​Natalie Dunne joined us as MorePeople in February '22, and is now dealing with all professional services roles. These include;HRFinanceITAdminNatalie is regularly in contact with fantastic companies and candidates across the UK, so a great point of contact when you're looking within the industry.​Get to know Natalie...What did you want to be when you were at school?The first thing I remember wanting to be for years was a vet... but I would definitely get far too attached so I don’t think I would last. ​How did you get into recruitment? I fell into it really, a friend mentioned that there was an opportunity at MorePeople so I just went for it with no idea what to expect but I'm glad I did. ​What do you specialise in at MorePeople?I now specialise in Professional Services, so I cover a range of roles like administration, HR, IT and finance across the UK. ​What’s been the biggest challenge you’ve faced since working at MorePeople?For me, I think it’s understanding you can’t control everything all the time and not everything will go the way you expect so learning how to handle that has been tough at times, but you just have to keep going. ​Something on your bucket list you’re hoping to tick off soon?My fiancé, Jake and I are eventually looking at buying a campervan and doing it up so we can spend more weekends away. It’s probably going to be a while yet but one for the future for sure. ​The best piece of advice I've ever been given is…..?One piece of advice I’ve heard a lot recently is just be patient and persistent and you’ll eventually get where you need to be. ​Cats or dogs?100% dogs. I would love to get my current dog Maggie a friend (or two) maybe one day! ​Contact Natalie...01780 480 530natalie.dunne@morepeople.co.ukLinkedIn​​

​As always, we’re super busy working on matching great candidates with our clients and growing MorePeople with amazing people! Now we’re in our new, fit for purpose office we’ve welcomed 4 new members of the team over the past few weeks.Ollie Vayrois a graduate from Sheffield Hallam University in Sports Business Management. He was looking for a career that involved working with people after spending the past 7 years as a Sports Coach, so what better way to do so by speaking with candidates and clients all day! Kate Buckleyis currently a student at RAU studying Real Estate and joins us for a summer placement as a Recruitment Resourcer.Dave O’Sheahas been working in car and beer sales roles since graduating University, and will be looking to use those transferable skills for an exciting career at MorePeople! Tyler Dove also joins us from Sheffield Hallam University after recently graduating in Accounting and Finance! Our newest recruits are busy making their way through the MorePeople academy before finding their permanent homes! ​

​We’ve had our first office graduation this week from our newly structured MorePeople Academy! Natalie Dunne and George Mallender are now settling into their new desks in their world of recruitment. Natalie will be working on our Professional Services desk working on roles within HR, Finance, admin and IT along side Aidan. While George joins Tim on the Rural Professionals desk where he can make the most of his background and expertise from the farming world.Tom Edmondson-Matthews officially took on the role as Head of Academy back in March this year, where he is responsible for the onboarding and training of our new recruits with a proper structure for new starters to make the most of their first 3 months. Tom Edmondson-Matthews, Head of Academy, comments; “It’s great to see our new recruits take to their new careers and come through our training program and onboarding process with the new MorePeople Academy. I hope I’ve given Natalie and George the best possible start at MorePeople and I’m sure that they will go on to do great things. The move to our new offices means we have loads more space for breakout sessions and training and it’s a great time to come and join the team.” We’re always ready to take on new members of the academy and join the MorePeople team in our growing Stamford business! If you’re interested take a look here and get in touch! Natalie Dunne comments on her time in the academy; “I joined MorePeople with no previous experience in recruitment at all so it was a whole new world to me! My time in the Academy meant I could get the best possible start to my career by receiving the support and training from not just Tom, but everyone else at MorePeople too. Naturally, there were areas that I progressed in quicker than others, but the structure of the Academy allowed me to explore those and ensure I was fully prepared and confident when moving onto my permanent desk. The overall onboarding process is one of the best I’ve had at any job and I think those that join us in the future are going to massively benefit by having this brilliant kickstart to their career in recruitment.” It won't be long until our next academy member will be graduating, and new academy places will be taken!​

