As people who work in the hospitality industry, the one thing we rarely experience is the 9 to 5 grind. Few of us have gone through the “Sunday Scaries”, dreading waking up on a Monday morning and having to deal with a job or a boss, we simply cannot stand.

At the weekend, memes appear on Facebook like… “You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps”, or “When people ask how I handle this job…. I’M DEAD INSIDE”, accompanied by a picture of someone from Ricky Gervais’ The Office.

Despite many of us not experiencing that ‘Sunday night...

As if interviews aren’t hard enough already, those pesky people who are looking to employ you, tend to throw in some hard questions too; I mean, it’s not like the interview process isn’t hard enough already.

So, the team here at Paramount Personnel have got together and come up with the best way of answering those darn tricky questions, enjoy!

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS…

The reason this question is asked is to find out if you’re self-aware and authentic. It’s about figuring out how you think and operate.

When answering it, consider using words that describe the way that you think. Mentioning that...

We’re still in January and the “New Year New You” vibe, remains strong. At this time of the year, a career move can be at the forefront of your mind.

Finding a new job is exciting; it’s fun and exhilarating all at the same time. What tends to be a trickier task though, is resigning from your current job.

If your career move has been brought about because of the current position you hold, and your lack of love for it, we highly recommend that you think very hard about the way that you resign....

We're very proud to say that we have renewed our membership and we continue to be Disability Confident Committed. Through this scheme, the Government are working with employers to ensure that disabled people and those with long term health conditions, have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The tools, guidance, advice and recognition of this scheme are aimed to help employers to recruit and retain from the widest possible pool of talent and help them keep valuable skills and experience. 

The guidance covering this entire topic can be found here - Employing disabled people and people with health conditions.

The...

I dread this question and I think most of us do, but some interviewers will still ask it, so it is best to be prepared for it rather than trying to think on your feet.

Personally, we here at Paramount Personnel believe in honesty; if you don’t have a clue where you see yourself in five years, it might be prudent to answer something like this, “As someone who is looking to learn as much as I can when I’m here, hopefully in a year or two, I'll have a better idea of what...

Who cares if I swear on Facebook, it’s only between me and my mates?

We’ll tell you who cares, your employer… or more importantly, any potential future employer!

You’re not doing anything illegal by posting slightly naughty words or the odd risqué picture or quote on your Facebook page, but you should really bare in mind, how other people might see it.

Put it this way, if you’re up against another candidate for a job, who has as much experience as you and equal the amount of qualifications, it’s a fair bet that your potential new employer will pick the one of you,...

Christmas Opening Hours 2018

Our office will be open as follows over the Christmas and New Year:-

Monday, 17th December to Friday, 21st December - 8.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Monday, 24th December - 8.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m
Tuesday, 25th December 2018 to Tuesday, 1st January 2019 - CLOSED 
Wednesday, 2nd January 2018 - normal hours of 8.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.

Please note that our "out-of-hours" contact number will not be operational over the holiday period, instead it will be an answerphone service.

From all the team at Paramount Personnel may we take this opportunity to wish you a Very Happy Christmas & New Year. 

HERE AT PARAMOUNT PERSONNEL, WE LIKE TO REWARD PEOPLE. SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE £100???

We're always on the look out for quality people to work for a number of our clients. If you know someone who you think would be suitable, then all you need to do is introduce them to us and you could earn £100.00!*

As we all know, the festive period is an expensive time of the year, with presents to buy for friends & family and Christmas food to pay for as well. With that in mind, who doesn't need a little extra cash, eh?

Then, as...