Beach towels

So here we are once again at either the happiest or most frustrating time of the year.

Yes, it’s August.

The world is divided into two camps; those who disappear off on holiday and those of us left holding the fort. Whilst the good news is that I can get to work considerably quicker than at any other time in the year, the bad news is that the assignments that we are running slow to a crawl as assorted decision makers within clients pack their bags and head off to holiday villas scattered around the world.

Many of my colleagues across Europe think that we’ve lost the plot by remaining ‘open for business’ in August whilst they leave one secretary to man the ‘phones. Which of us is right is one of those age old questions that could be debated ad infinitum.

Suffice to say I’ll still be beavering away over the next few weeks tidying my desk and preparing for the September onslaught of new business. If you’re lonely and want to discuss one of those crucial recruitment issues that pop up at the most inconvenient of times, then rest assured that one of us will be here to talk to you.

Enjoy the summer and I’m off for an ice cream!