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What Achievements Should You List on Your Resume?

A resume is a tool for you to sell yourself as a valuable employee. It provides an opportunity for you to let your prospective employers learn more about you, and highlighting your previous achievements on your resume is a good way to demonstrate the value that you could bring to their organisations. But what if you don’t think you…

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Workplace

What Would Your LinkedIn Profile Sound Like Out Loud?

How would your LinkedIn profile sound if someone were to recite it out loud? Is it something that you would feel proud of, or perhaps make you feel a little bit silly? Well that’s exactly what LinkedIn Out Loud have done! They have created a hilarious video series and Tumblr page using genuine LinkedIn summaries from…

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Employer Branding

5 Tips for Graduates Joining the Workforce

Millennials grew up with the Internet. They place a different priority and value on work than their previous generations. As this “net generation” transitions from school to career, there are gaps between the reality and their expectations that they have to bridge. If you are a millennial graduate, here are some things that you should…

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Timebound Workplace

#Socialography: How Social Media Has Changed The World

Social media is a huge aspect of our lives. Particularly in recruitment and job hunting. Social media is on the rise and is now being used as a new way of hunting for future employees and tracking employee activity. LinkedIn is especially important for job seekers, recruiters and business owners as you can connect to people…

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Employer Branding

Can Music in the Office Motivate Staff?

When it comes to motivating your staff – and finding ways to motivate them – it can sometimes be a bit of a tricky task. What might work for one business/team, may not work for another, so it’s important to find the ideal solution for you to ensure your staff is in the best environment…

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Workplace

How to List Multiple Positions at One Company on Your Resume

There is nothing wrong about having multiple positions in one company but the question arises when you have to list them on your resume. How can you list them on your resume without wasting valuable space or worse, confuse your prospective employers? Here are two ways you can handle this to stay calm and keep your resume impressive:…

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Talent Acquisition

Why Aren’t You Getting the Best Out of Your Recruitment Activity?

Not getting the best out of your recruitment activity? Perhaps predictably, it could be for a number of reasons, some of which may be beyond your control. Lack of time and resources is an all-too-familiar challenge for many in-house recruiters, whilst some roles are simply very difficult to fill. But there are some elements of your recruitment…

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Talent Acquisition

The 5 Levels of Recruiting Content

In order to attract the top talent to your job openings, you’re going to have to convince them that your organization is a great place to work and the role is perfect for them. But how can you go about doing this? It takes more than a well-worded job description to persuade some of the…

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Talent Acquisition

Why Recruiters Should Focus on Talent When Hiring

Recruiting top talent is crucial to ensure long-term growth and performance for any ambitious business. Equally important is to allow your talent to use their strengths after they’re hired. Utilising employees in the wrong way can lead to stress, frustration, depression and general dissatisfaction. It can also lead to increasing staff turnover and reduced productivity…