Blog Archives: BridgewaterUK

Time to Reflect: Where is Your Career Heading?

Your career is a huge part of your life so you need to make sure that you are managing it effectively. To a…

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Working for a Large Company vs. Working for a Small Company: The Pros and Cons

When you’re planning your next career move, there are lots of things you need to weigh up: the industry, your salary expectations, what…

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Bridgewater Employee Rewards and Awards – July

We’ve been celebrating again here at Bridgewater HQ! Our team all work extremely hard and we like to make sure that everyone’s achievements…

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A Counter Offer from Your Current Employer: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

You know when you’re good at what you do. It’s nothing to do with being cocky or big-headed, if you bring noticeable results,…

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Work Perks that Help Attract and Retain Employees

In the middle of the last century, once you got a job, what happened to you was pretty predictable. You’d get a salary,…

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Graduate Sales Jobs: Decoding the Good from the Bad

A career in sales could offer you everything you want from a graduate job. Competitive salaries, perks and bonuses, daily challenges and the…

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Graduates Beware of Hoax Hirers

Last week The Mirror reported that job seekers were being targeted by fraudsters who were ripping them off with fake criminal background checks.…

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Make it Personal: Why You Should Tailor Every Job Application

Job hunting can take a while – you need to navigate your way through hundreds of adverts and send out A LOT of…

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Reading Between the Lines: Analysing Job Ads to Boost Your Application

We all have our own little ways of doing things. The jury will always be out on whether it's milk before water or…

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What’s the Average Salary in your Region?

Does where you live have an impact on your earning potential? The simple answer is yes. Based on a sample of 1.7 million…

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What Makes a Good Team Player? – 8 Key Qualities

The success of every business is driven by teams of people. It makes perfect sense that we achieve more by working together than…

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Researching Skills: Why They’re Important in Every Career

How you use your researching skills at work does depend on your role, but there's one thing for sure, you need them! Your…

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Best of Bridgewater June Awards and Celebrations

We know the importance of recognising and celebrating our employees' hard work on a regular basis and as part of our new Employee…

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6 Things Employers Want to See on Your CV

Do you want to impress employers with an awesome CV that ticks all of the boxes? Then make sure it has these 6…

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Interview Practice: Can You Ace This Interview?

Have you got an interview coming up? Get some interview practice in by tackling the quiz below. See if you can impress our…

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3 Management Lessons You Can Learn From Sailing

Our CEO Agnes Butterworth has just returned from a sailing holiday in Croatia and she learnt some lessons along the way. Here's her…

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Researching Companies: How to Make Sure You Know Your Stuff

Dan Partington is one of our Senior Recruitment Consultants within the Bridgewater Graduates Division. Part of his role includes coaching our candidates through…

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Bridgewater Experts: How to Communicate Professionally Throughout Your Job Hunt

Melissa Jones, one of our Business Coordinators here at Bridgewater, is a pro when it comes to communication. Here she offers her advice…

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Employers Take Note: The Power Has Shifted to Candidates in the UK Job Market

The UK unemployment rate is falling, the number of jobs advertised continues to rise and job seekers expect more. New research conducted by…

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Psychometric Tests: 5 Things You Need to Do

With the job market constantly changing and becoming more and more competitive, employers are always coming up with new ways to make sure…

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