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20.12.2011  
What does the Autumn Statement mean for us ...

The Chancellor, George Osborne recently delivered the Autumn Statement, which generated a huge amount of press and totally divergent coverage and comment. But what is the Autumn Statement and what does it mean for us? .....

   
09.12.2011  
Sewell Moorhouse continues to grow...

The last couple of months have seen many successes across all four offices for Sewell Moorhouse and subsequently a few new faces have recently joined the team. Continued growth in Sheffield has led .....

   
06.12.2011  
Movember No More...

Not one to shy away from a challenge or a good cause for that matter, Ryan Dyer from our Leeds office joined the thousands of other males throughout .....

   
30.11.2011  
Inaugural North West Finance Director Awards honours the region’s elite ...

The first North West Finance Director Awards last night honoured the region’s leading Finance Directors at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the landmark Hilton Deansgate in Manchester. The awards seek to recognise the .....

   
16.11.2011  
Digging for Good News ...

What is the government’s plan to get the economy moving and people back into work, and where’s the good news for Doncaster? .....

   
21.10.2011  
South Yorkshire export drive ...

The drive to get South Yorkshire businesses exporting more, following recent events such as the open day held by UK Trade and Investment Yorkshire and .....

   
05.10.2011  
Working with the future! ...

As you may have noticed I will always look for the upside whatever is happening in my world! So with that philosophy, at Sewell Recruitment Group we are always looking for ways to make a difference for .....

   
03.10.2011  
Opportunities for school leavers...

With the recent A-levels results revealing another record year of passes some major, prestigious, employers are increasingly targeting sixth formers as immediate recruits. All of the ‘big four’ accountancy .....

   
22.09.2011  
Yorkshire Finance Director Awards celebrate a decade of success...

Yorkshire Finance Director Awards celebrate a decade of success The Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards which last night celebrated its 10th anniversary, honoured the region’s leading Finance Directors at the prestigious awards ceremony held at Rudding Park, Harrogate. . . .....

   
15.06.2011  
‘Think You Know Football’ competition winners...

As the football season makes way for the summer sports of tennis and F1 we are pleased to announce the winners of our ‘Think You Know Football’ competition for 2010/11. . .....

   
15.04.2011  
The search for ‘mini-me’?

Birds of a feather flock together or so the age old saying goes and many may think that there is nothing particularly wrong with this or indeed that it is in fact positive. .....

   
14.04.2011  
2011 North West Finance Director Awards

A PRESTIGIOUS awards ceremony, recognising talented finance directors across the North West, has been launched in the region today following a decade of success in Yorkshire. ....

   
14.04.2011  
2011 Yorkshire Finance Director Awards

THE region's elite finance directors are to be honoured through the 2011 Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards, which have been launched today. ....

   
18.03.2011  
Manufacturing & Engineering Sector Confidence Grows

Encouraging figures for the first quarter of 2011 regarding fewer manufacturing and engineering businesses going into administration than 12 months ago, highligh ....

   
28.02.2011  
Apprenticeships

As we have seen countless times in the national news, one of the effects of the recession has been that unemployment amongst those under the age of 21 is now at record levels and if not tackled in a coherent and ....

   
25.11.2010  
Private Sector Jobs Boost

The recent Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) autumn Labour Market Outlook survey has predicted that private sector job creation will ....

   
29.10.2010  
Retailer leads the way

Many businesses have faced financial pressures over the last couple of years which has lead to some new and creative ways of incentivising employees for ....

   
23.9.2010  
Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards 2010

THE region’s elite finance directors were honoured at the Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards 2010 last night. ....

   
30.08.2010  
The future of job creation?

As part of the economic recovery the coalition government has called for job creation to be driven by the private sector, but how likely is this given the impending demise of the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs)? ....

   
02.08.2010  
The ‘entrepreneur’

July has been a busy month for official statistics around the economy and in employment. July’s ‘Office for National Statistics’ figures show a slight drop in the number of people out of work. Between March and May the....

