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How to Reach Out to a Potential Employer on LinkedIn

With more than 500 million users worldwide, LinkedIn has established itself as the leading professional social networking site on the web. LinkedIn’s strength lies in its capacity for forging and promoting connections, making networking that much easier. From former coworkers to alumni from the same high school, users build their network through connections, which can lead to insightful conversations…

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Who Does What In the Insurance Industry?

Insurance is a very complicated and highly regulated industry with many different roles and opportunities for those working within it. The UK is claimed to have the largest insurance industry in Europe and the third largest in the world which makes it hardly surprising that such a diverse range of job roles are available within…

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A New Year, New You? Maybe Not!

I find the concept of making resolutions on New Year’s Eve fascinating.  The frenzy with which people attend to resolutions during the end of the year intrigues me.  The burst of energetic resolve, the elaborate goal-writing and the endless conversations to identify the “right” goals seem to pop up in conversations, essays and blogs.  Each…

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6 Reasons Volunteering Will Help Your Job Search

I recently had a childhood friend make a career change in her late thirties: she went back to school full-time, investing significant time, effort and money to turn her nursing dream into reality. She recently graduated and was so very proud to have those two new initials after her name – R.N. Everyone was so…

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Five Ways to Jazz Up Your Personal Brand

There are lots of things you can do to jazz up your personal brand and many of them are completely free! Here are five things you can do for your personal brand without spending even a penny: 1. 360°Reach Personal Brand Assessment 360°Reach is the first and leading web-based personal brand assessment that helps you…