Any business making strides to truly value its employees and improve their wellbeing should enter for a chance of winning at FPC Fresh Awards 2022. The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) – the UK’s fresh produce trade association – has launched an international HR Initiative Of The Year award as part of its expanded category of accolades up for grabs at this year’s FPC Fresh Awards, which we, MorePeople, are proud to be sponsoring! This brand-new business award recognises Human Resources (HR) teams and individuals worldwide who are resilient in pushing the boundaries of people strategy, achieving new heights in employee engagement, performance management, and more. Companies across the globe are invited to nominate themselves for a chance to take home the prize. The winner will be celebrated at an awards ceremony in London on 16 September 2022. Nigel Jenney, CEO of FPC, reveals: “People are absolutely fundamental to any business. We have introduced this award to recognise those companies that are pushing the boundaries of people strategy. Initiatives that fall under this category will ensure employees feel valued, and could include: support, innovative training, collaboration, workplace wellbeing and flexibility. If you know a business that has an HR initiative that ensures its employees feel valued and increases their wellbeing to maximise collaborative productivity in the workplace, then don’t hesitate to enter before 14 July!” Companies can nominate themselves or a peer here. Multiple Award CategoriesIndustry professionals can enter into multiple awards categories at FPC Fresh Awards 2022 before the deadline of 14 July 2022. The 16 awards cover Individuals, the Supply Chain, Retail Excellence and Business Excellence. Simply nominate yourself, your business, or a peer within the industry for free. The winners will be announced at a glittering black-tie ceremony on 16 September 2022 at The JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. Winners gain unparalleled industry recognition, plus the use of the distinctive FPC Fresh Award-Winning logo on their marketing collateral to reinforce their point of difference.

​We’ve now moved into our colourful new home in Cherryholt House! Our growth plans are well underway, we ran out of space in our Belton Street office, so the only way was to go bigger, and better. We have space to grow the team and develop more ideas and we want to double our headcount in the next three years! Want to be part of the journey? Our CEO Andy states, “There are lots of careers in recruitment but not as many in as strong a position as we are to create opportunities for people where they can make a difference, earn good money, unlock their potential and have fun at the same time. We have been ready to grow our business for some time but the missing piece of the puzzle has been the physical space to do it. Now we have that here. We have worked hard to create an environment that is motivational, and that people want to work in in the heart of Stamford. We want the very best people to join us”. There’s been heavy investment in our new open plan office, the décor reflects our links to horticulture and agriculture with amazing plants around our desks, impressive artificial grass in our break out space, games room and even a beer fridge!​MD Richard Hanwell comments “Creating a workspace and environment where the team can really express themselves was very important to us and our growth, what we have now, we believe, can enable us to attract, retain and improve our team and bring to life our business plan.” If you’re interested in working in recruitment, then get in touch! You can visit our working for us page here, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram to get a feel for life at MorePeople – we’re sure you’ll want to know more!​

​This Friday 1st July marks the first charity match for Bordervillarreal FC, that MorePeople is proud to be sponsoring! Bordervillarreal are “a group of 40 something men helping to generate awareness of men’s mental health via the beautiful game”, and fittingly so the match will be played against Lincolnshire Community Health Services FC (LCHS) in aid of MANUP? and LCHS charities, in which donations will be split.MANUP? are an organisation changing people’s thoughts, opinions and minds about men and mental health, and see that the term ‘man up’ as we all know it, needs to be challenged. Established a year ago by a small group in Stamford who simply wanted to kick a ball about on a Thursday night, with an 'anyone welcome' approach, they've played every week since in all weathers with anything from 6 to 9 aside and now have around 30 people in the group.The team comments; "We continue to promote openness and diversity and appreciate that we all have pressures that we are dealing with. Whilst football gives us a physical outlet, it comes as no surprise that the group has provided an outlet to share what's on our minds and to get ‘stuff out there’. Diverse in our thinking, we respect individuals, encourage openness and honesty to talk and to share but more importantly to listen. This natural approach helped us find MANUP? when we were looking for a great cause to support and promote on our kit and through our fledging social network. We share a similar mindset with their cause in trying to change people's thoughts, opinions and minds about men and mental health."The event is taking place at the Borderville Sports Centre, Ryhall Road, Stamford, PE9 1US, kicking off at 7.45pm on the 4G pitches, with the bar open from half time! Anyone coming to watch can donate to the causes via buckets you’ll see around the pitch. Ross Dennison said…. “Our club captain works in the NHS, and we thought what better cause to also support with our inaugural charity football match at Borderville to celebrate and support the great work that the NHS do day in day out. We hope we get plenty of local support on the night with what is a milestone in the journey of BVFC!”We’re sure you’ll agree what a fantastic event this is for a really important cause, which we are so pleased to be supporting! If you’re local to the area, why not go and check it out. https://www.manup.how/https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/​

