat up on your career...
16/08/07Comment from Sally Toumi, Managing Director of Stark Brooks Associates, for the Manchester Evening News, August 2007
Following the summer months, there is always a surge in the num...
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...A Nation Full of Moaners
16/07/07People in the UK spend on average 1.34 hours per week moaning about their jobs, according to a recent survey by Stark Brooks Associates. This equates to more than 64 hours per year, meaning that...
show full articleThe Great British Holiday...Does it even exist?
16/07/07The days of British bosses swanning off for weeks at a time, to get away from the stresses and strains of work are definitely a thing of the past, according to the latest survey conducted by Stark Bro...
show full articleStark Brooks Announces Record Results
16/07/07Stark Brooks Announces Record Results
Once advised that it was the quantity not quality of work that matters, Sally Toumi, Managing Director of Stark Brooks, has shown that t...
show full articleStark Brooks strengthens Research Division
02/07/07Stark Brooks Associates is continuing to invest in the future of its Manchester office, following the appointment of David Lloyd-Tyrrell to head up the dedicated research team.
2007 has seen ...
show full articleYorkshire Expansion Exceeds Expectations
07/02/07Leading recruitment consultants, Stark Brooks Associates in Leeds continues to grow with the appointment of two new recruitment consultants, Karen Timms and Simon Webb.
“This is a gre...
show full articleRogue Recruiters – How to ensure that you don’t get burnt!
02/02/07Press Coverage in Insider Magazine
In a recent survey conducted by Stark Brooks Associates, 71% of employers said they have had a bad experience with a recruitment consultant...
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