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How to Make a Great First Impression at the Interview

It takes just seven seconds for someone to evaluate you when they first meet you. In this short amount of time the other person will form an opinion about you based on your appearance, body language, demeanour, mannerisms and how you are dressed. These first impressions are very hard to reverse or undo and that…

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Top 5 Resume Fails You Will Want to Avoid

When writing a resume, it can be difficult to get everything right – there’s so many things to remember and to note what you should and shouldn’t put on it. findtherightjob.comย have put together the top 5 resume fails that you should always avoid – which have you done before? Takeaways: Padding – don’t lie on…

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How Do Leaders Spend Their Days?

Influential leaders – what do you think they spend their day doing? Cmoe gathered findings from leaders in Adobe, Google, Kellogg’s, AT&T and more to find out. Between waking at 6.15am (is that earlier than you?) and sleeping at 11.40pm – what do they do through out the day? Find out in the infographic below!…

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Employer Branding

5 Tips from Top CEOs on How to Prioritise

Do you regard yourself as a wizard when it comes to knowing how to prioritise? In my experience, most of us are somewhere between okay and pretty awful when it comes to really understanding how to do it. It tends to be a mixture of crisis management and those things that fall into the category…

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How to Become an Indispensable Leader Within Your Organization

Indispensable leaders are those who make employees better, drive revenue, and promote then maintain a sense of optimism around the office. They understand that each day of leading is a challenge and embrace the hurdles they encounter rather than avoiding or ignoring obstacles. These are the individuals who accept full responsibility for the performance of…

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7 Ways NOT to Impress Your Boss

Are you hoping to receive a raise, get a title promotion, or simply gain the respect of your boss? Take a moment to think back to the last time you spoke to your supervisor directly or did something that received a high level of recognition. Has it been a while? Also, do you feel stressed,…

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The Top 5 Interview Questions to Practice

Not every job interview will be the same or follow a set format, although there are some frequent questions that pop up time and time again. Here are our top five most asked interview questions and some tips to help you answer them appropriately. 1) Why do you want this job? This question is bound…

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4 Etiquette Mistakes NOT to Make at Your New Job

From the first day at your new job, your boss and coworkers will immediately look for signs that they made the right decision in hiring you. They’ll start to gauge how well you fit into the office and how well you interact with other employees. Are you outgoing and friendly? Are you confident and decisive?…

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Talent Acquisition

Recruiters: How to Love Hiring Managers Who You Hate

In recruiting, the two most important factors are quality and speed. Hiring managers often get in their own way, by slowing the recruiting process down and not hiring the best candidate available. Because of this they are restraining success and growth of the business they work for and last but not least annoy recruiters every…