A couple of weeks ago, we recruited for an entry-level administration role ➜ 5,377 views ➜ 1,113 applications Those numbers tell a story: The timing reflects what we're seeing across recruitment generally. UK vacancies have fallen to around 707,000 (the lowest level since early 2021), while there are now around 2.5 unemployed people for every vacancy. The result? A much more competitive market than we've seen for several years. What surprised us most wasn't the volume of applications...It...
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We asked what matters most in a new role, and flexibility won comfortably. Pay still matters - it's a whisker behind progression - but it's no longer the thing people lead with. Which sounds very 2026, until you look back. In the early 1990s, surveys put good wages firmly at the top of what workers wanted. But go back to the 1940s and workers ranked interesting work and feeling valued above pay. For employers, the takeaway is simple: if your pitch is built on salary alone, you're answering a...
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Some news we're proud to share. Liberty Towers Ltd has been named as a supplier on Government Commercial Agency's RM6394 Executive & Non-Executive Search 3 framework. We've been appointed to Lot 1: Executive Search - Grade 6, SCS1 & SCS2 (and equivalents), which means we can support public-sector organisations across the UK with senior executive search at Grade 6, Deputy Director and Director level (or equivalent). Central government, regulators, the NHS, local authorities, universities...
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