--- title: Lucy Walker Recruitment (22) description: Keep up to date with news, business updates and guidance on the recruitment market (22) --- - [Upload CV](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/#) - [Work For Us](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/about-us/work-for-us/) - [Leeds : 0113 367 2880](tel:0113%20367%202880) - [Manchester : 0161 661 4421](tel:0161%20661%204421) [](https://www.facebook.com/LucyWalkerRecruitment/) [](https://twitter.com/lucywalkerrec) [](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucy-walker-recruitment) [](https://www.instagram.com/lucy_walker_recruitment/) [](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TzO-yhHVawy5g7_a2OcQw) [![Lucy Walker Recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Lucy%20Walker%20Recruitment%20January2018%20Theme/images/lwr-25th-anno.jpg)](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/) - [Home](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/) - [About Us](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/#) - [Our Story](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/about-us/our-story/) - 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7 Ways to get The Perfect Match...](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/candidate-attraction-7-ways-to-get-the-perfect-match) ## [Candidate Attraction - 7 Ways to get The Perfect Match...](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/candidate-attraction-7-ways-to-get-the-perfect-match) It’s amazingly gratifying as a recruiter, when a candidate you've introduced to your client ‘click’, and to see the candidate go on to have a long and successful career with that client.  Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen, often\[...\] By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/candidate-attraction-7-ways-to-get-the-perfect-match) [![selecting a candidate](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/selecting%20a%20candidate.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/5-reasons-behavioural-testing-will-get-you-the-right-candidate) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/5-reasons-behavioural-testing-will-get-you-the-right-candidate) #### [5 Reasons Behavioural Testing Will Get You The Right Candidate](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/5-reasons-behavioural-testing-will-get-you-the-right-candidate) [behavioural testing](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/behavioural-testing) ## [5 Reasons Behavioural Testing Will Get You The Right Candidate](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/5-reasons-behavioural-testing-will-get-you-the-right-candidate) When you’re hiring a new candidate, you’re hiring to fill specific skills gaps in your organisation. But, unfortunately, that’s not all you’re doing. Every time you take on a new hire, you are inviting risk into your team: the risk that the\[...\] By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [behavioural testing](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/behavioural-testing) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/5-reasons-behavioural-testing-will-get-you-the-right-candidate) [![Claire Barrett](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Claire%20Barrett.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/up-close-personal.........with-yorkshire-pa-of-the-year-claire-barrett) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/up-close-personal.........with-yorkshire-pa-of-the-year-claire-barrett) #### [Up Close & Personal.........with Yorkshire PA Of the Year, Claire Barrett](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/up-close-personal.........with-yorkshire-pa-of-the-year-claire-barrett) [PA skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/pa-skills) ## [Up Close & Personal.........with Yorkshire PA Of the Year, Claire Barrett](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/up-close-personal.........with-yorkshire-pa-of-the-year-claire-barrett) In our new series, 'Up Close and Personal', our first interviewee is Claire Barrett, the well respected Leeds based EA at Deloitte UK, who won the Prestigious Yorkshire PA of The Year Award in 2017. Claire tells us about her career journey, her\[...\] By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [PA skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/pa-skills) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/up-close-personal.........with-yorkshire-pa-of-the-year-claire-barrett) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Customer%20Service%20Advisor.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor) #### [What Makes a Great Customer Service Advisor?](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor) [customer service advisor skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/customer-service-advisor-skills), [best customer service](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/best-customer-service), [What Makes a Great Customer Service Advisor](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor), [customer service career](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/customer-service-career), [customer service skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/customer-service-skills) ## [What Makes a Great Customer Service Advisor?](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor) At [Lucy Walker Recruitment](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/), we’ve been sourcing and placing [Customer Service Advisors](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/jobs/) for over 30 years. Which means we’ve seen a lot of excellent candidates…and some not so great.   By [Lucy Walker](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/lucy-walker) | Categories: [customer service advisor skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/customer-service-advisor-skills), [best customer service](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/best-customer-service), [What Makes a Great Customer Service Advisor](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor), [customer service career](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/customer-service-career), [customer service skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/customer-service-skills) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/what-makes-a-great-customer-service-advisor) [![Successful](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Successful.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/6-things-wildly-successful-people-do-every-single-day) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/6-things-wildly-successful-people-do-every-single-day) #### [6 Things Wildly Successful People Do Every Single Day](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/6-things-wildly-successful-people-do-every-single-day) [Career Planning](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/career-planning), [work productivity](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/work-productivity) ## [6 Things Wildly Successful People Do Every Single Day](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/6-things-wildly-successful-people-do-every-single-day) ***4 Minute Read:*** The most successful people in life recognise one crucial truth... That time is the most precious commodity you have, and success is found through using the time you have effectively. By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [Career Planning](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/career-planning), [work productivity](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/work-productivity) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/6-things-wildly-successful-people-do-every-single-day) [![Recruitment Trends.jpg](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Recruitment%20Trends.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/the-recruitment-trends-that-will-dominate-this-year) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/the-recruitment-trends-that-will-dominate-this-year) #### [The Recruitment Trends that will Dominate this Year](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/the-recruitment-trends-that-will-dominate-this-year) [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) ## [The Recruitment Trends that will Dominate this Year](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/the-recruitment-trends-that-will-dominate-this-year) The world of work is in tremendous flux, and 2024 is going to bring more extraordinary change to the way companies attract, recruit and keep their employees. 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