This year has already been dubbed the ‘Year of the Candidate’, as growing economic confidence is shifting the power from the employer to the employee. After years of economic uncertainty which encouraged employees to stay in the same job and prompted employers to be cautious about making investments in new staff, the continued positive news is…
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Top Ways to Beat Procrastination
Are you a victim of excess procrastinating? After overwhelming amounts of festive turkey, heading back to work/school/college could prove a difficult challenge. Thanks to our pals at Essay Expert, you can beat those January back to work blues and your lack of focus. Stay on top of your to-do list! How do you stay focused? How often do…
Our friends at Dice recently presented the results of the Tech Candidate Sentiment Survey 2015 to help government officials get up to date with developing trends in recruiting. They surveyed 3,801 respondents, 68% of who were in a job, 50% actively manage their careers and no less than 90% engage with recruiters. Survey takeaways: Sourcing…
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6 Ways to Streamline Your Job Hunt
Job hunting is often described as a full-time job in itself; so it’s no surprise that it can sometimes become challenging and stressful – especially when you are not achieving the results you want. We often make changes to process and work-methods to become more efficient in our days jobs; so the same approach can…
It is natural for people to be attracted to aesthetically pleasing images and visuals. In fact, according to Salesforce, 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual. Taking this into account, people would rather process information and data visually through imagery and video. This is why there is a magic to the art of…
You sent off your cover letters and resumé and completed the required online applications. You conducted informational interviews and talked to people in your career field who connected you to other professionals in the field. You interviewed, worked through case studies, presented your recommendations, participated in more interviews and finally, after all your hard work,…
Looking for a job can often become demeaning, stressful, and hopeless. Sometimes it takes time for your luck to shine and your hard work to bring results. This does not mean you should stop believing in yourself or that you will never get a job. There will be a time when you will actually realize…
Forty-five years on from the introduction of the Equal Pay Act in 1975, you would have thought that gender discrimination in the workplace would be a thing of the distant past. Although women are in the strongest position they’ve ever been in terms of career progression and opportunities, it would appear that we are not…
Women have been fighting for equal rights for many years and to celebrate their success, and in honor of International Woman’s Day, LinkedIn has released some networking tips for women around the globe. It is important for women to feel empowered in the world of work and networking is a huge part of that. Some…