Congratulations! You’ve succeeded in getting your new job, now it’s time to prepare for your first day. This is your chance to show your employer that they made the right decision and to get acquainted with your new co-workers whilst navigating the office. Here are some useful tips to help you make your first day…
Job interviews can be quite a daunting experience and the way you conduct yourself can be crucial to whether you are successful or not. To ensure your best performance in an interview, identifying some simple do’s and don’ts in advance are really helpful for preparing yourself and what better way to to demonstrate this than…
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You’ve Accepted the Job – Now What?
Great news! You’ve been offered the role of your dreams, you’ve accepted, and you start next week. This is an exciting time, and if you’ve been out of work for a while it might feel like the hard work is over. Of course, it’s really just beginning. Soon your new job will begin, bringing many…
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10 Tricks to Getting a Higher Salary
Do you find it awkward negotiating your salary? You’re not alone. This is a difficult challenge that’s unfortunately part of life, but with further experience and the right knowledge, career tasks like this become easier. This infographic from Job Cluster details 10 tips for winning a higher salary negotiation. It’s important to understand the requirements of the…
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Do’s and Don’ts for a Modern Resume
A resume is always difficult to write – what do you want the recruiter to read, but what do you need the recruiter to know? Getting the balance is always difficult, and then you have to think about layout, fonts, and content! One in four HR managers receive 50 resumes per job opening – so…
In this week’s #UROpinion, we asked you: What’s the Number 1 Tip You’d Give Job Seekers Applying to Your Vacancy? The comments left were all varied but useful tips! Applying to jobs has become more competitive than ever, so finding a way of standing out as an applicant is vital. For every job opening, there are…
Our unconscious bias can override our ability to make rational decisions. When it comes to business, bias-based decisions and behaviour can limit creativity and opportunity, as well as lead to discrimination – all of which can have a significant impact on performance, productivity and the bottom line of a business. First impressions: One of the…
Anyone who has ever gone through job search will likely be able to tell you about at least one interview they aced, only to find that the company “went in another direction” when it came time to select their new employee. This phenomenon is quite common – dark horse candidates get chosen all the time…
What if I told you that your company possesses a powerful recruiting weapon – I’m talking nuclear strength. It’s so powerful, in fact, that using this weapon would almost certainly improve your quality of hires, retention, productivity, and overall employee happiness. And what if I told you that every company has the ability to cultivate…