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January 30, 2026

What Makes a Great Temp? A Recruiter’s Perspective.

As a recruiter, I’ve worked with hundreds of temporary workers across different industries. Some are fine, some struggle, and a few really stand out. Those are […]
January 22, 2026

How to Answer: “Do You Have Any Questions For Us?”

“Do you have any questions for us?” appears at first look to be a pretty innocuous question, but the opportunity to completely knock your interview out […]
December 11, 2025

How to Answer: “Why Would You Like To Work For Us?”

The next most posed question can be asked a multitude of ways, “Why would you like to work for us?” or “What do you know about […]
November 12, 2025

How to Answer: “Tell me about yourself?”

We receive the same questions again and again when someone is preparing for interviews. It’s surprising how the simplest of questions can leave us second-guessing ourselves. […]
September 9, 2025

Should I use AI to write my CV?

With the time of year and more and more graduates coming to the market after having a great summer and now job searching is the priority, […]
September 23, 2024

Celebrating 20 Years of Recruitment Excellence

20 years! It doesn’t sound like so many now.  I remember our first birthday and if you told me then that we’d celebrate 20 years I […]
June 22, 2023

Protecting yourself from recruitment scams

There has recently been a significant rise in jobs scams, often featuring fraudsters impersonating recruitment companies or consultants. At Gilligan Black Recruitment, we are making every […]
October 24, 2019

What makes a good Chefs CV?

10 simple tips to get a potential employer interested Clarity: Be concise, the chances are that anyone looking at your CV has already looked at, or […]
April 4, 2019

What the Recruitment Process looks like

What the Recruitment Process looks like – for Client and Candidate      A little bit about me…. My Recruitment Story began in 2005. Leaving University I […]