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Spreading Joy: Sharp Consultancy’s Annual Easter Egg Drive

​At Sharp Consultancy, our annual Easter Egg Drive has once again brought together our team, clients, and community to support local charities and spread a little cheer. As a finance and accountancy recruitment business rooted in Yorkshire, we’re proud to use our network to give something back—and this year has been no exception.​Led by Tom Davage, Senior Consultant in our South Yorkshire office, our team has been out and about collecting Easter egg donations from our fantastic clients. The generosity shown has been incredible, especially given the ongoing challenges many continue to face. Thanks to everyone who contributed, we were able to deliver meaningful support to three wonderful charities in our region: Paces, a specialist centre supporting children with cerebral palsy and motor disorders; St Luke’s Hospice, which offers compassionate end-of-life care; and The Family Works, a trauma informed, family support project working alongside underprivileged families.​Tom, who organised this year’s initiative, shared: “When you hear the stories from the people working within these charities, it really opens your eyes to the challenges others face. If we can bring a smile to someone’s face—even through something as simple as an Easter egg—it makes it all worthwhile. Every bit of support counts.” Seeing familiar donators from past years and welcoming new ones has been truly heart-warming. It’s a testament to the kind and community-minded nature of the businesses we work with. ​To all our clients who donated, thank you. Your kindness and continued support make this initiative possible and help us make a real difference. If you’d like to get involved next year or learn more about the causes we support, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can keep making a positive impact—one small gesture at a time.​

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​WE’VE GOT RECRUITING OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD ALL WRAPPED UP

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With Christmas fast approaching it can be easy to think that December is just a month for all things festive and there’s little point in searching for that ideal new role or candidate until the New Year. However, rather than simply feasting on mince pies and mulled wine in the run up to the big day, here are our top three tips for making December the most wonderful time of the year for job hunting and recruitment.

Get a head start on the competition

Rather than wait until January before polishing up your CV or registering a vacancy, now is the ideal month to catch up with your recruitment consultant to chat through your options. With that bit of extra time to pull together a (Christmas) cracker of a candidate short-list to interview or to discuss your goals for your next role, the recruitment process can be well underway before the decorations have been packed away.

The gift of time

December can be a month where things start to wind down at work leaving you with a more flexible diary to meet and interview potential new employees. Also, many people find that they have some annual leave that needs to be used up before the end of the year meaning there can be a quick (and convenient) turnaround to setting up and conducting interviews.

And speaking of time

Even once you have found your ideal candidate or landed the perfect new role, there’s still the tricky matter of a notice period – which can be anything from one month to three or even six months - to be negotiated. Kicking of the recruitment and job hunt process a few weeks early can make all the difference!

Merry Christmas!

Sharp Consultancy specialises in the recruitment of temporary, interim and permanent finance professionals.  With offices in Leeds and Sheffield our highly experienced team of consultants recruit for positions throughout Yorkshire and beyond. CONTACT UStoday to discuss your recruitment needs with a member of our team.