The Crucial Role Of Salary Surveys

Salary surveys are a useful tool for both employers and employees in the food manufacturing sector. These surveys provide valuable insights into salary trends specific to roles and can help organisations to attract and retain top talent. For job seekers and current employees, salary surveys offer critical information to negotiate fair starting salaries, prepare for

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Gearing Up for September: How Food Manufacturers Can Turn the Summer Recruitment Slump into a Strategic Advantage

As the summer draws to a close, many in the food manufacturing industry (companies and candidates alike) might have noticed a familiar slowdown in the recruitment market; a phenomenon we often refer to as the “summer slump.” There are less jobs being advertised, less candidates applying for jobs, delays in setting up interviews, gaining feedback

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Choosing the Right Recruitment Agency For Your Food Manufacturing Business – Looking at Local Versus Specialist Agencies

We know that for a lot of Food Manufacturers, using their in-house talent acquisition team is often the preferred choice for recruitment projects. However for highly confidential roles or for those that prove trickier to fill, partnering with a recruitment agency can give you access to a wider pool of candidates. Here’s a few things

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An Update From Our MD

This month sees us reach a huge milestone for Jarvis Johnson as we celebrate our 25th birthday – our silver anniversary! The Food industry (and the Recruitment industry!) has changed immeasurably since 1999. A while ago, we invested in some external market research and the feedback about Jarvis Johnson was that we were seen as

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JJ Team News!

Here’s a bit of a Team update from JJ HQ! Last month we welcomed a new member of the team; Alison Allsup has joined us as Recruitment Administrator as Carly Hyde has taken on the role of Recruitment Co-ordinator supporting the team with resourcing , setting up interviews and generally being invaluable! Melissa Teece, Recruitment

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Interim Managers Are In Demand!

Jarvis Johnson, the heritage brand in Food Technical Recruitment are thinking longingly of the hot busy summer of 2018 which we spent placing Interim Managers, not just eating popsicles to cool us down! We’ve seen a growing trend for companies needing part-time support in Technical, Specifications and Quality Assurance. We’ve been able to support a number

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Are We All Fishing In Similar Recruitment Pools?

The recruitment landscape is ever-evolving and we have seen a growing trend for Food Manufacturers using in-house talent resource teams to fill their own vacancies using company-branded platforms to attract candidates, combined with LinkedIn sourcing and advertising on Food-specific job boards such as Food Man Jobs and Your Food Jobs. We can’t help but be

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