   
08.07.2010  
2010 FD of the Year Awards: FDs at front of queue for top jobs

FINANCE directors are emerging from the recession in a strong position to take the top job at organisations, according to one of the region's leading recruitment consultants. Cliff Sewell, chief executive of Sewell Moorhouse, believes that ....

   
18.06.2010  
“Think You Know Football?” Competition Winner.

Not only did the month of June see the start of the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa, but it also saw another major event in the world football calendar… the presentation to the winner of ....

   
18.06.2010  
Ready for the surge?

Volcanic dust may have proved to be quite a distraction from many of our day to day business lives but don’t let this particular cloud hide the interesting recent ....

   
18.06.2010  
Just a game…?

It’s that time of year again… not only are most of us planning trips to Spain and ditching the winter tank top in favour of more appropriate summer attire but ...

   
15.06.2010  
Sewell Group keeps on growing

We are delighted to introduce a number of new recruits across the Sewell Group. Firstly, we would like to welcome Ryan Dyer who has joined the Sewell Moorhouse business in our ...

   
23.05.2010  
Recruitment Consultancy of the Year Award

Business professionals from across Yorkshire gathered to celebrate individuals of outstanding achievement and success at Leeds’ popular......

   
24.02.2010  
Harmless Fun…?

‘Social Networking’ … what’s it all about then? Facebook has already taken the world by storm, Twitter is used by everyone I know and according to some......

   
01.02.2010  
Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards launched

THE CREAM of professionals looking after the finances of Yorkshire companies are to be celebrated at the 2010 Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards. Sponsored by......

   
26.01.2010  
Vile 2010?

2010 is now here, the snow has largely gone (well for now at least!) and we can all now turn our attention to speculating what the year ahead will bring. Last week I was lucky enough to be in the company of .......

   
19.01.2010  
New Year, New starters!!!

With the New Year now on its way Sewell Moorhouse are delighted to announce the first of their new starters for 2010. Dale Spink has joined them and will be working in the Doncaster office with immediate effect. Dale joins the business with .......

   
11.01.2010  
Mums the Word …..

Sewell Moorhouse is very pleased to welcome back into their Doncaster office Claire Lukey and Bev Wilkinson. Both Mums’ have recently returned to work from maternity leave. Claire had twin .......

   
15.12.2009  
Sewell Moorhouse is simply the best …..

And that’s not just what we think either, after winning the coveted ‘Recruitment Consultancy of the Year 2009’ at the Endless St Nick’s awards in Leeds last night the business world agree with us! In its fourth year the St Nick’s awards .......

   
07.12.2009  
Sewell Moorhouse Awards Dinner .....

The inaugural Sewell Moorhouse Awards Dinner took place on Friday 4th December at a glittering black tie event held at The Kenwood Hall in Sheffield. The event was a celebration of the company’s successes in 2009 with .......

   
24.11.2009  
Have fun... but not too much!

2009 has been a bit of a slog for many of us in business in the UK and I can hear the distant clinking of glasses and shrieks of relief that are just around the corner as we all speed head long towards 2010 and our respective end of year or Christmas office .......

   
29.10.2009  
‘V’ or ‘W’?

So far the news headlines of 2009 have been little more than a barrage of bad news predictions about the impending disaster we are apparently facing with regards to .......

   
02.10.2009  
The Royal Albert Hall receives a visit from our very own Lissie

We are not always quick to shout about our non-business successes but on this occasion we really are thrilled to let everyone know that Lis Reed, Administrator at our Sheffield Office, and our longest serving member of .......

   
25.09.2009  
‘Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning 2009’

Yesterday saw Sewell Moorhouse employees supporting this years Macmillan Cancer Support ‘Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning 2009’ event. Staff brought in homemade cakes and biscuits for sale and a bought raffle.......

   
24.09.2009  
Finance Director of the Year Awards 2009

This region’s elite Finance Directors were honoured at the Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards 2009, which took place at Rudding Park last night. Compered by Michael Taylor from Insider, the event, now in its eighth year, is the leading .......

