News & Insights posts | CV & Interview tips

Looking for a Recruitment Agency for Chefs in London or Greater London? HtE Recruitment is your leading chef placement agency offering chef recruitment services in London covering Permanent Chef Jobs of all levels across Central London, Greater London and surrounding...

minimum wage and Allocation of Tips changes from 2024 for Restaurants– News & Insights

In 2024 we will have two big changes happening, this will affect Hospitality and you will need to start planning now. The biggest change is the allocation of tips, as this will affect agency workers who are paid on a agency PAYE and your own casual staff. Many...

latest multi Rosette uk restaurants sept 2023 – News & Insights

The latest Rosette awards have now been announced for kitchens in the UK, this was announced in september 2023. A massive congratulations to all the winners. Here is a list of the new kitchens who have one the multi rosette awards (3, 4 and 5 rosette). Well done for...

Customs news – post Brexit trade comes in from May 31st 2023 – News & Insights

Insights - Logistics

📣 Exciting news! The UK's newest trade deals with Australia and New Zealand come into force today. As a logistics recruitment agency, we are thrilled to see easier access for UK businesses to sell goods to these countries, with tariffs being removed on all UK goods...

Employment Allocation of Tips Act 2023 coming in from 2024 – News & Insights

The Employment Allocation of Tips Act 2023 received royal assent yesterday and is expected to come into force in 2024. This new law will make it illegal for companies in the UK to take a portion of the service charge or tips from their staff who are employed on PAYE...

Hospitality could benefit in May 2023 – News & Insights

Will this month be a bumper month for hospitality May has always been a great month for the hospitality industry. With the arrival of spring, people are looking to soak up the sunshine and enjoy outdoor activities. This year, May is looking particularly promising for...

Michelin star Restaurants 2023 including new restaurants awarded – News & Insights

Michelin star awards for 2023 Every year the fantastic Michelin guide awards some of the worlds best and unique restaurants a Michelin star. Each year the awards are given by country. The new Restaurants for the UK & Ireland guide has now been released. Let’s take...

Hospitality sector – questions about live in accommodation with your chef job – News & Insights

Chef jobs with live in accommodation some jobs in the Hospitality and catering sector in the UK offer live in accommodation. This page covers standard questions we often get asked. Some clients offer live in accommodation to help them fill vacancies, this is normally...

General Business Insights

Birthday freebies within Restaurants coffee shops and pubs UK – News & Insights

Birthday Freebie list updated Jan 2024 Birthdays are a great way to attract customers to your business, regardless if your a Restaurant, Hotel, Bar or Retail shop. There are so many discounts and with many companies having a App or newsletter, they are easy to...

The future of customer contact centres and call centres with AI starting to be used – News & Insights

As the business landscape in the UK continues to evolve, so too does the role of AI technology in the workplace. With the rise of automation in call centres, many businesses are now witnessing the benefits of improved customer engagement, alongside increased...

Mental health awareness month – budgeting tips – News & Insights

As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, it's important to acknowledge that sometimes financial stress can have a direct impact on our mental health. We have seen this over the years when some candidates have to cancel interviews on the day as they can not afford...

what does a recruitment agency do for the fee they charge to companies – News & Insights

What does the finders fee cover? One of the myths that is sometimes talked about is all a Agency does is gets a cv, put a logo on it and send to a client, charge a fee if placed. That each consultant will make 20 placements a month (1 a day on each working day). ...

Energy saving ideas for your house – do not panic – News & Insights

Following today's news about energy prices - here is a guide of some basic steps We are a Recruitment Agency, however we are not all about jobs jobs jobs. Over the past 15 years we have done so many things to help our network and offer support or tips. Some Agencies...

Energy saving ideas for your house – do not panic – News & Insights

How to engage with job seekers has changed – how do you secure talent in 2022 – News & Insights

Securing talent has changed over the past 27 years but many companies are still using methods from 1995 In 1995 most interviews was formal interviews, sat around a formal table and in a full suit including ties. The interview process was often very one way, just...

HtE Recruitment is moving to Manchester City centre – News & Insights

HtE Recruitment is moving Currently we have been based within the Regus centre at Manchester Airport for the past 10 years. In May 2022 we will be moving to a property run by a different landlord, which will be in the city centre. Why the move? As a business over the...

Future of Hybrid – News & Insights

Future of hybrid With the rules in England changing from the work at home rules, many companies and employees are asking what will be the future of hybrid work or work from home. Every one has something to say on the state of hybrid working and how exactly to tackle...

Employee & HR Insights

New right to work checks in the UK from 1st october 2022 for Employers – News & Insights

What Employers need to know about October’s digital right to work check changes The hiring company (the employer) always needs to do right to work checks prior to a worker starts work. As a Recruiter, we ask candidates to take this ID to interviews so you can do your...

