News & Advice

Welcome to our News & Advice. Our News offers a snapshot of CY Partners as well as industry related articles too, and our Advice is designed to offer guidance and support for your job search. Whichever you choose to read, we hope you enjoy.

Organisational benefits of prioritising employee health and wellbeing

Advice | 23rd September 2022

If you want a business that thrives, you need healthy, happy employees. Now more than ever, staff want to feel like they are more than jus...

CY Partner’s guide to interviewing within pharma and biotechnology

Advice | 16th September 2022

The pharma and biotechnology industries are highly competitive, with recruitment agencies being inundated with candidate enquiries each we...

Is it time to make a change?

Advice | 9th September 2022

The great resignation is not yet over and due to changes in people’s attitude towards their current positions, the trend of starting a f...

CY Partner’s top tips for securing your dream role in science

Advice | 12th August 2022

So, you want to be scientist? If you do, that’s great! However, building a career in science is a challenging endeavour, and you need to...

How to attract top talent in a candidate short market

Advice | 5th August 2022

An organisation is only as strong as the skills and talent of its people.  The pandemic caused a seismic shift in how people view work an...

Are you ready for a career in science?

Advice | 29th July 2022

If you’ve recently graduated you are probably starting to give careful consideration to the career path that is right for you. If you ar...

Showcasing the North East (It’s propa canny!)

News | 28th June 2022

Bionow hosted BioFocus 2022 on Wednesday 22nd June 2022, it provided great insight into industry, general challenges North East businesses...

Welcome to the Team Jack!

Advice | 25th January 2022

The CY Partners team are celebrating success by growing their team and I am thrilled to announce next in the spotlight is: Jack Ramshaw! J...

Anas's Case Study: The International Student VISA Process

Advice | 15th November 2021

Anas is 6 weeks in to his first industrial employment following completing his PhD and he is enjoying it, working as a synthetic organic m...

How to Write a Letter of Resignation

News | 10th August 2021

A well written letter can get you far in life, be it a love letter, a thank you letter or a letter of resignation. I believe you want your...

Welcome to the Team Siobhan

News | 28th July 2021

The CY team are celebrating the arrival of another new team member:  We are thrilled to welcome Siobhan O’Brien to our team for the sum...

Announced Visa Changes for International Students wishing to remain in UK

Advice | 3rd July 2021

From 1st July 2021 the Government is opening a visa application route for International students who have completed their degree, termed t...

The Ins and Outs of getting an internship whilst at university (advice from our intern)

Advice | 22nd July 2019

Monster.com suggests that 85% of companies use internships to recruit for full time roles, with an estimated 37% of interns projected to f...

How to attract top talent to SME's (Part Two)

Advice | 3rd July 2019

In a recent blog we focused on ways that you can promote your SME (Small/ Medium enterprise) business to attract the best top talent cand...

How to attract top talent to SME's (Part One)

Advice | 3rd July 2019

In the ongoing candidate driven market it is inevitable that many smaller businesses are having to compete with some of the industry’s b...

Writing content for LinkedIn made easy

Advice | 3rd July 2019

LinkedIn is a great social platform to invest some time in if you are looking for a new role or just starting out in your scientific caree...

Counter Offers – Are they ever a good option?

Advice | 19th June 2019

When you hand in your resignation, your employer may not react how you think they will, especially if you have a skill set in short supply...

Undergraduate to unemployed? Here's 6 steps to help you get that first role in industry.

News | 12th June 2019

Congratulations – exams and university are behind you, you did it! Now you’ve had a few weeks off, it’s time for the real hard work...

Is your company embracing a multi-generational workforce?

Advice | 9th May 2019

“If current trends run a steady path, in 2030 the UK workforce will be multi-generational, older, and more international, with women pla...

Attracting Life Sciences talent when skills are scarce

Advice | 24th April 2019

With no immediate solution to the continuing skills shortages within Life Sciences, it is important that companies looking to attract tale...

Transferable skills - what are they and have you got them.

News | 9th April 2019

Transferable Skills To be successful throughout the application and interview process, it is important to identify the skills that a hirin...

Refer a Friend - Terms and Conditions

News | 3rd April 2019

You may have seen that we have recently updated our Refer a Friend voucher scheme across our social media channels - here's the in's and o...

Welcome to the team Helen!

News | 18th February 2019

We are pleased to announce that Helen McManus-Reilly has recently joined the CY Partners team as a specialist Scientific Recruitment Consu...

Welcome to CY Partners Owain!

News | 6th November 2018

We had a brand new starter join our rapidly expanding team yesterday - meet Owain Walsh! Owen studied for his Biomedical Sciences degree a...

Confused About What We Do?

Advice | 4th October 2018

What is Recruitment? In short, the recruitment industry is in place to make the whole job search process a lot easier for both business...

Awkward Interview Questions - Tackling the Ones That Make You Squirm

Advice | 4th October 2018

At CY Partners, we pride ourselves on doing the very best that we can to prepare applicants for their interviews. Our consultants will giv...

The Most Common Interview Questions - And How To Answer Them

Advice | 4th October 2018

There’s no denying it – interviews are scary. As the questions have no definite right or wrong answer, very few people ever leave in t...

The Three Simple 'P's' To Your Perfect Job

Advice | 4th October 2018

Sometimes job hunting can take a little longer than you hoped… but don’t worry! Persevere, remain Positive and be Prepared for each in...

What does a "good" CV actually look like?

Advice | 4th October 2018

Everyone tells you the importance of having a ‘good’ CV when applying for jobs. Now you may assume that this means ten years of experi...

6 Reasons You Should Register with a Specialist Recruitment Consultancy

Advice | 4th October 2018

We understand that finding the right job can be difficult — that's where we come in. You've done everything right. You have studied hard...

Add value to your CV with volunteering

Advice | 3rd August 2018

Adding value to your CV with volunteering The current job market can be incredibly competitive, particularly for graduates. Voluntary work...

CV Writing Guide

News | 3rd August 2018

Your CV is the first step in finding a job - so it's worth putting in a bit of time to ensure that it effectively promotes your best quali...

CY Partners Turns Ten!

News | 25th July 2018

CY Partners are celebrating 10 years of business this month - and talking to directors Daniel Younger and Probier Chatterjee, it’s an ex...

Happy Birthday CY!

News | 25th July 2017

On Tuesday 25 July, CY Partners celebrated its birthday. To celebrate the occasion, the team enjoyed cake and warm wishes in the office. I...

CY Partners Latest News

News | 2nd July 2017

New Hires The summer of 2017 has seen a lot of changes around the office. Following the addition of Sara Boston, the team also gained a ne...

Going From Strength To Strength

News | 12th November 2014

We’ve just strengthened the CY Partners team by adding 2 new members of staff to meet demands for our specialist services and to support...

Say Hello To Graham Hankinson!

News | 28th October 2013

We’ve just strengthened the CY Partners team by adding a new resourcer to meet demands for our specialist services. Our newest team memb...

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