First up is the amazing Thu Nguyen, Brand Director of Dream Bandits. I had the pleasure of meeting Thu last year - she has had a career spanning Buying, Category Management, Wholesale and Brand Direction.

When an immediate path isn’t clear to us – we feel a bit trapped, lose confidence in our abilities and don’t know how to market all of the amazing skills we have amassed to allow us to head in the right direction.

Like most small businesses who are looking to grow – you might find it challenging to find talent with the experience you think you need.

Social Media is playing a huge part now in the recruitment process and yes you guessed it LinkedIn is right there alongside of your day to day social platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

Let’s talk wrong hires -hiring the wrong person can have a severe impact on your business - we are talking loss of time, productivity, team morale – not to mention the significant loss of money.

Income is no longer the defining factor of our value – and with social responsibility an increasing value to all of us – potential employers are having to adjust their recruitment and culture strategies to ensure they are in line with these values.

These tips are simple and best of all every single thing in this list will take you less than one minute to implement into your life, but the results of each can be incredible.

Not taking a holiday can upset your physical and mental health. We list several health benefits of taking a holiday that prove you should take them seriously.

With a large percentage of communication coming from nonverbal communication (a whopping 83%!!) Follow our tips to ensure you nail that interview and get your dream job!

You want the best of the best naturally – so how can you differentiate yourself from your competitors?

The Talent Mill was lucky enough to be invited along for the Law Squared event recently for a talk on Innovation in Fashion & Retail - how technology has changed the way we buy.

Whilst face-to-face interviews are still the most common method of interviewing people, Skype interviews (and ones held on other platforms such as Google’s Hangouts and Facebook Messenger) are becoming more and more common.

Making a good first impression is crucial. You may not be the only person your interviewer meets that day, so you want to make yourself stand out and be remembered.

Like it or not, how you present yourself at interview has an impact on how you are perceived. But with professional attire increasingly a subjective theory – how can you ensure the impression you are leaving is the right one.