We are seeing a refreshing emphasis on people talking about increasing the number of female leaders, rather than just focussing on the number of women in the boardroom. The latest independent government review, launched this year to follow on from Lord Davies’s report, has confirmed that the focus will be on building the pipeline for…
Millennials, millennials, millennials. What if someone told you that they don’t even exist? Well, they’re about to. Brenda Wong is the social media and community manager at Debut, a careers app that is targeted toward students and recent graduates. Her role is all about engaging people. Not just any people – the right people who happen to be…
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10 Essential Verbs to Use in Your CV
Your written vocabulary is obviously extremely important in the process of writing your CV, but you must pay particular attention to the verbs you include. Verbs are used to describe actions and are commonly known as “doing words”, so they are crucial if you want to describe how your input impacts your employers. Verbs quite…
LinkedIn – the world’s biggest professional network – continues to grow, and has truly become a force to be reckoned with. Every day, millions of us login to see how our friends are getting on in their jobs, read status updates and, sometimes, apply for jobs ourselves. Every user who signs up to LinkedIn creates…
The work of agency recruiters never stops. They are the ultimate plate spinners who could always be ‘doing more’. While they constantly strive to bring more work in, nurturing relationships with candidates and clients, some roles are honestly more pain to work on than they’re really worth. Having an impossible-to-fill role on their books is a real drainer. It doesn’t…
In the world of recruitment today, many organisations are looking much deeper into their recruitment strategy and asking – is this fit for the future? Many of the partner functions like marketing, sales and customer success, have learned that their clients go through a complex set of decisions in the lead up to buying a product…
Finding a job can be a full time job in itself. It is time-consuming and often hard work. Here are a few tips on where to use your energy and time and how to increase your probability of success. 1. Know what you want Spend some focussed time working out exactly what you want to…
We’ve all heard the entertaining stories of employees who got fired from their jobs for the most ridiculous reasons. Of course, what seems shocking to some appears perfectly sensible to others, otherwise those employees would still have jobs. But there can be no terminations without rules to be broken, and where there are ridiculous firings,…
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How Do You Negotiate a Pay Rise?
If the thought of discussing your salary with your boss sends shivers down your spine, you’re not alone. It can be up there with the most awkward / tense of all conversations. Still, it shouldn’t deter you from addressing things if you feel like you’re seriously being underpaid and undervalued. We called in our expert…