Posts tagged "Career development"

14th September 2022

Speed Interview Event!

Speed Interview Event!

Speed Interview Events are back!   On Thursday 29th September, we are hosting a number of employers from the Retail and Hospitality sectors for a day of quick-fire interviews. Each candidate will be given 3 minutes to be interviewed and highlight their great personality, experience and skills before the employer has seen their CV! The morning session will... read more

National Career’s Week 2022!

We have pulled together this short video for National Career’s Week 2022 to showcase some of the occupiers on the King’s Cross Estate and the current employment opportunities they have. Please view our jobs and apply now! #opportunities #employment #career #KXR #kingscross #nationalcareersweek     read more

“It’s the one job I don’t get ‘icky’ about” – Case Study: Working for Havas

Caitlin is working as a Receptionist for Havas. We met with Caitlin to find out how she found the recruitment process, how she is getting on now, what it’s like working for a company like Havas and what she hopes to do in the future.  Caitlin began by explaining that “this job was unexpected”. After... read more

3rd January 2022

New Year, New Career?

New Year, New Career?

Happy New Year from the team at KX Recruit! Some may describe the month of January as ‘the Monday of the year’ – pretty boring, dreary and, not to mention, it takes forever to reach that January paycheck after an expensive Christmas! But Monday’s aren’t all bad. Mondays are a fresh start to the week.... read more

Case Study: KX Recruit x Camden’s Youth Offending Service

King’s Cross Recruit (KXR) and Camden’s Youth Offending Service are working in partnership to pilot a new flexible work experience programme for 16-18 year olds who are within the youth justice system. These young people have often faced various challenges resulting in exclusion or disengagement from education and learning. With the support of the YOS... read more

Why ‘Temping’ Might Be Right For You!

Many job seekers don’t consider temporary work as a first choice when looking for a job due to many reasons, such as lack of security, but it may be time to think about this differently… There are different types of temporary workers; fixed-term, freelance and zero-hours. ‘Fixed-term’ is where a fixed-term contract is agreed from... read more

Case Study: KX Recruit x Camden’s Youth Offending Service

King’s Cross Recruit (KXR) and Camden’s Youth Offending Service are working in partnership to pilot a new flexible work experience programme for 16-18 year olds who are within the youth justice system. These young people have often faced various challenges resulting in exclusion or disengagement from education and learning. With the support of the YOS... read more

Case Study: Why you should be a Recreation Assistant at Better

Andrew Gilbert, Community Sport Manager, describes Better as “An organisation which invests not only in its business but also in its people. Continued training and development opportunities given to staff to provide them with the best opportunity to grow within the business.” Matt Harrison, 22, works at Better Gym Pancras Square. He started his time... read more

5 Top Tips for Starting a New Job

It’s perfectly normal to feel a little nervous starting a new job because it’s hard to know what exactly to expect. Will you pick the job up easily? Will you like your new colleagues? Will your new colleagues like you? ‘Fear of the unknown’ they call it. Here’s some top tips that can help alleviate... read more

Returning to work? Mums the word.

Approximately 900,000 new parents have taken either maternity, paternity or shared parental leave in the past year. Yet, research shows that less than a fifth of new mums felt happy and confident about returning to work; it’s understandable why new parents taking a break from the workplace, or working part time in order to care for others is... read more