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Talent Acquisition

Generic InMails: Just Chill Out for a Minute

Hands up if you’ve ever received a generic InMail on LinkedIn about a new opportunity or role that you’d supposedly be a good candidate for (whether or not that’s true, whether or not you’re remotely interested)? *Everyone raises hand*. That’s what I thought, you can all put your hands down now. It’s pretty stock standard stuff,…

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Talent Acquisition

Success Isn’t Black and White, But Hard Work Is

In sales, you’re either working hard or you’re not. See, champions always start with a dream. We’ve watched enough motivational videos to know that major success stories often have humble beginnings. Regardless of field, high achievers don’t stop until they get to where they want to go. As sales people, we need to regularly take a step…

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Should You Quit Your Job and Work For Yourself?

The choice to get out of bed and go to work for someone else each day can be a tricky one. Even if you’re working in an excellent firm with prospects, great feedback and – here’s the killer – a company car, there may be that nagging thought at the back of your head: I…

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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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Blogging as a Recruiting Tool

Nowadays, you’d be hard-pressed to find any successful business without a blogging presence. Whether businesses are truly committed to blogging or not is one thing, but most at least play along because they’ve repeatedly been told that it’s a best practice. But, despite the fact that most businesses have blogs, very few realize just how…