​2022 is proving to be another year of dramatic change. Following Boris Johnson’s resignation on 8 July, after less than three years at Number 10, we saw Liz Truss take the reins as Prime Minister only to last a mere 45 days.

On 8 September, we witnessed a defining moment in history as we heard the tragic news that Queen Elizabeth II had passed, and Prince Charles was our new King.

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Turbulence for the British pound

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s 23 September mini-budget resulted in dramatic and unprecedented falls in the value of sterling. The pound rose after Kwarteng was fired from his post on 14 October and Jeremy Hunt appointed as Chancellor. Sterling also recovered ground after Rishi Sunak, former finance minister, was announced as the new Prime Minister.

A new way of working

Meanwhile, we continue to see the COVID era changing our working patterns. During the pandemic, it became the norm for almost half of working adults to work from home. Today, a quarter of all workers now operate in a hybrid manner.

Conversely, the proportion working exclusively from home has predictably fallen, whilst the proportion of people working solely from the office has now risen to 46%. It seems hybrid working is a phenomenon here to stay, particularly with the older members of the working population, the opposite being true of the younger age groups who demonstrate a clear tendency to be purely office-based.

Let’s celebrate!

As we head into Autumn, we have a couple of Business Birthdays to celebrate. Chilworth Partnership has recently celebrated its twelfth birthday, and on the 29th October,Venture Recruitment Partners turned nine.

We’re here to help

With the current uncertainty, finding the right professionals for your team is essential. We’re here to support you with recruiting the best people for the job. Need us now? Get in touch.

The Chilworth Partnership Team 

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In other news …       

Latest event:

Last month we held our annual Business Breakfast event: How to transition from CFO to CEO.

Our panel of experts ~

• Will Crumbie,

• Sheila Wye

• Mark Baskerville and

• David French shared their personal stories on how they took the next step in their career journey from CFO to CEO.

 Thank you to each and everyone who braved the early morning rain and attended the event. It was so nice to have a large face to face event again after the pandemic.        

Watch again >>>

For any of our clients who were unable to attend and would like to watch the event, then please click to watch the event in full.

Team News: We are growing!

• Karen Rich brings her 24 years of experience as a senior and executive-level financial recruiter to the team as she joins us as a Director.

• Chloe Williams achieved her degree in Creative Writing and English Literature, and we’re delighted to welcome her as one of our new Trainee Recruitment Consultants.

• Nadia Payne achieved her degree in Accounting and Finance, and we’re thrilled she has also joined us as one of our new Trainee Recruitment Consultants.

• David Hodges celebrates ten years as part of the team here at Chilworth Partnership and Venture Recruitment Partners. Thank you, David!

Coming soon …

As well as launching a new Venture Recruitment Partners website earlier this year, take a look if you haven’t already.

We are about to launch the new Chilworth Partnership website, and we look forward to sharing it with you very soon.

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