​You’ve probably seen it in the news by now – Job vacancies outpace unemployment for the first time...ever?! The unemployment rate fell to 3.7% between January and March, its lowest for almost 50 years, as job openings rose to a new high of 1.3 million, it really is a candidates market, and employers will need to work harder to secure the talent they need. Maybe now is the time that even more organisations will find benefit in reaching out to recruiters to give them a helping hand in finding candidates and taking advantage of our market insights.CEO Andy Fitzmaurice comments;More job vacancies than unemployed people in the UK for the first time since records began? We’ve seen similar rates of unemployment before and obviously, it’s a concern for many employers. The middle management in the food, agriculture and horticulture supply chains where we focus has always had a pronounced shortage of talent to be honest, which is why recruiters like MorePeople exist in the first place. We always have our work cut out when it comes to pipelining talent. We spend most of our time on candidate work – mapping the careers of the best people in the industry so that we are in the right place at the right time to be able to help them. Naturally, we do deal with some ‘active’ candidates who are busy online with their various applications, and these candidates have a lot of choices right now. There are lots of opportunities for active candidates and often an inevitable counteroffer proposal when the resignation comes. All these factors create a perfect storm in to win the race for top talent. Acting fast and having a great recruitment process (and a great recruiter on your side), is key to getting the best people into your business. If you’re unsure how you can improve your odds, then please feel free to give us a call and we can let you know where some of the quick wins may be hiding.If you're struggling filling your vacancies and fancy a chat...you know what to do!01780 480 530 | info@morepeople.co.uk​https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61475720

9th – 15th May this year is Mental Health Awareness week, this year the Mental Health Foundation is focusing on Loneliness. ‘One in four adults feel lonely some or all of the time. There’s no single cause and there’s no one solution. After all, we’re all different! But, the longer we feel lonely, the more we are at risk of mental health problems. Some people are also at higher risk of feeling lonely than others.’ Lawrence is our Mental Health First Aider at MorePeople… When did you become a mental health first aider?I became a Mental Health First Aider back in October 2020. It was actually sourced through my Rugby Club as we wanted to really make a stand about Mental Health support through Sport and the club to ensure we were doing as much as we could for not only the Senior Teams but the Youth that were coming through the club. Of course, through the skills and learning can transfer to any environment. How long did the course take, and how did you find it?Because of lockdown, where the course is meant to be over a weekend and in person, we did 1 evening a week for 4 weeks to go through all of the content and learnings. It was amazing to chat with likeminded individuals who have all had their own journey to becoming a MH First Aider and passion for raising awareness. The content of the course was very eye opening and at times hard to hear and discuss, for many. First and foremost, the figures and statistics around Mental Health and Mental Illness were devastating and just highlights the need for more awareness and more open-discussion about the topic, whether that be in the workplace or with friends and loved ones. What made you want to take the course & become a mental health first aider?Being the only male on the course, within a group of circa 12 people, this stood out for me as to what I can hopefully take away and how I can hopefully influence others. Men do not discuss the topics of Mental Health and Illness, whether that is through stigma or lack of understanding or knowledge, I endeavour to discuss mental health with as many males as possible. The other side of things, is that it provides you with tools to identify early signs and symptoms for those that may be going through a tough time. Why do you think work places should have people trained in mental health and the benefits of it?After finishing the course and coming back to work through Lockdown, I discussed the topic with a lot of our clients and the range of resources, opinions and methods to try and battle the issue of mental health in the workplace was astonishing. It shows that there is still work to be done and if even by 1%, this might be able to make a difference. I think with people in the business that have the training provided, it brings the conversation to the forefront (or at least tries). The other side of things is that spotting the signs early, means that those that you may not even realise are going through some troubling times can be spoken to and supported in the ways they need. What does mental health awareness week mean to you?A week of highlighting the topic will mean so much for so many. If someone starts a conversation that may allow someone to open up about themselves and difficult conversations, it may just make the difference. If we can reduce the stigma, and make conversation and provide educated support, then it may just help those in need. To find out more, visit the Mental Health Foundation website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-weekOr Mind:https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-week​

​This year, MorePeople are participating in the Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival in aid of Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice for a fun team day out at our local rowing lake. Some of the team from Sue Ryder recently visited us to show us why these fundraising events are so important to the running of their services, and how much Sue Ryder supports communities at the hardest times of their life. Sue Ryder run 7 hospices across the UK offering palliative care, and also run 4 neurological care centres. They support people through the most difficult times of their lives whether it be a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition. There is a growing hospice at home service, where many opt for their love ones to be cared for at home in their final days. Click here to view a Hospice at Home team case study >>Money raised through initiatives such as the dragon boat race is so important as just £20 could pay for a patient’s meals for the day in one of the hospices and £500 could help fund 24 hours of expert care for a patient, helping them and their families in their final days. Watch this video to see what it's like inside a Sue Ryder hospice >>Sue Ryder also offers online bereavement support, for anyone that may need it – not just families of their patients, along with help and guidance for employers supporting staff during difficult times. They have some really good resources on their site to help, which you can view here.We’re looking forward to the day on 11th June and taking part in the races, watch this space for updates on how we do! Please visit our Just Giving page to donate and support the amazing services Sue Ryder offer, click here!Guy, Jake, Tom, Tim, James, Rae, Tor, George and Natalie had a great day and even won their first race! Well done team!