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How to Feel Passionate About What You Do

When was the last time you finished a big project, aced an important presentation or did something that you were really proud of? Can you remember the intense happiness, focus and drive that you felt afterward? This is the passion that you should embrace every day at work -let the seemingly unimportant daily victories fill you…

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The 4 Myths About Job Hunting

Hot out of the recording studio, the Give A Grad A Go podcasts are aimed at helping you land the graduate job you really want. Over the coming weeks we’ll reveal tips on everything from CV writing and interview tips, to making the most of Facebook and LinkedIn. In this first episode we bust ‘4…

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10 Awesome Interview Tips from Actual Hiring Managers

When you’re aggressively searching for a job, don’t you wish you had some insight into what the interviewer really wants from you – and doesn’t want? We’ve found pure, unadulterated comments, complaints, and advice from actual recruiters, hiring managers, and HR professionals that they wish job seekers knew. Take a look at what they had…

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18 Steps to Nailing Your LinkedIn Profile

With millions of other members creating noise on LinkedIn, it can be tough to get your profile to stand out from the crowd. So if you want to get noticed, it’s important that you put your best face forward and put the time and effort into filling out each section in detail. Techniques such as adding keywords to your…

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6 Career Lessons from the Walking Dead to Sink Your Teeth into

Now I’m not suggesting you lure your enemies into a swarm of zombies if you have a disagreement…but there are a few lessons that you can learn about dealing with conflict, building relationships and working in a team from the Walking Dead (if you look very closely.) Here are some of the top career lessons that…

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Working Life Summed Up in 140 Characters

Had a stressful day? Co-worker winding you up? Super excited about a promotion? Whether you love your job, or your patience is running a bit thin, lots of people turn to social media to off load their current thoughts and share their day to day experiences on the job. Though having a heated rant about…

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How to Love Your Job

Find a job you love and never work a day in your life! But is this easier said than done? If you’re one of the lucky people who loves what they do and are pretty good at it too, then you’ve got a good thing going there. Unfortunately, not everyone finds themselves in a job…

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5 Ways to Turn Your Hobby into a Career

Wouldn’t it be great if we could earn a living doing the thing we love doing the most? Well this dream could be a reality if you take action and lots of people do successfully turn their favourite hobby into a career, whether it be by starting their own business, or making the decision to go…

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How to Get a Job at Apple – Even If You Don’t Code!

Are you already over the Apple Watch? Yawn – me too. But what if I told you that Apple was working on something actually worth getting excited about? Like, oh, say, their very own self-driving, electric car. For real. And then what if I told you that you could help build it? …Even if you…