Author Archives: deb.roach@arvsolutions.co.uk

Formal interview training or learn on the Job?

Interviewing is a skill that evolves with experience, and while many of us haven’t had formal training, real-world practice has its advantages. In fact, our recent LinkedIn poll revealed that 82% of respondents learned how to interview on the job, … Continue reading

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Graham Brown’s approaching retirement: End of an Era

After an incredible journey that began in 2012, we are both excited and emotional to announce  Graham Brown’s approaching retirement this December. Graham has been an integral part of our team, starting in March 2012 in our small offices in … Continue reading

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ARV Solutions – Offsite Expo Tuesday 17/18 September 2024

As specialist recruiters in the offsite and MMC sector for over 20 years, it is a great opportunity to meet with clients (old and new), discuss the market and skills needs for the sector – as well as meet up … Continue reading

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Celebrating Milestones with the Team at ARV Solutions

Director, Deb Roach,  is keen to find new adventures and our  latest event was a  pottery workshop, where we celebrated our Associate Director Rob Elford’s 40th birthday and, as always, linked our event to the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Creative … Continue reading

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Does your CV help you stand out from the crowd or is it just a list of job descriptions?

“Recently I submitted a CV to a client who gave the feedback “too wordy”.  Looking again at the CV (we never edit the content of our candidates’ CVs, as we feel it’s a reflection of the individual) I noticed it … Continue reading

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Celebrating Platinum Investors in People and discovering new talents!

   We have been celebrating achieving Platinum Investors in People and discovering new talents! Our Platinum accreditation report included the comment:   “Your engagement and empowerment of people has developed organically. You enable people to bring out their natural talents … Continue reading

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Making Connections – Mental Health Awareness Week

As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week – with a focus on loneliness – we thought it would be good to talk about the challenges hybrid working brings to organisations and their teams.  When lockdown was announced in March 2020, working … Continue reading

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ARV Solutions – First Careers Fair in a while!

It’s been a while since we attended a careers fair and the team weren’t sure how successful it would be   Phoebe, Callum and Deb arrived at Novotel in Bristol armed with all manner of crisps, fizzy drinks and chocolate  as … Continue reading

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UK Construction Professional Bodies Commit to a More Diverse Future

The six organisations signing the Memorandum are Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Landscape Institute (LI), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).   This … Continue reading

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ARV Volunteer Day at Avon Needs Trees

Last Friday a working party  (Phoebe, Tommy, Terry and Lewis) ventured out for ARV’s first volunteering day of the year to Avon Needs Trees’ Hazeland site to care for and develop the land. Phoebe Scott, account manager, shares her experience: … Continue reading

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