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By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/the-recruitment-trends-that-will-dominate-this-year) [![Building a brand](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Building%20a%20brand.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-key-strategies-building-successful-employer-brand) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-key-strategies-building-successful-employer-brand) #### [7 Key Strategies to Building a Successful Employer Brand](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-key-strategies-building-successful-employer-brand) [finding talent](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/finding-talent), [how to talent pipeline](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/how-to-talent-pipeline), [impriving your employer branding](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/impriving-your-employer-branding), [Clients](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/clients), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) ## [7 Key Strategies to Building a Successful Employer Brand](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-key-strategies-building-successful-employer-brand) In any market, it's fair to say any competitive advantage you can give your organisation in the hunt for and retention of talent is key to your continuing success. By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [finding talent](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/finding-talent), [how to talent pipeline](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/how-to-talent-pipeline), [impriving your employer branding](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/impriving-your-employer-branding), [Clients](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/clients), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-key-strategies-building-successful-employer-brand) [![Happy Work environment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Happy%20Work%20environment.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-steps-creating-happy-work-environment) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-steps-creating-happy-work-environment) #### [7 Key Steps to Creating a Happy Work Environment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-steps-creating-happy-work-environment) [happy workplace](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/happy-workplace), [how to keep employees happy](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/how-to-keep-employees-happy), [Clients](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/clients), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) ## [7 Key Steps to Creating a Happy Work Environment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-steps-creating-happy-work-environment) On average, we spend in the UK, in excess of 40 hours, paid and unpaid hours at work each week. So it's fundamental to ensure our work environment is a happy one. Let's face it, as an employee, if you're not happy, it's going to have a significant\[...\] By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [happy workplace](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/happy-workplace), [how to keep employees happy](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/how-to-keep-employees-happy), [Clients](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/clients), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/7-steps-creating-happy-work-environment) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/new_purple_squirrel-300x286-300x286.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hunt-purple-squirrel-6-crucial-steps-finding-perfect-employee-2018) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hunt-purple-squirrel-6-crucial-steps-finding-perfect-employee-2018) #### [6 Key Steps to finding your Perfect Employee ....The Hunt for the Purple Squirrel](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hunt-purple-squirrel-6-crucial-steps-finding-perfect-employee-2018) [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) ## [6 Key Steps to finding your Perfect Employee ....The Hunt for the Purple Squirrel](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hunt-purple-squirrel-6-crucial-steps-finding-perfect-employee-2018) Finding your perfect employee is difficult at the best of times, so having a strategy to help you with the best chance of achieving this is key to any organisation. By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hunt-purple-squirrel-6-crucial-steps-finding-perfect-employee-2018) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-design-3-300x200.png)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/need-employers-flexible-working) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/need-employers-flexible-working) #### [The Need for Employers to be Flexible with Your Working!](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/need-employers-flexible-working) [flexible working](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/flexible-working), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment), [work life balance](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/work-life-balance) ## [The Need for Employers to be Flexible with Your Working!](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/need-employers-flexible-working) **A Parent's View:-** By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [flexible working](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/flexible-working), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment), [work life balance](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/work-life-balance) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/need-employers-flexible-working) [![stand out from the crowd](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/stand%20out%20from%20the%20crowd.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/write-stand-hr-cv) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/write-stand-hr-cv) #### [How to Write a Stand-Out HR CV](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/write-stand-hr-cv) [cv library](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/cv-library), [how to write a hr cv](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/how-to-write-a-hr-cv), [CV writing skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/cv-writing-skills), [cv writing tips](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/cv-writing-tips), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) ## [How to Write a Stand-Out HR CV](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/write-stand-hr-cv) We have an excellent guest post this week from our friends over at [CV-Library](https://www.cv-library.co.uk/), the award-winning Job Board, on the much researched topic of how to write a CV and more importantly how to write a CV fit for the [HR](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/specialisms/human-resources/) space. By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [cv library](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/cv-library), [how to write a hr cv](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/how-to-write-a-hr-cv), [CV writing skills](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/cv-writing-skills), [cv writing tips](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/cv-writing-tips), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/write-stand-hr-cv) [![national minimum wage](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/national%20minimum%20wage.jpg)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/national-minimum-wage-increase) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/national-minimum-wage-increase) #### [National Minimum Wage to Increase](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/national-minimum-wage-increase) [News](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/news), [budget](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/budget), [Candidates](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/candidates), [Clients](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/clients), [minimum wage](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/minimum-wage), [national minimum wage](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/national-minimum-wage), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) ## [National Minimum Wage to Increase](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/national-minimum-wage-increase) Following yesterday's budget, the LPC's recommendations on hourly rates were ratified. By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | Categories: [News](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/news), [budget](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/budget), [Candidates](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/candidates), [Clients](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/clients), [minimum wage](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/minimum-wage), [national minimum wage](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/national-minimum-wage), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment) | Comments Off [Read More](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/national-minimum-wage-increase) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/business-manager%20-%20Edited.png)](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/makes-great-business-development-manager) [](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/makes-great-business-development-manager) #### [What Makes A Great Business Development Manager?](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/makes-great-business-development-manager) [business development](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/business-development), [B.D.](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/b-d), [Critical skills for business development](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/critical-skills-for-business-development), [lucy walker recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/lucy-walker-recruitment), [recruitment](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/recruitment), [What Makes A Great Business Development Manager](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/tag/what-makes-a-great-business-development-manager) ## [What Makes A Great Business Development Manager?](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/makes-great-business-development-manager) Continuing with our popular series of the traits and attributes of high performers in the commercial world, today we focus on the business development manager, which has become a critical role for many businesses in recent years. 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