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10 Ways to Have a Healthy Commute

Happy Bike to Work Day to all the cyclists among us! Riding your bike to work is something that is always encouraged when possible. Not only does it help to reduce your carbon footprint and save yourself hefty public transport/fuel costs; the health benefits are endless. Regular cycling is a great way of getting fit…

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Talent Acquisition

7 Tips to Writing an Effective Job Description

Recruiting is a very competitive industry. Writing a good job description is a fundamental step toward attracting the right candidates to applying for one of your job postings, by communicating clearly what kind of individual you are after and what responsibilities and tasks the job entails. Here are some tips on how to write a good…

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Talent Acquisition

How to Recruit Graduates Like Johnson & Johnson

This article is sponsored by Shortlister. It’s graduate season again and every large employer in the country is fighting for their slice of the top graduate talent pie, but what are the best in the graduate recruitment business doing to secure the highest possible quality of grad? Josh Mills of Shortlister.com caught up with Phillip Haig,…

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How to Win the Recruiting Game by Hiring Intelligently

Too often, executives think about recruiting in terms of making specific individual hires or filling a certain number of open positions. But, the truth is, smart recruiting is not just about hiring that exclusive individual or choosing the best candidate for that one available position – recruiting is about building the capacity of the overall team. You don’t…

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Are Receptionists the Most Important People in the Office?

Today is National Receptionists’ Day, a day to celebrate the role of professional receptionists and appreciate all the things that they do for an organization. To mark the occasion we have put together a list of reasons why the receptionist’s role, is crucial to the success of your business. Your receptionist is quite often the…

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Employer Branding

Which Type of Office Worker are You?

Every office has a wide range of personalities working in it. Which category do you fall into? 1) Brown-noser: Every office has one of these. These shameless sycophants suck up to management in the hope of promotion. Have you ever commented on your boss’ appearance or do you stick your head round their office door each afternoon and…

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Talent Acquisition

The ABCs of Successful Thinking

The simple truth is that our control over our consciousness determines the quality of our lives as well as our ability to reach our full potential. People who have developed the right mental disciplines make more money, stretch their abilities more than their peers, enjoy higher positions at work, command more respect and form more…

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How to Talk to Recruiters at a Career Fair

A career fair is an event for employers and recruiters to meet with prospective job seekers, many of whom are students or new college/university graduates. At a career fair, you get to meet with employers and recruiters in an informal setting, and learn more about internship and job opportunities offered by their companies. It is…

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The True Cost of Hiring a New Employee

When you hire a new employee, you’re not just agreeing to pay them a salary. There’s recruiting costs, training, benefit packages, equipment, and more than have to be factored into the equation. Recruiting: Recruiting is one of the more obvious costs that gets overlooked because it’s not an ongoing cost. You only incur it when you’re looking…