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A Guide to Surviving the Office Christmas Party

Whether you love or loathe the annual office Christmas party, there are some definite do’s and don’t about how to behave while you’re there. After all, if you want to keep your job, it’s important that you don’t do anything that will offend anyone from work or show yourself up! Lucas Blake have come up…

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10 Inevitable Moments at Every Office Christmas Party

The office Christmas party – finally an opportunity to let your hair down and put all the usual stresses of the workplace on hold for an evening. The annual event that just wouldn’t be the same without inappropriate antics and colleagues embarrassing themselves! Though it’s meant to be a time for you to have some fun with…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

Top 16 Hiring Problems to Solve

Today’s talent pool looks a lot different than it did 10 years ago. To keep up with the modern job seeker, today’s hiring process should have also changed and improved over the years. The infographic below, compiled by Spark Hire, offers a number of solutions to common problems HR professionals face at each stage of…

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New Year’s Resolutions: Dreams Vs. Reality

New Years Resolutions – A lot of us make them, but how many of us actually stick to them? It always seems like a good idea to approach the new year with a big optimistic career plan about how we’re going to use it as a fresh start, to become better, more successful people; whether…

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How Experienced Consultants Can Help Employers Achieve Recruitment Resolutions

With the New Year just around the corner, there’s likely to be plenty of advice aimed at job seekers who are looking to secure a new start, as well as tips for employees aiming to take their next career step. So I’d like to focus on employers instead. My New Year tip is to use…

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The Best Seasonal Jobs That Make Working at Christmas More Fun

Christmas is just around the corner! Have you got your career all wrapped up for the New Year? The Christmas break is a perfect opportunity to assess your career. Of course, some people have to work over the holiday period – emergency service workers, medical staff, transport staff, hospitality employees – and, of course, the…

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A Melodic Review of a Recruitment Bygone Year

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…   I find it is a great opportunity to reflect on all aspects of your recruitment year just passed: • The successes and achievements • The failures and learning curves made from them • Your sales/revenue achieved, versus targets • Clients gained and lost – reasons why…

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The 6 Types of People that Exist in Every Office #PeepShow

If you work in an office, you’ll know that you get to know your colleagues very quickly. There’s always a quiet one, a loud one and an annoying one – but what are the characteristics of these colleagues? We’ve taken a look at the 6 types of people you’re bound to come across in your…

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6 Reasons You Should Keep Up Your Job Search During the Holiday Season

As the holiday season draws in, it’s easy to get distracted by all the festivities going on around you and your job hunt will often get placed on the back burner. It’s a busy time of the year and it’s a common misconception that hiring managers won’t be making any new hires over Christmas, however this isn’t…