I’ve had a chat with Brendan Bank, CIO of Booking.com to find out all of his secrets about creating a kick-ass company culture to hire tech talent from all around the globe! Listen to the interview below and be sure to subscribe to the Employer Branding Podcast. About booking.com and Brendan’s role: Booking.com is an accommodation website,…
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Top 6 Benefits of an Office Free Job
There comes a time for many of us when we take a step back from our career and think about whether it’s still right for us. Sometimes, a change is needed – and freelancing is one of those changes that people across the UK are taking greater satisfaction in. With advantages such as becoming your own boss…
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5 Tips to Find Your Dream Job
New year…new you? The start of a new year is the perfect time to get your career back on track by finding a job that you truly love. How can you ensure that your job search is on the right track? Read on for our top tips! 1) Follow your passion and curiosity: The simplest part…
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How to Get Hired on The Apprentice
I’ve gone through how not to get fired, which is a step in the right direction, but how about getting hired? Only one lucky contestant can land Alan Sugar as their business partner and win the final prize of a £250,000 investment in their business venture and he’s not prepared to dish it out to…
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…
All recruiters know that the most frustrating thing during the hiring process is giving out a great opportunity to an awful candidate – it can lead to low productivity and a high attrition rate. It can also cause massive damage to your personal brand as a recruiter. To ensure you don’t make the same mistake,…
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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2015: A Year in Job Search
There are lots of factors that can prompt people to start looking for a new job and although a lot of the time it is for personal reasons, public events and political movements can also have an impact on job search trends. Over the last year, Indeed have observed peaks and troughs in the number of job…
The BBC’s Apprentice is one of the toughest and longest job interview processes in the world – and the stakes are high with contestants fighting it out for a £250,000 investment from one of the UK’s most successful self-made millionaires, Lord Sugar. While you could argue that the show has become more geared towards entertainment…