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How to Work from Home Successfully Outside the Creative Setting13-May-20

Is your creative team working from home, away from their usual creative environment? That means they’re coping with an unfamiliar challenge: working alone for the first time, full-time. Over the past few weeks, numerous marketing and creative agencies have extended work-from-home policies for workers who might otherwise be at risk of exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19). But beyond that, working remotely is actually on the rise for many creative industries, not just freelancers For creatives, working in an office means they get to collaborate and brainstorm effortlessly. However, working from...

The do's and don'ts of working from home06-May-20

We ask the team for their best working from home tips! Here at DNA we offered our team flexible working for over 5 years. We asked them for some of their best tips and what to avoid when working from home! Here is the hotlist compiled for you - feel free to print off and stick up somewhere as a reminder.

Winning at Video interviews - the tips you need to read! 17-Apr-20

Preparing for a Video Interview You should prepare for a video interview in exactly the same way you would for a face-to-face interview. Prepare answers for any and all eventualities, do background research on the company and compile some questions to ask the interviewer; all the usual stuff applies. On top, there are few additional considerations to factor in: (QUICK LINK - DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE HERE) Setup Test that your microphone, speakers and camera are working. Connection Check your internet connection, close any unnecessary programs, apps or web pages and make sure you aren’t downl...

Onboarding candidates during the Coronavirus outbreak06-Apr-20

During these times we understand that for many of our clients and friends, business activities must continue, albeit remotely, which for many businesses is a new concept. So how do you ensure that when it comes to onboarding a new employee remotely, they receive the same experience as if they would in person? We have been offering remote working at DNA for over 5 years and wanted to share some tips we have gleaned from our experience over the years... ​1. The Welcome Email This is probably the most vital, as it will contain the contact information of their manager, HR, team members and more...

12 years of overachieving brings success for DNA17-Mar-20

DNA are celebrating the amazing milestone of reaching 12 years in business on the 17th March – that’s almost double the lifetime expectancy of UK businesses! Over the next month we will be looking back over the past 12 years and sharing some of our favourite DNA stories from clients and candidates. But, with so much to celebrate we thought it would be good to start with our MD, Ali Wallace about his DNA story… Ali Wallace “Having worked in recruitment for over 18 years – it was always a dream to start my own agency as I wanted to deliver the best to my clients and candidates in a more agile...