Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Join us!


Personality, drive & enthusiasm are needed for this position. Great opportunity to be trained from scratch. If you are interested in recruitment & believe you have what it takes, click here for more information & apply!




Monday, 11 March 2013

Cake Monday 11th March


We race (electronically) and the loser has to bake a cake to feed the office. 
Why? because we like cake.
Who? everyone in the office. No one gets out of it.
When? 1st Monday of the month.
The rules: you make the cake yourself, without any help. You can't 'repeat' a cake. Your cake will be judged on presentation, difficulty and taste, and marked out of 10 by each colleague.

'Enterprise Recruitment Cake' by George. A victoria sponge divided into 4 'sunset' colours, filled with vanilla & lemon curd buttercream, covered with rolled fondant, and topped with the Company logo made out of modelling paste. A ribbon made out of fondant provided a trim to the cake and the cake board was also covered to complete the look. Her blender broke mid-cake so much of the 'beating' had to be done by hand. 

The verdict: This cake split the office into 2 camps; those that like icing & those that don't, those that liked the interior colours & those that didn't. Comments included, "the colours put me off to be honest", "the icing was too sweet", and "I'm not a fan of the lemon". On the positive side, the presentation of the cake was well received. 

'Enterprise Recruitment Cake' Average Score: 7.1



Next month: Jess is back in the game.

Monday, 4 March 2013

Skiing - French Alps

Having achieved our winter recruitment target, the team hit the slopes of Morillon in France for a weekend of skiing (and beverage consumption):




Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Recruitment in a Spin?

It had been on the cards for a while. Those who are gym regulars were looking forward to a private spin class. Those who aren't, weren't. 

The result? It was great fun, energetic, and the spin instructor was bonkers. Lessons learnt? Towels definitely work better after a shower than sweaty gym kit. Won't forget to take a towel next time.





Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Graduate Engineering & Technology Fair - University of Southampton

Graduate recruitment is busy. We are actively placing Undergraduates into 2013 Graduate jobs. 

We are looking forward to meeting the Engineering & Technology students and alumni of the University of Southampton next week and talking through careers, clients, and job vacancies.


Monday, 4 February 2013

Cake Monday 4th February


We race (electronically) and the loser has to bake a cake to feed the office. 
Why? because we like cake.
Who? everyone in the office. No one gets out of it.
When? every Monday.
The rules: you make the cake yourself, without any help. You can't 'repeat' a cake. Your cake will be judged on presentation, difficulty and taste, and marked out of 10 by each colleague.

'Lemon Curd Sponge Cake' by Jake. Jake made two cakes at the weekend. The first, never made it into the office and was described by Jake as a 'flat and greasy batter' (mmm, delicious). Despite not seeing this cake, we were impressed that he peeled and crushed almonds (especially when you can buy packets of ready chopped almonds and ground almonds). He then adapted the original recipe and made a fresh cake from scratch which was presented to us this morning. We didn't like to ask how many hours he spent baking yesterday.

The Verdict: The sponge was dense and moist, and the mascapone topping complimented the lemon curd filling. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the cake and seconds will be had. The cake was delicious and we overlooked the 'top tips' he received from a family member for the 2nd cake following his initial cake disaster. 

'Lemon Curd Sponge Cake' Average Score: 7


Next month: George, for the 3rd time. Taq can breathe a sigh of relief for another month.