Imagine it’s Monday morning. Are you relishing the week or are you seeing it as Day 1 of a new hostage situation? Are you managed by a moron, captive in a role you’ve out-grown and fearful that the smell in your nostrils is that of your career, stagnating? If so, it’s time to move up or…
Gaining an internship at the company of your dreams is a HUGE win. Never underestimate how big an opportunity it is – the intern market is extremely competitive; and for good reason. Snagging an internship is a foot in the door and a chance to prove yourself to your desired employer. It will quite often lead to…
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How to Ace a Skype Interview
The world is more connected today than it’s ever been. Thanks to travel and technology, you can patch into almost anyone, anywhere, at any time. Increasing global mobility is changing the jobs market, too. The interview process isn’t always the traditional face-to-face method anymore. What does this mean? Well, mastering the art of the question /…
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The Psychology Behind Personality Types
The concept of personality types has been around for centuries. In the early 1900s, psychologist Carl Jung proposed a theory of personality that divided people into four main types: introverted, extroverted, sensing, and intuitive. Jung believed that these types were based on how people process information and make decisions. In the 1940s, Katharine Cook Briggs…
For most recruiters, regardless of which industry they work in, LinkedIn is an excellent source of both candidates, and client leads. It’s also, it would seem, an excellent barometer for finding out how bloody awful we all are. Here are a couple of scathing comments I’ve witnessed recently myself… “Unqualified unregulated telesales folk are masquerading as…