Mark Woffenden

About Mark Woffenden

Mark Woffenden is a Director at Lucy Walker Recruitment and has an extensive knowledge of the issues and workings of the West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester Commercial markets developed over the last 20 years in the Industry

3 Questions To Ask To Find Out If You're Attracting the Best Talent

There are 3 questions which will help any business leader or senior team members involved in the hiring process to assess whether your organisation is attracting the best talent out there.

The 10 Common Mistakes Interviewers Make and how to avoid them

In our experience, most interviewers interview infrequently, aren't aware of the best approach and don't feel fully comfortable in the interview themselves. So it's no surprise that many mistakes are made in the interview process which could,[...]

The Cultural Fit Approach to Hiring

How often have you heard the phrase 'he's a good cultural fit' or 'she will fit well within the team' or 'I like her but just not sure she is us ' ? Quite often I imagine.... but what does any of this mean and why is it so important in the hiring[...]

The 10 Top Traits of a Great Hire for your Organisation

The ideal candidate can make all the difference, bringing with them a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to your workplace and providing an excellent culture fit for your organisation. On the other hand, getting your hire wrong can result in wasted[...]

12 steps to being Confident at Work

“To establish true self-confidence, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” — Denis Waitley

Website Research you Must Do Before Your First Interview.

When it comes to Interviews, preparation is key.

Ways to Reduce your chances of losing Top Candidates to Competitors

The Interview process can invariably be a long, expensive and time consuming exercise for many organisations, so the prospect of going through it and missing out on your preferred candidate who ticks all the boxes is not one you want to contemplate.[...]

4 Ways to take Control of Your Interview

Although an interview can often appear to be a spontaneous conversation, inevitably both the interviewer and the interviewee will, or definitely should, have their own pre-programmed scripts of things they want to say and cover off. The interviewer[...]