International Womens Day has been around since 1909 but in its current form is a force to challenge, create conversations and facilitate change. Hasson Associates is a female owned business and for the first 5 years was female only. Now we are a collective of humans who are wives, fathers of daughters, daughters, sisters, brothers of sisters, nieces, […]
Read more...Love it or hate it we all need to network at some point in our lives. Some basic tips and pointers can help us to network with confidence and overcome common anxieties. Naturally we believe networking to be the preserve of the extrovert. But not all extroverts are necessarily good networkers. The key to being […]
Read more...Last week we said goodbye to Freya Valentine. She was a great part of our team and we were sad to see her go but she felt it was time to move on and we had a lot of fun/wine sending her on her way. We have been 12 years in business and over the […]
Read more...I love a good blog post, there’s nothing I like more than a good topic to write about. I’ve been putting this one off though ever since Anna, the Operations Manager at Hasson Associates, said to me “You should write something about IR35” and for some reason I replied “Sure! Of course!” before realising that […]
Read more...As any recruiter or a hiring manager will tell you, interviewing candidates thoroughly is a priority in placing them into a role. You need to understand their experience and expectations equally to avoid wasting anyone’s time. Experience is all about what they can do, what they have learnt – the past. Expectations is all about what […]
Read more...Everybody gets that Monday feeling now and then, but if you’re getting it every other day of the week then clearly something is amiss! Given most of us spend a very sizeable chunk of our life at work, it’s especially important that this time is as rewarding and enjoyable and fruitful as possible. Making the […]
Read more...So, you have graduated/finished school, had that last Summer of fun, and now it’s time to get on the career ladder… More people than you would imagine are unsure of what they want to do. For most of us, it’s trial and error to find a company and a job that you like, that might […]
Read more...Want to Make a Difference? I am meeting more and more people these days who are looking for a change of direction, they are looking for a role with a social purpose, one that can help create societal change or have an impact on society. Its no surprise in these turbulent times that you would want […]
Read more...More and more candidates are deciding to take the plunge and resign from their permanent jobs with nothing in the pipeline, either to chase a better work/life balance or realising that they are not prepared to stay in a role which offers neither career progression nor job satisfaction. So, what are the advantages you can […]
Read more...…Cos I don’t love you anymore…no relationship break up is easy, even one that is fundamentally transactional! When a team member or employee decides it’s time to move on sometimes, as in romance, things can get messy. In an increasingly candidate-short market, some companies will bend over backwards to keep hold of their staff, even […]
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