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

Graduates:  Why Temping is an ideal way to Start your Career

If you are about to start out on your career in the workplace and like many graduates, you are not quite sure what pathway to take, it may be worthwhile seriously considering temporary work as a starting point.

How to Develop a Successful Career Plan

5 minute read

If you're serious about your career and want to ensure you achieve your mid to long term objectives, read on.

8 Easy Ways to Identify the High Achievers

A considerable amount of time, effort and money is spent both directly and indirectly in attracting staff to organisations, so the importance of making sure we are attracting the right staff is critical. So, if we know the key signs to look out for[...]

Why a Differentiator in the Hiring Process is Vital for Organisations

In today's competitive hiring market, the significance of your employer branding cannot be underestimated and in acknowledgement of this several organisations have invested significantly in improving this in order to improve their candidate[...]

The 'Culture Add' Approach to Hiring

We discussed in detail the Culture Fit Approach to hiring in a recent article and the part this played in the hiring process.

Most companies aren’t just looking for candidates with the skills and qualifications – they also want someone that matches[...]

How to Measure the Quality of Your Hiring

Experience tells us that virtually every business process is regularly evaluated and reviewed to consider improvements and changes for the benefit of the organisation. However, when it comes to evaluating the success of the hiring process, this is[...]

Why using Multiple Agencies isn't helping your Hiring Problems

As recruiters, the delight at taking a new instruction from a new client can sometimes, believe it or not, turn to despair. When the Consultant asks during the initial brief for a visit or a period of exclusivity and is told neither are appropriate[...]

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.