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It is the year of the online job search and everyone is doing it. Whether it be normal websites or social media, people are actively looking for jobs online instead of newspapers, shops and walking into recruitment companies. However, its a tough world out there and the internet can be a confusing place. Where do…
There are few people who actually enjoy the job search process. It can be frustrating, time consuming and discouraging, not to mention competitive! Unfortunately things don’t always go the way you might hope and the best part of us have probably encountered the same grievances along the way, so you’re not alone in your frustrations. So what are the things…
Confession time: recruitment is as much about quantity as it is about quality, and most recruiters work in a permanent state of overdrive to hit volume and placement targets. As a result, successful recruiters are efficient recruiters: those who are able to quickly get through the huge stack of CVs sitting on their desks. What does…
Your resume is arguably the most important part of your job search, as it determines whether or not you actually make it to the interview stage. However, with dozens of resumes crossing a recruiter’s desk on a daily basis, a lot of these are headed straight for the bin, so you should consider those you’re…
Working from home is a perk that many companies have been allowing their employees to embrace. Often employees feel more productive and produce high quality work as they don’t feel the restraints that they may feel in the workplace. Working from home has seen very good results for lots of companies, but it’s very easy to…
There are quite a lot of common job-hunting myths that are frequently repeated, from outdated advice to the downright absurd. Unfortunately, some of them could be holding you back in finding a job if you take them too seriously, so it’s good to know what is true and what’s not. Here are 7 of the most…
I’ve read a number of blogs recently about the importance of maintaining a positive company culture and keeping staff motivated and engaged. These elements are more important than ever before, as companies that choose to ignore them will soon find their employees migrating to companies that don’t. One of the blogs I read suggested playing…
“I started Virgin with a philosophy that if the staff are happy, customers will follow. It can’t just be me that sets the culture when we recruit people. I have a really great set of CEOs across our businesses who live and breathe the Virgin brand and who are entrepreneurs themselves.” Sir Richard Branson knows…
Had a bit of a car crash job interview? At this point you probably wish the world would swallow you up whole, but don’t fret, it’s happened to the best of us. After all, we’re only human and unfortunately things don’t always go exactly to plan. You may feel like you’ve blown your chances of landing…
