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.…
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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.
Going to a job interview is probably one of life’s greatest ordeals, where you have less than an hour to sell yourself and get the job that may well change your life. Being under pressure can change the way we behave, think, speak. Don’t despair, recruiters are used to see people feeling stressed out and…
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard some variation of the phrase: “I majored in _______, therefore I feel my career options are limited.” That statement is not only illogical, but it couldn’t be further from reality. Regardless of what it says on your degree, you could and should still relentlessly pursue your…
We have all had one of these emails in our recruitment lives. So how do you deal with one? It happened today. First day back from my holidays and the night before you return, you drop all your placed candidates and pending starters a lovely text to say “Hi! I am back, how are things?…
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Top 5 Marketing Trends For Job Seekers
The job search is one of the toughest sales jobs you’ll ever have. Why not take a look at what businesses are doing today to promote and market themselves and lift some pages from their playbook? What are the main parallels between marketing and the job search? Companies have a product or service to sell.…