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The Government's Water Sustainability Goals: A Path Towards a Greener Future
The UK is increasingly focused on sustainable water management as it faces mounting challenges, including climate change, population growth, and aging infrastructure.
The Government's Water Sustainability Goals:
The UK is increasingly focused on sustainable water management as it faces mounting challenges, including climate change, population growth, and aging infrastructure.
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Northern Irish Brothers Fulfil Lifelong Dream of Running a Recruitment Business Together
Urban Connect, a leading Construction & Engineering recruitment firm headquartered in Manchester, and backed by James Caan CBE’s recruitment investment firm, Recruitment Entrepreneur, proudly announces the addition of Stephen Kerr joining as Director & Head of IT Recruitment.
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What a difference a day makes
This blog is a personal account of observations so far in this pandemic and a look into the future. There is little doubt post-Covid19 will bring about technological, social and business change for us all.
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Keeping your clients - a recruiters guide
Forging strong relationships with your recruitment clients brings benefits to both sides.
Here, I will share some of our tips to help fellow recruiters best manage their client relationships.
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Blood, sweat and beers: My first six months at Urban Connect
I embarked on my recruitment career and joined Urban Connect on the 1st of April 2019, not really knowing what would be in store for me. A leap of faith you might call it, a gamble, perhaps even a jump into the unknown.
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Stagnation, success and sushi: My first six months at Urban Connect
Having been with my previous company for six years, the prospect of leaving and joining a new start-up was at first a little daunting - but also very exciting! I had become a little stagnant in my previous role, my motivation had reduced, and I'd begun to find myself going through the motions a little.
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Strangers on a train
Adam Brazier recently joined Urban Connect as a consultant specialising in Architecture. But this isn’t the usual ‘employer meets employee’ story. Instead of LinkedIn or Indeed, Founding Director of Urban Connect Andrew Kerr recruited Adam on the commuter train from Manchester to Crewe.
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The North West leads the UK's housing construction industry
The North West is leading the way in the UK’s housing construction industry, thanks to increasing property demand and ambitious government housing initiatives. At the end of 2018, the Office of National Statistics reported a rise in the construction industry across the UK, compared to the previous year’s output.
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