Diary of a recruitment entrepreneur
MACSTAFF BLOG
September 9, 2021
Anthony McCormack discusses the growing skills shortage in the UK and argues that neither of the two main political parties want it resolved.
May 12, 2021
The post pandemic economic recovery is in top gear in the UK. Anthony McCormack says it's going to be a busy few months ahead.
May 7, 2021
Macstaff’s named charity, the Trauma Recovery Centre is 10 years old and I wanted to congratulate them for their amazing achievements.
February 16, 2021
Macstaff are proud members of many organisations. Why does Macstaff MD Anthony McCormack believe they are so important?
December 30, 2020
Macstaff MD Anthony McCormack provides some much-needed positivity as we say 'hello' to 2021 and a new year.
December 29, 2020
Macstaff MD Anthony McCormack reviews a 2020 that nobody will ever forget as a pandemic rocked the recruitment industry - and many others too.
October 20, 2020
Recent figures show there are 1.2 millions jobs currently available in the UK. But that surprising number certainly does not tell the full story.
October 13, 2020
Six months after Macstaff were ‘presented’ with the prestigious TEAM Member of the Year award, MD Anthony McCormack finally got the silverware in his hands to celebrate properly.
September 24, 2020
In the post-Brexit landscape, MD Anthony McCormack says to job candidates: Why limit your employment options to the UK or the EU when Britain is moving towards working collaboratively with the rest of the world?
September 24, 2020
Macstaff are now able to leverage the power of NPA's global network to source candidates on a global scale, to fill positions in the UK and around the world.
September 2, 2020
Macstaff has received praise for its social media output from Firefish Software's ‘Six recruitment agencies that do Twitter right’.
August 18, 2020
Are you worth more than what you are getting paid? Finding the answer to that question is a tough ask. Anthony McCormack gives some ideas as the best way to go about finding the answer and crucially, how to keep salary issues in perspective while doing so.
August 12, 2020
The trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic may well have forced people to concentrate short-term but Anthony McCormack argues that working on a long-term plan is still extremely important.
July 21, 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hoping the country can build its way out of an impending recession. Anthony McCormack looks at the economic and political policies that could make that happen...or not.
July 2, 2020
Macstaff are delighted to announce a new partnership with didi rugby and MD Anthony McCormack has known their founder and CEO all of his life...quite literally.
June 25, 2020
A day in the life of a global recruiter is challenging, varied and fast-paced. And dealing with so many time zones keeps Anthony McCormack on his toes.
June 17, 2020
Macstaff MD Anthony McCormack finds response rates to job applications are going sky high as the UK's furlough scheme starts to wind down
May 27, 2020
With COVID-19 having a huge effect on the recruitment industry, Macstaff and Mosaic have invested in a new interview software that makes the 'remote' online interview a whole lot easier for both clients and candidates alike.
April 20, 2020
As the UK looks tentatively towards an end to coronavirus lockdown, Anthony McCormack says there are some big questions facing a construction industry which has clear and obvious problems enforcing social distancing. Careful and informed decisions are now needed.
April 1, 2020
Macstaff is proud to announce a working partnership with the Trauma Recovery Centre (TRC), its first charity support work. Macstaff MD Anthony McCormack explains why the venue is close to his heart.