“I started Virgin with a philosophy that if the staff are happy, customers will follow. It can’t just be me that sets the culture when we recruit people. I have a really great set of CEOs across our businesses who live and breathe the Virgin brand and who are entrepreneurs themselves.” Sir Richard Branson knows…
Job hopping and changing is on the rise more than ever before! Recruiters need to be taking advantage of this opportunity, but there is also a lot of competition. In order to attract this group of people we need to understand why they changed jobs and how they did it. This way you will better…
Apparently your LinkedIn profile is 11 times more likely to be viewed if it has a photo, but this doesn’t mean any old photo. As a professional network, your profile image should represent the professional you. First impressions stick and a large part of the judgement people make when visiting your profile will be based…
Had a bit of a car crash job interview? At this point you probably wish the world would swallow you up whole, but don’t fret, it’s happened to the best of us. After all, we’re only human and unfortunately things don’t always go exactly to plan. You may feel like you’ve blown your chances of landing…
It is common knowledge that you make your first impression prior to saying your first word. Regardless, sooner or later, you are going to have to open your mouth. When you do, it’s imperative to show empathy, speak from the heart, maintain composure and come across as confident, yet not arrogant. This is all part…
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How to Be a Terrible Manager
Charles Montgomery Burns – Entrepreneur, business man and the main antagonist who features in The Simpsons. He’s the richest and most powerful man in Springfield and is the owner of the Springfield Power Plant (where Homer works!). Mr Burns is famous for his debatable managerial techniques – one of his most famous phrases is ‘release…
When working, it can be hard to establish your relationships with your colleagues, including your manager or your boss. You may think it is okay to do certain things yet you could be very wrong. There are some common myths that will eventually discourage employees from their work ethic and their work relationships. It is easy…
1. Thou Shall Perfect Your CV Your CV should ideally be 2 pages of attention grabbing, hard hitting information about you, your achievements, qualifications, personal qualities, vision and skill set. As most recruiters don’t have the time to wade through pages and pages of career history, make sure it is clear and concise and is…
Sometimes we all need a little inspiration when it comes to our careers. Well look no further, I have put together a list of my top 20 bitesize nuggets of wisdom, to help you with everything from job search, to office life. 1) First impressions are critical. People build a perception of you within 30…