Welcome to the Stellamar Blog. Here you can read about current HR insights and find out more about what’s going on here at Stellamar.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch!
Well, almost anyway. A Lunch & Learn is an informal training session held during a lunch hour. The Company provides a catered lunch and employees are often asked to prepare presentations on a subject of their choice. The purpose is to educate employees on new subjects and enhance their awareness of the duties and hobbies of those around them.
Read MoreLast year, the (CMA) conducted a detailed study of the UK audit market. The studyfocused on three main issues:
The difficulty of choosing and switching between the Big 4 firms- KPMG, E&Y, Deloitte, and PwC.
The Big 4 being “too big to fail” and threatening long term competition between themselves and smaller audit companies in the UK.
The incentives between audited companies, audit firms, and investors.
In their final report, the CMA recommend ‘a package of remedies to reform the market’. These are the changes required to improve both the issues raised by the initial reports, and the international audit industry as a whole.
Read MoreFrom the unveiling of the refurbished Oasis of the Seas in November, to the highly anticipated launch of the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection in February, the upcoming year promises a wealth of successful new beginnings for the cruise industry.
Below we explore just a few of 2019-2020’s most exciting cruise projects!
Read MoreMynurva’s recent study revealed that 49% of UK employees feel uncomfortable opening up about their mental health at work. Furthermore, 54% of UK employees admitted that their workplace could do more to offer structured support to those who suffer.
Read MoreThe event was geared towards 3rd and 4th Engineers, 2nd and 3rd Officers, and Cadets. All of whom were looking for assistance in finding their paths at sea. Our MD, Alasdair MacMillan, was joined by Recruitment Director, Lisa Gage, to answer questions and share progression advice.
Read MoreWhen you leave school, not everyone knows which career path is right for them. In fact, We’d go as far to suggest that most don’t. At Stellamar we are interested in the potential rather than the proven, which is why we’ve created a recruitment trainee programme.
Read MoreSome people describe the recruitment industry as a rollercoaster. We’d say that recruitment is more like the bumper cars.
This analogy works better as a rollercoaster in a pre-defined path with expected ups and downs, loops and a start and finish position. Recruitment is not an easy ride, but you ride it your way and the reward is big.
Read MoreAs a big part of the recruitment process, preparing candidates for an interview is often bespoke. However, there is some universal guidance for best practice. As specialists in the recruitment industry, we’d like to share a few tips that will enable you to fly through your interviews.
Read MoreWith more new homes being built in the UK than we have seen in decades, the coming years could be extremely lucrative for Quantity Surveyors. Research indicates that the influx of help to buy schemes, coupled with house prices predicted to fall in 2017, will allow more people to own their own home. Great news, right?
Read MoreCivil Engineering is a profession which contributes to so many parts of our daily life. From the water we drink, to the bridge we cross to get to work, civil engineering is a huge part of the world around us.
Read MoreFinding the best candidate for the role is the first hurdle. Next comes the question: how do I keep them happy and growing?
Investing in your staff and your environment is imperative to the growth of your company. Unfortunately, HR solutions can often be overlooked in small and medium businesses and could be the reason for halted growth.
It’s been a big year for Stellamar. We are evolving and expanding both from an internal perspective and an operating function.
With such growth comes great thought for how our company operates internally, and how we are perceived externally by both clients and candidates. Therefore, we have re-established our mission statement and put in place some guiding principles. We believe these represent the way we work with our partners and how our staff approach their daily work.
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