Happy Birthday to Debbie Burbage Recruitment August marked the 10 year anniversary of Debbie Burbage Recruitment … WOW… and what an amazing journey it has been so far. When I started the business in 2012, I was nervous to go it alone, share my truth with the world, to be able to recruit in the […]

Spreading the Christmas Cheer! Wishing all our wonderful Clients and Candidates a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Debbie Burbage Recruitment Team!

After five years focusing on recruitment in the Finance and Accountancy sector in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire Debbie Burbage Recruitment (DBR) is set to expand into the Commercial sector. Celebrating five years in business is no mean feat for any business, let alone one involved in employment bearing in mind the economic climate and coming […]

Billionaire Boy – David Walliams “Meet Joe Spud, the richest 12 year old in the world.  Joe has everything he could ever want; his own Formula One racing car, a thousand pairs of trainers, even an orang-utan for a butler! Yes, Joe has everything he wants, but there’s just one thing he really needs: a […]

Are you putting enough thought into your image when you turn up for a job interview? A candidate is most likely to spend around an hour getting ready for an interview, decides on the outfit two days before and can spend up to £100 on new clothes to make the right first impression. While women take slightly longer […]

Interviews and competency questions… Competency questions have become so popular for many interviewers that opening questions such as ‘tell me about a time’, or ‘give an example of how’, have become an almost integral part of the interview process. Instead of being asked to speculate what they would do in certain situations, candidates are asked […]

With the Conservatives taking the country’s reins for the next five years, we’re taking a look at the pledges of the winning party and how these may affect the UK’s job market… We’ve already experienced big changes since the election, with record numbers of jobs going live online following the big day. It’s clear businesses […]

Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies. Staff placements continue to rise strongly… March survey data highlighted further marked growth of recruitment activity across the UK. Permanent […]