If there is no U in your resume, then it isn’t fit for purpose. Since computers were invented, the advice regarding resume/CV writing has been keep it simple, on two or three sides of A4 on plain paper and no fancy fonts. However, there are an increasing number of digital formats emerging which allow you to present yourself…
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Employee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
Take a look back at your week at work – how productive were you? A recent study has shown that a third of employees are disengaged in the workplace, which is a dangerously large number. Improving your productivity is easy if you tweak a few small aspects of your daily life – check out my…
Do you find yourself being unhappy whilst at work? It would be great to actually enjoy your day at work rather than having to simply endure it. Even changing small things in your daily routine can help you to become much happier. This presentation by When I Work tells us how by making these 12 certain…
To enhance productivity in your working environment, everyone needs to be motivated and feel comfortable enough to interact with their fellow workmates. However, in some cases, this is not usually the case. At times you might be in a situation where your employer is making you uncomfortable with their inappropriate advances. These sorts of misplaced admirations…
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13 Signs of Disengaged Employees
Are you making your working environment and everyone else’s around you a toxic place? Is your negative attitude being passed on to other people? Does waking up on a Monday morning with the thought of having to go to work just make you want to go back to sleep? If so, you could be the…
The term ‘social selling’ has been doing the rounds for a while now on the interwebs, at conferences and in countless webinars. What does it actually mean? Here’s a definition by Hubspot: Social selling is when salespeople use social media to interact directly with their prospects. Salespeople will provide value by answering prospect questions and…
If you have just graduated university or finished college, then it is time to enter the real world of work. Even if you are still in education but searching for jobs, you need to be prepared for the change that is ahead. This includes tailoring your resume, preparing for interviews and knowing the skill set that…
We’ve all been there, you spend hours preparing for an interview and set off to your appointment satisfied that there couldn’t possibly be a question that you haven’t mentally prepared a genius answer for. Then BANG, a bewildering, stress inducer of a bombshell is dropped on you and you’re left in a cold sweat as you decipher the…
It’s amazing how many parallels can be drawn between a job and a relationship; there are the faux pas on when and when not to follow up, the need to contain your enthusiasm and the importance of playing it ‘cool’. Post-interview stress can, at times, be maddening – just like the waiting game after a…