The job world can be a dangerous place for the ill-prepared – so when a position opens up, it’s game time! While packing your resume with loads of experience certainly gives you an edge, it truly is what you say during the interview that will be the determining factor for most employers. For this reason,…
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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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How to Prepare for a Job Interview
In today’s competitive job market, you have to prepare well for facing the interview. This infographic, by Karl Hunt (a writer at CouponAudit) gives ideas on how to prepare in the right way. Takeaways Before attending the interview, collect as much information as possible about the employer, from the company website (for example). Follow the company’s Twitter…
We’ve all had the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” repeated to us constantly while we were growing up. But as much as we hate to admit it, we all make judgments about people we don’t know. They aren’t necessarily negative, but we still assume things based on a person’s appearance and demeanor.…
When people lose their jobs they need to do three key things in order to maintain their health and well being. Some people don’t want to work but for others unemployment can be a difficult time and there is a lot of research which warns us of the dangers of people sinking into depression when…
So you want to uncover, communicate, and manage your personal brand. Sounds like a rather large task, but by following these 10 steps you will build a powerful personal brand that will attract the right people and open up opportunities that would have passed you by. 1. Know Yourself to Grow Yourself Do you know…
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The Do’s and Don’ts to an Effective CV
You see the perfect job, know you can do it, apply and anxiously await feedback. In the back of your mind you are thinking what do we look for? I thought I would take some time to guide you through what a successful CV looks like from an internal recruitment perspective and give you tips…
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Candidate Experience: My Prescription
Lately, I’ve been a candidate. My diagnosis at the end of this process is that the candidate experience isn’t well. My own experiences (which to be honest, have been great blog fodder) and those of other job seekers I’ve talked to lately lead me to think that as recruiters, whether agency or in-house, we need…
Everyone and their mum bangs on about the importance of preparing for an interview – research the company, make sure you get there on time, dress smart, re-read your application, etc., etc. Despite this emphasis on preparation employers still keep coming back time and time again with the same feedback – the candidate was unsuccessful…
Major career changes bring many emotions to the front. Trepidation, excitement and, at least for me, that exciting feeling you’d get in September before you started a new school year. In fact, taking it a step further, it is like starting in school after you made a move to a new district. You get a…