From the first day at your new job, your boss and coworkers will immediately look for signs that they made the right decision in hiring you. They’ll start to gauge how well you fit into the office and how well you interact with other employees. Are you outgoing and friendly? Are you confident and decisive?…
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Employee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
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The 9 Steps to Personal Branding
If you’re looking for a job, you need a strong personal brand – it’s crucial. You can’t be applying for jobs with a weak personal brand or one that doesn’t amaze recruiters and headhunters! However, how do you go around creating a personal branding strategy? How can you build one that’s strong, will stand the…
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10 Unusual Careers That You Will Love
Once upon a time, when you asked someone “What are you doing? or “What do you plan to do after college?”, the reply would be: “Engineer”, “Doctor”, “Scientist” or “Businessman”. Nowadays, if you ask people what do they do, be prepared to get some unexpected and surprising responses. Careers and professions have changed dramatically and…
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5 Tips for a Truly Successful Interview
Getting a job in today’s market can be very difficult. As a recruiter people are always coming up to me and telling me their horror stories of how they are out of work, can’t get an interview or aren’t being made offers. I sympathize with them because I know how hard it can be. If…
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Top 10 Things NOT to Include on Your CV
There can be no denying the fact that we live in an increasingly tough world nowadays. Increasing populations across the world and rising rates of unemployment mean that more and more people are applying for the same types of jobs you are interested in. This means it is truly imperative for you to take the…
I was in business school at a very bad time. Whereas alumni who graduated years before me had job offers, sometimes up to five of them, in hand before graduation, my class was not as lucky. In fact, we were going to graduate right at a time when companies were laying off people. It is…
Let’s say you’re applying for a job. You most likely have the foresight to remove any damaging photos from your social media profiles that would send the wrong message to prospective employers. Certainly, any photos depicting drinking, drug use, or nudity are off-limits. But you already know this. How about selfies? I don’t mean the…
In today’s shaky economy and overcrowded job market, it’s easy to overlook some of the most basic things that might go wrong once we pass the initial candidate screening and rush off to our job interviews. Some people mistakenly believe that getting the opportunity of an interview means landing the job – the reality is…
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 is now in full swing. Thousands of shows take place throughout August across the city, from stand-up comedy and sketch shows to street performance, cabaret and kids clubs. Every nook and cranny within the Scottish capital has had a black curtain draped across it to create a place for people to perform.…