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  • Avaliable candidates – Senior Design Engineer – Worcestershire/South Midlands/Gloustershire

    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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  • Celebrating 10 years in Business!

    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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  • The ULITIMATE Job hunters Pack – Guides, templates and thoughts.

    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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  • Interview Red Flags Every Engineer Should Watch Out For

    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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  • 5 of the best Job hunting online resources

    Remember the lottery saying, you’ve got to be in it to win it. Well, job hunting in post-2020, is pretty much the same. You do need to be here there and everywhere, and job hunting is a job in its own right! I am a recruitment agency, I won’t have everything you are looking for, maybe… Read More

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  • Applying for a job that is a stretch from your current experience.

    If you’re thinking about applying for a role that stretches beyond your current experience, this may help. For example, you might currently be a design engineer looking at a senior design engineer or management position and wondering whether you’re actually ready for it. A lot of people talk themselves out of opportunities before they even apply.… Read More

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  • How to get a response to your application?

    Somewhere in the job applicant market – people are forgetting that you are in competition with other applicants for jobs. You wouldn’t think that was the case, judging by the methodology of some applicants. I guess that sound harsh, but the truth is, applications that are not responded too, isn’t down to the hiring manager or… Read More

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  • What does your application look like via job boards?

    This video did really well on YouTube when I first put it out, even though it’s about 9 years old now. Ever wondered what your application actually looks like when it leaves a job board? This is it. I’m not sure how much platforms like Indeed have changed behind the scenes since then, but the fundamentals… Read More

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  • Going from Contractor to Permanent – issues you may encounter!

    This is an older video, but still very relevant. Moving from contractor to permanent sounds straightforward, but there are a few things that can catch people out. Expectations around salary, flexibility, and how you’re perceived can all shift. What worked as a contractor doesn’t always translate directly into a permanent role. This covers some of the… Read More

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  • Thoughts for Job Hoppers

    One candidate archetype we never really talk about enough is the person who’s had 3–5 jobs in a relatively short period of time and is now struggling to get back on track. The standard advice online often says job hopping is a good thing. And sometimes it is. But sometimes it points to something else entirely.… Read More

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