As a Manchester United Fan of many many years standing, I would just like to congratulate Manchester City on an epic win yesterday, it was a great match and a well earned Championship Title.. but remember it is only for 2012 and we will be back where we belong next season.. enjoy the silverware for the time that you have it!

We are delighted to announce that Grainne became engaged to her lovely boyfriend Simon on Valentine’s Day, he asked her to marry him in the most romantic way possible, hand delivering roses to her at the office and then dashing home to prepare a beautiful meal, decorating the house with paper hearts topping it all off with a spectacular ring!

We are all so happy for them both, she is a delightful lady ( and a fab recruitment consultant!) and he is a lovely young man, we all wish them so much love and happiness for their future together!

Watched an interesting interview on BBC News this morning, between a lady from Connexions responsible for youth employment and a professional headhunter.

The lady, sorry her name escapes me, tried to say that the youth of today are desperate to work, and the Headhunter coined Mr Tebbit’s phrase of  getting on one’s bike.

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I have only one comment to make this week… Vote Gillian McKeith for all the Trials, has there ever been a more annoying woman on the planet?

So how about allowing Simon Cowell and a panel of judges to decide who should go to University? Is this not the future of society? Reality style interviews to decide who is worthwhile of Higher Education. The General Public could vote on which students they felt were suitable for University, and the Tax Payer would support and who were a waste of Tax Payers money? (more…)

Team playing and diplomacy is an essential part of working towards success, a little lesson that would help John Terry is possibly getting back his Captaincy of the England Team (more…)

I have been involved in Recruitment for over 25 years, and you would think that after all this time I would understand human nature better than most, but here is the thing.. where are peoples’  manners? The service we offer is free, is that the problem? Something that is free is of no value? (more…)

New addition to Alexander Hancock’s website is the introduction of our Blog.. I can’t tell you how exciting this is, those who know me well, will know that there is nothing I like better than a) a forum to air my views and b) a good discussion about those views! So please feel free to respond, discuss and argue to your hearts content. (more…)