Energy saving ideas for your house – do not panic – News & Insights

Energy saving ideas for your house – do not panic – News & Insights

5 ways to be happier in your work place – HR & Career tips

5 ways to be happier in your work place Everyone has a hard day at work, often times we feel as though there is nothing we can do to remedy an unsatisfying workplace. Many career experts contest this and have worked together with employees and career driven...

How to onboard a new team member – News & Insights

how can your new team member feel part of a team? It can be hard for a new starter to feel part of the team, especially if they’re new to the business world altogether, but here is a few ideas we have tried and tested over the years to successfully help the new talent...

Benefits a company might offer – News & Insights

Benefits a company might offer When looking for work, one thing to consider is company benefits, they can make or break some businesses chances at securing talent. That’s why it’s important for a business to have relevant and well thought out benefits that can...

How to do a new employee induction – News & Insights

How to do a new employee induction When you have a new employee starting it can be helpful to have structure in place for that vital first day and impression. doing the 1st day induction right is very important in the future success of the new employee. Here is a...

Understanding new tax rates from April 2022 – News & Insights

New Tax rates From April 2022 the NI rate is going up in the UK to help pay for Health care and Social care. This page is a simple guide to highlight what the tax rates will be from April 2022National insurance - Employees From April 2022, the rates of NICs are due to...

Minimum number of days holiday Employees get in the UK – News & Insights

holidays and bank holidays In the UK, when you are employed by a company you get holidays and bank holidays. These are standardised practices that most businesses in the UK use, to better understand the holiday and bank holiday system in the UK we put together this...

CV & Interview tips

Phone answering tips for interviews and sales – News & Insights

Answering phone and sales calls in the workplace This is an area you don’t learn at school and with everything increasingly being on Whatsapp and over the phone, for first timers the 1st time answering a work phone or a interview call it can be hard and quite...

How to prepare for interview questions – Interview & Career tips

How to answer interview questions When you have an interview booked in, it is always good to start thinking about some possible questions you might get asked. Each sector will have sector questions relating to the specific industry that you will get asked. Below are...

Planning for a zoom or teams interview – Interview & Career tips

Planning for a zoom or teams interview Many interviews are happening via a video platform and as this has been the case for the past 2 years we’ve built a short guide to help plan for a zoom interview. If you’re searching for work you may need to attend a Zoom...

How to create a covering letter with a cv – Interview & Career tips

How to create a portfolio of your work In the current day and age of job searching, so many candidates prefer to let their CV speak for itself, sending a CV without any cover letter attached. Cover letters and email with no subject title and just attaching a CV could...

How to create a portfolio of your work – Interview & Career tips

How to create a portfolio of your work A CV does not always get across the type of work you can do, this is more for creative positions where you are physically making things, like a Chef or a graphic designer. Having a portfolio is really important if you want to...

How to Optimising a CV – Interview & Career tips

Optimising a CV Optimising a CV is one of the most important tasks you can do when getting ready to apply for a job. This is a very important thing to do to ensure that you get the best out of your CV, when Recruiters and Hiring Managers review a CV they will be...

How to plan for a phone interview – Interview & Career tips

How to plan for a phone interview.Today we use many forms of technology in the job searching process, one method that’s grown largely is telephone interviews. It’s been noted that recently phone interviews are being used more and more as a part of the recruitment...

Planning your next career move – Interview & Career tips

Planning your next career move. It is so important not to waste time of yourself or a future employer when you’re looking for a new opportunity. Helping too plan your career moves prior to applying for jobs is what we’ve set out to do with this insight, for those who...

How to write a CV – Interview & Career tips

CV writing skills How to write a CV We get asked many times about how to write a CV most weeks. A CV explains who you are and often hiring managers make a decision within a minute of looking at a CV. So we’ve put together a guide on how to write a CV. What is a...

Best ways to set your linkedin profile when job hunting – Interview & Career tips

Insights, Insights - Sales, Interview Tips

Personal branding for Linkedin Having your own Linkedin account is very important alongside having it set up correctly. Linkedin is a very powerful tool if you use it correctly. Here are a few key things we would always recommend our candidates to do. Employment...

The art of a good handshake in a interview or meeting – News & Insights

I think we have all had a bad handshake over the years. A handshake can tell you so much about the other person. Often you start to make views in your mind about a person within 3 minutes (often 30 seconds) of meeting someone. With a handshake it is the 1st thing and...

How to prepare for a interview – Interview & Career tips

Preparing for an interview is very important, it’s not enough to just turn up.You need to show interest in the position itself and the industry it’s in. Some people can be nervous or get anxious before an interview. Following these basic steps can help you in the...