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6 Career Lessons from the Walking Dead to Sink Your Teeth into

Now I’m not suggesting you lure your enemies into a swarm of zombies if you have a disagreement…but there are a few lessons that you can learn about dealing with conflict, building relationships and working in a team from the Walking Dead (if you look very closely.) Here are some of the top career lessons that…

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Working Life Summed Up in 140 Characters

Had a stressful day? Co-worker winding you up? Super excited about a promotion? Whether you love your job, or your patience is running a bit thin, lots of people turn to social media to off load their current thoughts and share their day to day experiences on the job. Though having a heated rant about…

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Talent Acquisition

The Facts of Life – As Told By a Recruiter

The fundamental truth in life is that you should surround yourself with people who show you respect, collaborate with you to achieve your goals and embrace success. I make it sound so easy; yes, let’s just get rid of those people who make us feel low, criticise us for small failures, don’t accept us for…

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Employer Branding

9 Tips For Newly Appointed Managers

If you’ve bagged yourself a new role as a first time manager, then congrats! You’ve obviously been doing something right. However, it can be a daunting time, knowing that the future of your career is somewhat shaped by other people and their actions – and it will take a bit of adjustment to get things right. We’ve…

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How to Love Your Job

Find a job you love and never work a day in your life! But is this easier said than done? If you’re one of the lucky people who loves what they do and are pretty good at it too, then you’ve got a good thing going there. Unfortunately, not everyone finds themselves in a job…

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Talent Acquisition

The Surprising Key to an Excellent Candidate Experience

I had the opportunity to interview Claudia Nakasone, Manager, Employment & Recruitment at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). She shared three practical ways to make an excellent candidate experience, as well as an unexpected key to a great candidate experience. Learning these practices will enhance your hiring process and retention rate. A California Candidate Experience…

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Employer Branding

Employer Branding: The McDonald’s Vs. Disney Effect

To quote Will Ferrell from Zoolander; branding is so hot right now. Well maybe he didn’t say that exactly, but it’s close enough. It still doesn’t take away from the fact that branding is a hot topic currently. Thanks to social media hundreds of thousands of people are able to connect worldwide and discuss a…

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5 Ways to Turn Your Hobby into a Career

Wouldn’t it be great if we could earn a living doing the thing we love doing the most? Well this dream could be a reality if you take action and lots of people do successfully turn their favourite hobby into a career, whether it be by starting their own business, or making the decision to go…

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How to Get a Job at Apple – Even If You Don’t Code!

Are you already over the Apple Watch? Yawn – me too. But what if I told you that Apple was working on something actually worth getting excited about? Like, oh, say, their very own self-driving, electric car. For real. And then what if I told you that you could help build it? …Even if you…