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5 Ways to Demand Respect in the Corporate World

It’s an experience which is all too common within the office and corporate environment. Do your opinions, solutions and comments sometimes fall on deaf ears? When you ask someone to pull their weight, is your request ignored? The question you ask yourself is, “where am I going wrong”? You know you’re intelligent; a model employee who’s always there…

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If Your Brain Tweeted Your Whole Working Day

It’s Friday, Friday… Fridays are funny things. We look forward to them Monday through Thursday, then mourn their loss as soon as Monday rolls around again. For many people, Friday is easily the best day of the week. It’s not like it’s any easier to get out of bed on a Friday, mind you, but there’s definitely a…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

Potential Dangers of Applying Direct (and Bypassing Recruiters)

A lot of thought goes into searching for a new job. And if it doesn’t, it should. Apart from deciphering what career direction you want to take, updating your resume and crafting bespoke cover letters, you need to shape your approach to getting noticed by the decision makers who matter. Ideally your game plan will be far more…

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Workplace

Rejected Again? Time to Create Your Own Website

If you’re well and truly sick of spending hours applying for jobs online only to receive the same ‘thank you for applying, unfortunately on this occasion you have been unsuccessful’ automated email each time, you’re going to need to re-shape your approach. The jobs market is competitive; we know this. When a position is being advertised online,…

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Workplace

Head2Head: How NOT to Handle a Group Interview

Group interviews exist not only to test your personal skills and competencies, but to examine your demeanour in a team setting. We know there’s no ‘i’ in team; a selfish person who is great at their job will be more hindrance than help for a business in the long run. HR and other business leaders are placing…