7 June 2011
After a recent study into job seekers behaviour (Guru Careers), it has been found that 83% of applicants to a job vacancy are not suitable for the position they apply for. Recruiting for a new position in any business is a timely exercise and with this amount of unsuitable people applying for the vacancy, does [...]
23 May 2011
It seems it is important to remember that it is not only the candidate who needs to prepare for an interview… but the interviewer. Poor Preparation (42%) and irrelevant questions (43%) have been identified as the most off-putting interviewer habits, and this lack of effort is reportedly causing stress. With over a third of interviewers [...]
12 May 2011
REC exam success for Jodie The Clitheroe Advertiser reports on Jodie’s success Jodie was one of Four young recruiters to pass the REC exam from Cummins Mellor. Cummins Mellor are committed to training and development. Read more >>
27 April 2011
Cummins Mellor Recruitment is pleased to announce the third senior appointment this year. Caroline Medcalfe has joined the Accrington based recruitment agency as a Legal & Finance recruiter. Caroline’s appointment will strengthen CMR’s Accountancy and Finance Division. She will work closely with head of Accountancy & Finance, Vicky Lomas, as a permanent recruiter in the [...]
21 April 2011
Newly Qualified Recruiters Four young recruiters celebrate REC exam success at Cummins Mellor Recruitment. The hard work paid off for Jodie Morgan, Krystina O’Mara, Katie Mellor and Samantha Cobb and they were thrilled to receive their results and REC certificates. All four had studied for 6 months and travelled to Leeds to sit the recruitment [...]
14 April 2011
Work life balance ethos important at Cummins Mellor Cummins Mellor Recruitment received a glowing report from Investors in People after their recent assessment: “Team work was strong across the organisation, creating a very supportive environment especially for new people joining the company. The company were obviously busy however there was no evidence of people [...]
22 March 2011
Cummins Mellor Recruitment is pleased to announce that Adam Pollard has joined the Company as Business Development Manager for Personnel Checks the rapidly expanding Criminal Record Checks division. Adam is a welcome addition to the CRB check team and brings a wealth of sales and business development experience. He will be concentrating on working with [...]
9 March 2011
Senior appointment to the Hospitality Recruitment team
2 March 2011
A: In England and Wales there are normally eight bank and public holidays each year (Scotland has nine, Northern Ireland has ten), but in 2011 there will be an additional public holiday on 29 April to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Workers do not have any specific statutory right to take paid leave on public holidays [...]
16 February 2011
The REC has welcomed the proposed changes to the Freedoms Bill that will facilitate the portability of CRB checks and reduce the categories of roles that will require checks. As a recruitment firm (now in its 21st year of trading) we welcome changes that remove the ‘red tape’ and improve the recruitment process however, as a registered umbrella body for the Criminal Records Bureau our Personnel Checks Division sees the recent proposals from another angle
14 February 2011
Cummins Mellor Recruitment celebrate 21 years in business with the official launch of their fresh new website www.cumminsmellor.co.uk This exciting project has been part of a major rebranding exercise working in partnership with dynamic new web design team Pixel Junction and Equal Web. Managing Director Richard Mellor commented: “Whilst our old web site worked [...]
25 November 2010
June Crossley and her team were thrilled to once again collect the award for Division of the Year June, Katie, Fiona and Jodie receive their Division of the Year Award from local business consultant Tim Bullough who was invited as guest of honour. June Crossley also received the Award for Consultant of the Year. As [...]
25 November 2010
Cummins Mellor recruiters were in buoyant mood at their Annual Presentation held at Clayton Business Park this month. Now in their 20th year of business, the Accrington based Recruitment Company reflected on a year that was “much better than expected” Richard Mellor (Managing Director) commented that: “Difficult decisions had to be made earlier in [...]
19 November 2010
Caring staff at Cummins Mellor Recruitment Agency have committed their support again for the Children In Need charity. Visitors to the agency were greeted by an array of yellow and spotty attire worn by staff to prove that at Cummins Mellor Recruitment, they really do care.
4 November 2010
Kate’s exam success Kate Pilling has recently received a Customer Service Technical certificate after completing a course with the North Lancs Training Group. Not only did Kate pass the course, she excelled in the exam and achieved a fantastic Distinction grade for her efforts. Kate gained a variety of skills on how to [...]
7 October 2010
My client a Global Leader in there filed is looking to recruit a Part Time Purchasing Administrator on a fixed term 6 month contract.