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The 10 Most Deadliest Jobs

Sitting in an office 9-5 is an average day for most of the population. You wake up and have some coffee, sit down at your desk for 8 hours and then leave. You are relatively safe sitting down all day behind a computer. However, not everyone has an office job. There are many people who are…

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10 Tips for Embracing Your Evenings

It’s so easy to get home from a long day at work, kick your shoes off and laze in front of the TV until bedtime. But why not use the evening hours for something more productive than catching up with the most recent episode of your favourite reality TV programme? It may seem like the…

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12 Things You Think at Your First Networking Event

Networking is important. We all know that sometimes it is not what you know but who you know, as the famous saying goes. This means you must take every opportunity you can to network. This includes attending events, catching up with people on social media and even creating events or opportunities for yourself to meet new…

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5 Ways to Understand and Control Your Bad Habits

Habits run our lives. Our behaviour has a direct and profound effect on our attitude. Anyone can manage the good times and can cultivate the habits that promote well-being and success. However, every now and again, we gain bad habits that cause fatigue, depression, and create a significant barrier to success. When we act like…

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Top 7 Career Benefits of a Strong Network

What’s your secret weapon when it comes to your career? If you’re feeling unsure, there’s certainly one fail-proof way to impact your career for the long-term — develop and maintain a vast network of contacts. While you may have originally been prompted to build your network during your job search, a large pool of professional…

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9 Surprisingly Useful Interview Tips

Your dream job is within your grasp. You have swotted up on the company – you can name its Chief Executive Officers all the way back to the day it started. This is an important job; the job you have been aiming for all your career. You have had the tour, you know the premises…

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Top 5 Creative Job Search Techniques

You’ve got yourself a good degree, you’ve spent your summers completing unpaid work experience at relevant companies in the industry and you’ve spent hours polishing off your CV. Finding a job should be a piece of cake right? If only it were that easy. With such a high volume of graduates, comes a lot of…

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6 Jobs That Are Much Better Than You Think

We all have notions about what’s involved in all kinds of jobs. What comes to mind when you think of a janitor, or a farmer? Though some jobs might not seem very rewarding or impressive, they’re actually more so than you might think – so how about challenging your preconceptions and maybe considering some career…

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5 Essential Tips for Interview Success

Whether you’re applying for your first job and are new to the interview process or are just a bit out of the swing of things, a job interview can be a daunting experience. Thorough preparation and the way that you present yourself on the day can be crucial to your success, so there are a few things you…