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Talent Acquisition Workplace

11 Work from Home Jobs You Can Do

Working from home has become a significant part of the 21st-century business world. Even though there are contradictory opinions about the efficiency of employees working remotely, freelance jobs are persistently on the rise. A broad variety of companies are turning to the TRaD (telecommuting, remote, and distributed) model of work, in industries like Computers and…

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Developing a Coaching Culture Within Your Organization

There are considerable business benefits to developing a coaching culture within an organization and providing career progression opportunities for employees. Coaching targets high performance and improvement at work and usually focuses on specific skills and goals. To develop a coaching culture, this approach becomes the basis of an ongoing management style. It can result in…

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Perks at Work: Big Deal or a Little Luxury?

When searching for a new role, prospective candidates are more often than not, sold by the incentives an employer offers. In recent years, employee perks have developed into integral factors of any office job, becoming less of a perk, and more of a necessity. With 19% of employees claiming to not receive any perks from…

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Employer Branding Workplace

5 Tips for Spotting Drug Abuse in Employees

Drug abuse is a sensitive topic that doesn’t get discussed nearly enough in the workplace. If you look at the averages alone, most large organizations have at least one or two people dealing with drug abuse at any given moment. Do you know how to identify these abusers and help them seek recovery? Whether used…

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20 Ways to Improve Your Energy at Work

We’ve all experienced those moments during the day when our energy levels are drained and we can’t keep ourselves focused on our work. As well as hindering our capacity to take on our tasks effectively, low energy can have a detrimental impact on our ability to form strong working relationships with our co-workers and clients.…

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The 7 Dwarfs & Giants of Video CVs

Even though we’re living in the future, the most common CV is still the old school A4 with matching Arial layout. Pretty standard, and it does the job, we get it. However, why would you be satisfied with a simple piece of paper, when you can turn your CV into a BOMB video?! Nope, I’ve…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition Workplace

Helping a Candidate with a Criminal Record Find a Job

Recruiters work hard every day to find the right people for the right jobs. Even on an average day, it can be difficult to find the perfect role for candidates even with great qualifications. Every time you receive a CV from a candidate, your mission is to get them a job – in its simplest…

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Learn How to Remove Gender Bias from Job Ads

The way a business represents themselves in job adverts in many ways determines the quality of candidate that applies. Within this, there is an unconscious bias that unintentionally seeps its way through based on the wording and language used by the writer. For example, companies find themselves only receiving male applications but they don’t understand why.…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

How to Avoid Common Job Interview Mistakes

Sponsored by Workopolis: Job seekers are not the only ones trying to make an impression during a job interview. Hiring managers and recruiters are also on the spot, and without realizing it, you might be turning off talented candidates. Have you noticed people turning down job offers or second interviews? You might be making some very…