Cummins Mellor Recruitment

Caroline Medcalfe, Recruitment Consultant at Cummins Mellor, explains ‘in demand’ jobs in the Lancashire Area.   Even though the media is full of doom and gloom stories about rising unemployment and a stagnant economy, here at Cummins Mellor we find certain roles are proving difficult to fill. Legal Industry The Lancashire Personal Injury market is [...]

What’s in your CD player/on your ipod? Songs to run/exercise to.  The Killers, The Prodigy, Kylie and The Gossip and some more embarrassing ones!   For many people that contact Cummins Mellor, you’re the first person they speak to. What’s it important to be aware of when engaging with a client? Any dos or don’ts? Do [...]

Carol Winstanley is the Training/HR Manager at Silicone Engineering and we go ‘under the skin’ to find out more….   My favourite memory as a child is? Playing in the back garden in the snow and running in to put wet gloves on the radiator and grab nice warm ones and run out again.   My favourite food is? Mushrooms [...]

 You’ve got the interview, you’re all prepared…..what sort of questions will you be asked??  Here is a selection of some of the more common interview questions:  What are your reasons for wanting to leave current firm? (Do not be negative/criticise!) Why are you looking to join our firm? What do you know about us? What [...]

Michelle Mellor, Director of Cummins Mellor Recruitment, has flown off to Vietnam to embark on a massive challenge. She will be cycling 400miles from Vietnam to Cambodia with her friend Jacky Godfrey to raise much needed funds for Rosemere Cancer Foundation in memory of her friend Ian Godfrey who lost his battle with Prostate Cancer in July 2010. If you would [...]

Caroline Medcalfe, one of our recruitment experts gives 10 top tips for interview preparation. So, you have secured that elusive interview, now make sure that you secure the job! Without a doubt, the key to a successful interview is preparation. As soon as the interview is arranged, start thinking about your potential new employer, your [...]

Krystina O’Mara explains why using temporary staff can help your business I often hear negative views on temporary workers and think how misguided we are in Britain by the people around us, mainly the media, without really ever knowing the facts. According to the latest figures from the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), the [...]

The Telegraph has an interesting article today announcing that over 55s use brains more efficiently than youth. Take a look at the article here. So if your looking for a job and are less confident due to your age, remember being older makes you wiser!

Caroline Medcalfe, Legal Recruitment Consultant at Cummins Mellor based in Lancashire gives her expert opinion on LLB/LPC graduates looking for their first paralegal role…..   There is hope for LLB/LPC graduates looking for their first Legal role! I am often approached by LLB/LPC graduates with no legal work experience looking for their first paralegal role.  My [...]

Adopt a Plant Update – October   Henrietta (mine) has given birth to 29 baby shoots and leaves from her original 6 leaves!  She has grown 6 cms Caroline’s plant is recovering well from her amputation and the shock with kind thanks to Nadine for rooting powder Michelle’s is flourishing with new growth left, right and [...]

Adopt a plant update September They all appear well loved and cared for, some have been watered a bit too enthusiastically but are settling down with snorkels on. There are shoots blossoming everywhere and thanks to Michelle for plant food in Personnel Checks – it is working Richard I have watered yours Caroline’s plant survived [...]

Richard’s Story- How Cummins Mellor Recruitment Began I started this business in 1990 to pay the gas bill. I was newly married, we had our first child Katie, had a mortgage and all that goes with it, I was managing the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in  Accrington and the hours, especially around Christmas were crippling. It would [...]

So, you’ve applied for your perfect job opportunity, been accepted for an interview, completed the interview with confidence and persuasion, and then the interviewers ask you….. ”Would you like to ask us anything, or like to know any more about our company?”   What do you say? You want them to be impressed by the questions you ask and they [...]

New research has discovered that a lack of preparation is resulting in fear and stress over job interviews. 54% of employer respondents have admitted they have taken an instant dislike to a candidate (poll by moster.co.uk). Make sure you are prepared for that important moment by following our interview tips. You rarely get a second [...]