Careers at La Fosse Associates

At Brightsparks, we excel at finding young, hungry individuals looking to kick-start their careers. We work with the best companies; those who really invest time and energy into developing their graduates into top-class professionals. One such company is La Fosse Associates. Founded in 2007, they have grown to over 100 employees across three UK offices,…

Happy Accident!

As a young guy, I graduated from Loughborough University with a 2:1 in French and Politics having always wanted to be a professional sportsman; I had the opportunity to play a lot of sport (including a year of rugby in Paris) and become VP of my Hall’s infamous drinking club, but I graduated without a…

Working at a start-up: why it’s good, and why it isn’t for everyone

There are currently over 5 million businesses in the UK. 99% of these are classed as small or micro-businesses, employing less than 10 people. According to the CIPD Labour Market Outlook, over 60% of employers in the UK are actively looking to hire, and as the economy continues to strengthen, the number of businesses will…

Standing out from a distance – how to nail a phone interview

The world of job applications is an ever-changing landscape. Whereas 10 or 20 years ago face-to-face interviews were the norm, in today’s increasingly digitised and connected world it is increasingly common to companies to use webcam or telephone-based interviews, saving them time and inconvenience. This change in medium inevitably brings about changes in the way…

Tech-savvy, customer focussed, start-up talent

“Brightsparks has supported Wazoku from its very early days as a small tech start-up. We are now almost 50 people and some of our best talent came via our relationship with Brightsparks, who supported not just in helping to find great people, but also in helping us to shape and run our assessment centres. In…

Hammerson: retail & real estate, values & culture

“Brightsparks has supported Hammerson since 2014, consulting on both permanent and contract positions where they have focussed predominantly on Graduate and Young Professional vacancies. They have dedicated time to exploring each new role with the respective hiring manger to establish strong relationships and ensure they fully understand the requirement and how best to approach it….

Xchanging Graduate Campaign – powered by Brightsparks

I have worked with Brightsparks for the past few years. Initially they were a one off supplier to us for some individual graduate vacancies. However after positive experiences on those occasions and seeing the quality of the candidates and service I decided to use them as our sole supplier for our graduate intake. Over three…

How to reach consumers at the right time, in our cluttered world?

It’s important to fit into your audience’s daily routine… It’s 7am on a Friday morning. David, a twenty-something Londoner hears his alarm go off. The first thing he does is reach for his phone to check all of his notifications: another DJ Khaled Story on Snapchat -#KeysToSuccess; 26 new followers after that Kygo clip was…