   
30.08.2009  
The Optimistic Accountant!

I am sure that my dear friends in the local accountancy community would forgive me for suggesting that they aren’t traditionally revered as the most optimistic of Professions. In fact, they are paid to exercise “professional caution” and .......

   
06.07.2009  
Temping – the new Permanent?

It is undeniable that over the last twelve months we have seen a marked up turn in the number of ‘white collar’ workers being made redundant. The good news is - If you're ever in a transitional period in which you are not working in your career.......

   
17.05.2009  
Expenses… fact or fiction?

You cannot have failed to have seen the recent headlines about MP’s expenses and few people that I have spoken to fail to have an opinion on .....

   
11.05.2009  
Retiring at 65 is increasingly becoming an old fashioned idea

Indeed, many businesses across the UK waited for the ruling of a landmark legal challenge regarding age discrimination which concluded in the European Court of Justice in September 2008 .....

   
26.04.2009  
Unemployment - the facts

Gloom, gloom and more gloom… that’s the way it appears at the moment. Especially in light of the recent Labour Force Survey (LFS) statistics that show unemployment in the UK recently topping 2 million. Indeed, if you believe some economic .....

   
23.04.2009  
Should i stay or should i go You have just landed your dream job and you’re ecstatic, you have told all your friends and family, met the new team you will be working with and are all set to join. All you need do now is hand in your notice and negotiate a start .....
   
24.02.2009  
Finance - The Changing Dynamic On a number of occasions, I have commented on the changing role of the accountant. The traditional perception of the accountant as a ‘bean counter’ is long since dead, and in the forward looking organisation, the finance team is increasingly called upon to .....
   
12.11.2008  
Grasp the Opportunity ‘Is now a good time to be looking for a job?’ is something that is often asked in times of change and instability? Well, there is certainly not a standard answer as every one and every business is different. There is certainly .....
   
18.10.2008  
Credit Crunch The Chinese maxim “may you live in interesting times” was traditionally meant as a curse, but I’m sure the ancient Chinese could never have envisaged it would be used to refer to the .....
   
25.09.2008  
ASDA CEO applauds Yorkshire’s top finance directors The region’s elite finance directors were honoured at the Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards 2008, which took place at Rudding Park in Harrogate last night. The event, now in its seventh year, is the leading competition of its kind in Yorkshire and is sponsored by .....
   
23.09.2008  
Are your people working for you? In an increasingly service-led economy, companies spend more and more on their marketing and branding. Competition is rife, consumer choice is vast and customers’ expectations continue to rise and rise. The response is normally costly investment in branding .....
   
17.09.2008  
Can you outrun the Lions? Two holidaymakers were on safari in Kenya when their vehicle broke down. Quickly running out of food and water they decided that there was nothing else for it but to walk to the next village. Three hours into their trek they came across a hungry looking lion .....
   
28.08.2008  
Here is the place to be! As we all know Sheffield and the surrounding districts have over the years been under pressure from the decline of the manufacturing and engineering sectors and
   
Hunting the rare breed - The passive job seeker At the moment many businesses have got job seekers banging on their doors, looking for employment opportunities – and it is easy to think that this is a good thing. Indeed many would be forgiven for enthusiastically saying “Isn’t it fantastic that .....
   
20.08.2008  
Sheffield Expansion Sewell Moorhouse is experiencing exciting times, opening their Manchester office this year and planning to launch in Hull and Newcastle in 08/09. However, the ........
 
14.08.2008  
Sewell Moorhouse Summer Party Extravaganza The company BBQ was held at Sheffield Tigers RUFC on a sunny day in June, well the best day the British weather had to offer! The event was open to all employees, their partners and children. A few even ........
 
22.07.2008  
Sewell Moorhouse on Faking it Many of you will have watched the “The Apprentice” recently on BBC2. Were you amazed to see the eventual winner facing humiliation after ........