THE JOB HUNTING TIPS EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW

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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Even when candidates are high demand, landing your ideal new job is still a daunting challenge. Thorough research and planning are fundamental to success, but it is often the small details and lesser-known hints and tips that will give you the edge over the competition.

Select your opportunities

Strike that tricky balance between applying for suitable opportunities that you are genuinely interested and going for several different (yet relevant) roles at the same time. Many vacancies will attract a high number of applications, but the more opportunities that you apply for, the more chance you are giving yourself to hone your job-hunting skills.

Tailor your CV

No two roles are exactly the same so it stands to reason that your CV should be different for each vacancy that you apply for. Making small changes and improvements to tailor your CV to each opportunity is one of the best things you can do to increase your chances of standing out from the crowd.

Make connections

Job websites are a key part of any candidate’s search, but a great option is to connect with specialist recruiters in your particular field and geographic area via LinkedIn – many post jobs and opportunities to their networks first which can give you a real head-start on the competition and allow you to reach out and make contact which can often pay dividends.

Give us a call

And speaking of which, sometimes a good old fashioned phone call really does the trick! It’s a great way to build a rapport with a recruiter and will give you the opportunity to sell yourself, your skills and experience and enable a good consultant to have you front of mind with a suitable opportunity comes up.

Sharp Consultancy specialises in the recruitment of temporary, interim and permanent finance and accountancy professionals. With offices in Leeds and Sheffield our highly experienced team of consultants recruit for positions throughout Yorkshire and beyond. CONTACT US today to find out more.