How are you feeling today? If you can identify with feelings of overwhelm, stress, fear, anxiety, pressure, sadness or hopelessness you’re not alone. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many people across the world have had to make huge shifts in...

    Working from home comes with a number of benefits and can be hugely rewarding if you keep your productivity levels high, look after your wellbeing, maintain a healthy work-life balance and keep the lines of communication open with your colleagues....

    While the trajectory of the coronavirus outbreak is still uncertain, this may be a crucial time to focus in on your job search and here’s why.   The bottom line is people get hired during economic downturns, and that includes pandemics...

    Next up…   the price you’ll pay for delaying or freezing your recruitment process . Not to mention, the stress you may endure as a result.   There was a reason you decided to hire. Whether that’s replacing a member of staff that’s...

    Next up… flexible / home working .  Flexible working really lacks throughout the Block Management sector, there are very few companies that offer it, yet it’s one of the main things candidates are looking for.  In light of COVID-19, we now find...

  Over the course of the next couple of weeks, we’re going to be sharing some advice you may find useful for maximising opportunities and minimising risks so that regardless of COVID-19, you can continue to hire top talent for your...

Week 1 – An Introduction to the Programme   At Block Recruit we are on a mission to help all candidates and clients in the sector become more resilient and happy people.   Following on from Zoe's talks at the IRPM Regionals raising...

Week 2 – Daily Hassle Log – Building Your Resilience Welcome to Week 2! The word "stress" is used to describe the physical and / or emotional response to the demands and pressures of modern-day living.   Stress can be a positive thing, which...

Week 3 - Positive Self-Talk - Building Your Resilience   Welcome to Week 3!   Positive Self-Talk is based on the concept that the way you talk ‘in your head’ shapes the way you see the world and interpret things. Therefore, if our self-talk...

Week 4 – A Note of Gratitude – The Science of Happiness   On our 4 th week of the 12 Weeks of Wellbeing, we’re focusing on gratitude.   Did you know that it is scientifically proven that one of the greatest contributing factors...