You’ve found a role that looks interesting. The title says “Mechanical Design Engineer” or “Project Engineer”, but the description underneath doesn’t quite match what you expected, or worse, doesn’t tell you much at all. So you’re left guessing whether it’s actually the job you think it is. You’re not missing something. Engineering job titles genuinely […]
Every summer, thousands of young people across the North East reach the same crossroads. GCSE and A Level results are just weeks away, and with them comes a big question: what next? For a growing number, the answer isn’t sixth form or university. It’s an apprenticeship, and July is exactly when that decision starts to […]
By Paul Smissen, Director at We Are Zenith What the Burnham reshuffle means for employers in the North East, and the bit that keeps getting skipped. Without getting political, and I’ve really tried not to, I’ve been following Andy Burnham’s first few days in the job pretty closely. Particularly what he’s done with technology and […]
Sometimes the best thoughts about work don’t happen at work at all. Sometimes they turn up when you’re walking along the beach, half watching the tide and half lost in your own head. One of the things I really like about living in the North-East is that, within about twenty minutes, I can be standing […]
AI can read thousands of CVs in minutes. It can rank candidates, generate interview questions and automate communication. That’s genuinely useful. But speed isn’t the same as good judgement, and in recruitment, the two get confused more often than they should. We see this from both sides. As recruiters, we use AI every week to […]
If you’ve spent the last few months sending out applications into what feels like a black hole, you’re not imagining it. It really is harder out there right now. More graduates, fewer entry-level roles, and a lot of employers using software to filter CVs before a human ever sees them. So no, it’s not you. […]
