For those that know me well, they know it’s not like me to open up and communicate part of my personal life in a public forum such as this. However, I really wanted to share my experience so others could learn from it. Here I go… Sometimes it takes something major to happen, to give you a greater perspective on life.  I was no different. A coupl...

Have you ever felt like your luck has run out? Like everyone else seems to catch a career break, but you’re still sat there waiting for your lucky day to come? It’s very possible that all those people who have been offered great career opportunities might have something in common: a strong personal brand. If you work in the Retail, Consumer and ...

Like all industries, retail is being transformed by new technology and solutions. Retail as an industry will undoubtedly continue to change and transform over the next few years, likely at a faster rate that we have seen previously. However, this will open up many new opportunities for retail professionals who have made the effort to adapt to th...

Where does the ability to continually 'pick ourselves up' and 'dust ourselves off' come from?  And why do some people do it so easily and others struggle? This is something that’s very dear to my heart:  Resilience, or as I affectionally call it, the 'R factor'. I’ve been around the recruitment game for some time and I’ve seen lots of recruiters...

April 2017 marked a decade of fun, challenge, commradery, achievement and hard work at People Equity for Nicola Crocco. People enjoyed reading about Gabby and Nicola's celebration on LinkedIn... "I couldn't be prouder to be celebrating 10 awesome years with Nicola Crocco at People Equity. What an amazing journey with such a talented woman that I...

The face-to-face interview is considered the most important element of the hiring process, and we would tend to agree. But what happens when a candidate doesn’t meet the expectations you have from their CV? There are a number of reasons why a candidate might fail to shine in an interview – nerves can get the better of them, or perhaps they strug...

No one ever said leadership was easy, and even the greatest leaders make mistakes sometimes. Whilst you may not always get it right (and that’s completely ok!), being able to recognise and fix things before they get out of hand is going to be a big plus when navigating the twists and turns of the management journey. Whether you're new to a leade...