Have you got the email yet? I haven’t but I have got 20 odd emails from confused people wondering if this email from LinkedIn is a big phishing scam or just a great marketing ploy. First of all, the email is legit as far as we know. If this were a phishing campaign we would…
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4 Ways to Survive an Internal Interview
So many people are under the impression that if they want to move up the ladder at work they need to push up their sales’ levels and impress the boss. However, it is performance and attitude that is a key to job survival – but even this is sometimes at risk. Some people have had the…
Job hopping is more damaging to your future employment prospects than age or unemployment. This infographic (courtesy of Bullhorn) explains why. Takeaways: 39% of recruiters said that job hopping is the main obstacle for an unemployed candidate to get a new position. 70% of respondents said that people in their 30s were the easiest to…
This infographic (courtesy of Smarterer) outlines how a social profile can help you land OR lose you a job. Have you ever got a job through social media? Let us know in the comments below! Takeaways: 73% of companies have found a new hire through a social network. 78% of recruiters react negatively to potential employees…
Have you ever taken the Myers Briggs test? It is an assessment based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types that looks at what kind of characters people have and is broken down into four categories: extraversion or introversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving. These assessments are extremely accurate if…
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How to Get a Job Past the Age of 50
Having recently gone through an employment change at 55, I battled my own demons as I thought about the possibility that somebody would actually hire me, versus the options a potential employer has to fill their openings with someone younger and cheaper. It wasn’t just about finding a job. It was about finding a job…
OK, you are looking for a new role – maybe still looking since last year. Here are some ideas that I hope will help you to stay focused. Some of this may come across as a little glib but I really don’t mean it that way so stay with it and I hope you will…
Our friends down at MyLife have done an interesting social behaviour study looking at 890 adults ages 18 and older – the results are presented below in this infographic. Takeaways: 36% admit to posting TV or movie spoilers 10% have been defriended due to prolific political posting One quarter of adults 18-35 are guilty of…
This infographic from Online Colleges outlines the main reasons why you should dump the normal CV and create a social media version. Have you got a social media CV? Post it in the comments! Takeaways: 1 in 6 job seekers credit social media for landing their most recent/current job. A social media CV enables you to…