In recent years, employee well-being has been at the forefront of employers minds. Organisations understand that improving your employees experiences means improving your brand. Not only will you have more productive workers, but your employees will it appreciate it too – meaning a new advocate army for your company. Virgin Pulse have recently conducted a…
Attending a networking event or industry night for the first time can be a daunting experience and you don’t always know what to expect of it or how to conduct yourself. If you go about it in the right way, these events can be valuable for making useful new contacts; however go about it in the wrong…
Recruitment is changing and it’s time to tailor your recruitment strategy for what the candidates want and will really capture their attention. Unfortunately candidates don’t particularly care about your brand and are more concerned about what you can DO for them. The biggest contributing factor to the perception that a candidate builds about your company is what your…
Time and time again, we are reminded that “short and concise” is the best. When it comes to writing about yourself, you have no idea where to start and where to end. Add that to the fact that it has to be professional, personal, catchy, concrete, error-free, unique…okay, I’ll stop now. Relax! It is possible!…
How do you get going with your social selling activities on LinkedIn? Whether you’re doing business development for a staffing agency, selling yourself to your next employer or looking for sponsors for an event there’s no denying LinkedIn is the place to start. Our friends at LinkedIn Sales Solutions (the good people that bring you the Sales Navigator) have…
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Top 5 Ways to Get Your Resume Noticed
The topic of getting your resume reviewed by hiring managers/recruiters is a popular one. With so many people looking for work in today’s economy, the ability to get the edge over other candidates has never been higher. Depending on the position, a recruiter/hiring manager can receive hundreds of resumes to review. That is just for…
Good managers understand how to get the best out of their employees. They take the time to get to know their employees’ personalities and how those personalities affect the team dynamic. For managers with extroverted employees, this means understanding where extroverts draw their energy from and how to direct that energy to help them achieve success.…
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How to Stay Focused at Work
Do you sit down at your desk, look out the window and forget what you were originally doing? If so, then you need help with trying to stay focused when you are at work. When in the office 9-5, it can be difficult to keep your concentration and focus on your tasks. However, everyone at work…
You may think that initiating a conversation at a network event is the difficult part, however ending a conversation can be equally as tough, as it’s easy to get “stuck” in a discussion with somebody, out of fear of appearing rude. They may in fact be very interesting, however the purpose of networking is to meet…