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​Dealing with a micromanaging boss is a common yet challenging aspect of professional life. It can stifle creativity, hinder personal growth, and create a stressful work environment. Understanding how to navigate this situation effectively is crucial for maintaining job satisf...

Historically, this time of year is one of the busiest for the creative industry.Preparations for Christmas and New Year are well underway, and in some cases reaching theircompletion.​For freelancers, this is usually a bumper time of year full of long hours, fast-pacedenvironme...

Back in 2019, I doubt I would’ve ever asked a candidate during an interview if they were happy to work both onsite and remotely.  It just wasn’t an option then.  The expectation was that everything was done onsite with your team and that was that.Fast forward to 2021, and what...

​If you ask anyone in the creative industry right now, they’ll tell you that it is incredibly busy right now.Our MD, Vicki-Anne, has actually said that she has never seen it be so busy, and I have to agree that in my 18 years of doing this work, this is one of the busiest peri...

​Inevitably at some point in our lives, we apply for a job, we get the job interview(s), and we’re unsuccessful.This can often be a crushing defeat for people, especially when we’re really excited and have an opportunity at ‘the dream job’.I want to share with you two quick st...

Let’s be realistic here; we ALL are going to have people we need to work with - either on a day to day basis or on a freelance basis - that may have us feeling frustrated, annoyed, or anxious.   Vague briefs, moving goal posts and misinterpretation are inevitably going t...

Think back to the last time you were interviewed for a new job opportunity. Chances are you were feeling a mixture of emotions at the time. Excitement. Nervousness. Anticipation. Anxiousness. All of these are completely natural and normal. The interview process itself is...

If 2020 showed us one thing, it was that we are adaptable, innovative, and flexible.In a situation where sitting together was not an option, studios who had previously said it was impossible to work remotely found a way to do it.  Literally weeks before our first lockdown Marc...

Gemma had been with the same company for nine years before she was let go. Nine years!  Yes, that’s a long time to give your loyalty to one company and then to be told one day that, sorry, you’re no longer needed. I don’t think there is a single creative out there who do...

The news might be telling you that we’re in a recession but right now it feels like there is opportunity to work for those looking. Even at Creative Recruiters, we’re so much busier right now than what I would’ve personally expected for a recruitment agency in a recession. ...