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How to Create the Perfect Elevator Pitch

Have you ever been to a party, been asked by somebody “So, what do you do for a living?” and had no idea what to say? You need to write yourself an elevator pitch. How do you react when meeting someone new? Some people down-play their strengths massively, whereas others can launch into a detailed…

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Are You Having a Mid-Career Crisis?

Are you seriously lacking inspiration at work and constantly longing for the weekend? Grown bored of doing the same job day in, day out? If so, it’s possible that you’re having a mid-career crisis. Or maybe just a career crisis, as this isn’t an isolated issue for seasoned professionals and can just as easily affect…

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10 Apprentice Tips Lessons from Lord Sugar

Lord Sugar is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of his time, so there are probably a few lessons that we can learn from the businessman who went from working class lad to multi-millionaire tycoon! He may not be the most popular man on the planet, but I think that it’s fair to say that…

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5 Things to Know About Graduate Accounting Jobs

If you’re looking for a graduate job in accounting, with over 300,000 students graduating from British universities every year, you can rest assured that you are not alone. Accountancy is more than dealing with numbers and as a graduate looking for a job in accounting, you need to see the bigger picture, so with this…

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Is EQ More Important than IQ in Leadership?

Though there’s no doubt that climbing the career ladder takes a significant level of intelligence, there’s more to succeeding in a leadership role than having a high IQ. In fact, one of the most valuable qualities of a good leader is a high emotional quotient (EQ) and the ability to read people’s emotions and empathize…