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Top 5 WORST Excuses for Being Late to an Interview

Have you ever been late to an interview? What was your excuse? Corporate Recruiters have collated the top 5 worst ones. Takeaways: My brother took my laptop – the most important thing you need for a video interview! Fashionably late – ripped your stockings? Go buy a new pair! Stuck in traffic – this demonstrates…

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Why Top Employers Ask Such Weird Interview Questions

Lloyd Blankfein walks into your interview and asks “If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?”. Clearly the real questions here is “Why the hell did I apply for a job at Goldman Sachs?”. Anywho, it appears intelligence is the first quality employers…

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Gaming the Interview Process

There’s no getting around it – Millennials are taking over the world. Okay, maybe not the world, but their presence is definitely being felt in the workforce. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 80 million young adults born between 1976 and 2001 make up Gen Y, and as of this year will…

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Employer Branding

Employers: How Can You Make People WANT to Work For You?

If you’re an employer, you want to make people want to work for you and your company. Talent Puzzle show you exactly how you can do that below. Takeaways: 1 in 3 applicants submitted by recent graduates are motivated by employer branding. Employers offered flexible hours and less stressed. Job postings with videos are 12%…

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How to Achieve Work Life Balance

Work/life balance is a concept including the proper prioritization between work (career and ambition) and lifestyle (health, pleasure, leisure, family) – according to Wikipedia. It’s also very hard to achieve – how can you get a great one? balanceatwork.com.au help with the infographic below! Takeaways: Start with setting your priorities. Figure out what you want your priorities…

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How Can Employers Stay Ahead?

The modern workplace evolves as technology becomes more advanced. But how can employers stay ahead and be the forerunners? Our friends at Recruiter.com have the answers! Takeaways: Healthcare and construction are amongst the most rapidly growing industries. 32% of businesses said all their business was done over the internet. Most employees only keep a position for…

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Why Happy Employees Generate More Business

Keeping your employees and workers happy does impact your business positively. Staff2 explain why in their infographic below. Takeaways: 64% of people said they had more to offer their employer than they currently actually do. 81% of employees want flexible hours. If you want your employees to be engaged, offer a work / life balance. RELATED:…

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7 Totally Insane Employee Perks at Tech Companies

Do you want to work at tech companies? What about if you got these insane perks? Who is Hosting This? have collected together the top 7. Takeaways: AirBNB gives every employee $2,000 a year to travel anywhere in the world they want. Twitter and Zynga don’t track employee vacation time. Google offers on site healthcare…

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How to Outsource Absolutely Everything

You’re lazy and you don’t want to do much – but how can you outsource everything in life? Whoishostingthis.com have the answers! Takeaways: E-mail is the 2nd most time consuming activity for American workers. Face-to-face meetings should be your last call of action – use video or phone! Outsource your taxing and bookkeeping to a professional…