CV gaps aren’t new, but after another year of upheaval, many people have experienced big changes to their careers they didn’t expect. So, how should you handle these when applying for jobs?As a re...
Machine learning meets The Beatles: AI and its role in Hollywood
Computer advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have the power to change, and often improve, all elements of society, but one application some may be less aware of i...
New year, new you, new job? It's a great time to reflect, take stock and start thinking about personal and professional goals for 2022. The average time hiring managers or recruiters spend reviewi...
Morson.com wins National Online Recruitment Awards accolade!
Morson is delighted to have taken home the award for Best National Recruitment Agency at the annual National Online Recruitment Awards!The National Online Recruitment Awards are dedicated to th...
Gerry Mason Engineering Excellence Scholars visit Morson to explore future career paths
Salford University students of the Gerry Mason Engineering and Morson Group Scholarships programmes visited the Morson Group HQ this week (November 17) to meet their donors and explore the future ...
Should we celebrate International Men’s Day? History, controversy & significance
Every year on 19th November, International Men’s Day (IMD) is celebrated across the world. Many people will be left wondering why men need an awareness day when every day could be considered male...
Game on: Morson and the Salford Monopoly 'Big Reveal'
An official Salford version of the world’s most popular and famous family gaming brand MONOPOLY has hit the shops this morning (Wednesday 13th October) and we’re delighted to announce it features ...
White hat hackers: A cyber career in Social Engineering
Social Engineering and hacking alone often connotes criminal activity; identify theft, fraud, Network intrusion, and the exploitation of personal information. It has become synonymous with ‘cyber-c...
Costain: Smart recruitment for smart infrastructure
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has used the Morson Group as its talent partner for well over a decade, benefitting from our extensive candidate reach and proven business impr...
Luck in Western business culture is often considered to be a dirty four-letter word. But the truth is that fortune plays a part in every success story – and every failure. Many successful people a...
Whitepaper 'BAME Representation in the Workplace': BAME and Gender: where discrimination deepens
In modern-day workplaces, diversity centres upon a company’s ability to attract and retain specific hard to reach groups. They are often those who have experienced discrimination or faced barriers...
Lockdown Roadmap: Insights from Morson CEO, Ged Mason, and Reed chairman, James Reed
Monday’s highly anticipated ‘lockdown roadmap’ announcement has left in its wake a mixed feeling amongst businesses, but one of overwhelming positivity with some ‘normality’ set to return to the U...
“You never stop being an engineer.” The benefits of engineering skills in business leadership
In a 2020 report, it was indicated that 28% of chief executives at Fortune 500 companies had an engineering degree, with 34 of the top 100 of the Harvard Business Review’s Best Performing CEOs als...
Human resources is the beating heart of a business when it comes to talent procurement. They know the values and ethos to look out for in a person when hiring and they know how much labour is need...
Talks over Sizewell C gives UK economy a significant confidence boost
The UK government has begun talks with EDF about the construction of a new £20bn nuclear power plant in Suffolk. The Sizewell C site could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to provide ...
A refreshing apprenticeship experience for Niall Lyons with Morson Training
Niall Lyons, a rail apprentice with Morson Training, spoke with us about the progress of his apprenticeship so far and how he came to join the course in late 2020.“Before I started doing the appre...
Women in Rail | How a former footballer found her way into trespass prevention — via Australia
Some people know what career they want from an early age, others follow in the footsteps of their parents, while many of us become settled when our skills meet opportunity.The latter has proven tr...
Digital Sector Resilience: Boosting Your Digital Skills at Home
Today the Department for Education has launched a series of free online courses teaching a range of digital job-related skills, from numeracy and digital marketing to email and coding. The online ...
