Currently avaliable candidate – Senior Design Engineer, in the Worcestershire area, South Midlands, Gloustershire – avaliable immediate – salary to be discussed. Profile Senior Mechanical Design Engineer based in Worcestershire with 30+ years’ experience within heavy engineering, mining equipment and large fabricated machinery environments. Time-served apprentice with strong background in 3D mechanical design, technical drawings, layout… Read More
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Ten years. A whole decade of running a business that started with me sitting at a computer on the first of January, writing the copy for a website I’d already secretly bought years before. Back then, I wasn’t building an empire. I was trying to build something that made sense for me, for clients, for candidates,… Read More
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This is the ultimate pack for job hunters, guides, templates and thoughts to help you with your job-hunting journey. Especially if you’re a standard job seeker and think, “This isn’t the same as I remember,” you’re right. I’ve been in recruitment for over 21 years, and it has changed a lot. But the basics are still… Read More
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You’ve got the right candidate! After interviews, and applications and writing jobs adverts, deciding what you like. You have found the person you want to offer! Congratulations! It’s easy right, we just bung them an offer right now, salary, and a date to start – and off we go? Getting this bit right, will set the candidate… Read More
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February is a month that feels normal – but is only 28 days long. As a part of my project this year to give some sort of sanity check to each recruitment business month, here are my February thoughts. Like January, I am checking myself to see if my workings are correct, and so far, Q1… Read More
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Time flies when you’re helping businesses find the right engineering talent! Thomas Lee Recruitment has now been in business for nine years, and after two decades in engineering recruitment, I’ve seen how hiring trends, candidate expectations, and industry needs have evolved. Here are some of the biggest lessons we’ve learned about hiring engineers—and what companies can… Read More
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At the moment, I think every recruiter and hiring manager is discovering something of a pickle with the hiring market. And with over 1 million jobs on the market live. What is really going on? Every conversation with hiring managers since June has been about the mystery of where the candidates are. See we all had… Read More
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Recruitment costs are usually judged by the number written on an agency invoice. That makes sense. The fee is visible. It is easy to measure, easy to question and easy to try to avoid. But the cost of leaving an important vacancy open is much harder to see. It is spread across the business through lost… Read More
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Interviews aren’t just about proving you’re the right fit for a job—they’re also your chance to assess whether the company is the right fit for you. While every role has its pros and cons, certain red flags can signal deeper issues that could make you regret accepting an offer. At Thomas Lee Recruitment, we’ve worked with… Read More
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