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Changing Jobs? Here’s What to Consider First

Many candidates say they’re “open to opportunities.” While that sounds positive, it often leads to confusion during the job search and interviews for roles that aren’t quite right. Before updating your CVs, it’s worth taking a step back and asking … Continue reading

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Sustainability in Recruitment – Understanding the Challenges

At ARV Solutions, we recruit across the offsite, modular,  timber frame/ engineering, construction and manufacturing sectors, where sustainability has and remains an important consideration. At the end of last year, I  was keen to establish how improvements made across our … Continue reading

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Skills Shortages – think differently

When businesses come to market to hire experienced design and technical professionals, they are often faced with a surprisingly small and highly competitive talent pool. The challenge is not always that suitable people do not exist. More often, those professionals … Continue reading

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Job searching in the age of AI: A quick guide for candidates

Looking for a new role can feel overwhelming particularly if you’ve recently experienced redundancy and your search for a new role was not expected.  This can feel even more daunting now that AI and automation are part of the hiring … Continue reading

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Closing the Construction Skills Gap: Building the Workforce of the Future

  At ARV Solutions, we’ve been supporting the sector for over 23 years, helping companies attract and retain the talent they need from an ever tighter pool of people. While our heritage covers the construction industry as a whole, we have … 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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BoKlok build system wins NHBC accreditation

Part Ikea-owned modular housing developer BoKlok has had its system approved by the NHBC under its new service for assessing MMC build system. The UK’s biggest housing warranty provider, the NHBC, said it had certified BoKlok’s Flex UK build system … Continue reading

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ARVIEW early successes: our new service incorporating our advanced video interview platform

ARVIEW, was developed to enable employers to save significant time and greatly improve the recruitment process as well as improving the quality of hires. Our advanced client portal enables you to make a more informed decision, with more confidence and … Continue reading

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Using LinkedIn to enhance your job search

Keep your profile updated. Fill in all sections using appropriate key words to optimise your profile for searches. A completed updated profile makes it easier for relevant employers and recruiters to find you. Also, the chances are, their message will be … Continue reading

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Culture, diversity and Inclusion, a look back to January

Fortunately, the majority of our long term loyal clients trust us to do their recruitment exclusively already. However, there are many other times when we have put in the work to find a great candidate, we speak to them, qualify … Continue reading

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