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Feeling Like a Fraud? How to Overcome Your Impostor Syndrome

Do you ever get that niggling feeling that you’re going to be exposed as a complete fraud in the job you do? Are you a ‘normal’ person in relatively ‘normal’ job who has an impending sense of doom that you’re going to be exposed for the fraud you really are? Whether you feel like you’re not qualified enough, good…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

The 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Recruiter Communication

Many job seekers discuss networking as being a critical component to a successful job search.  While the majority recognize the importance of building the right relationships, few know how to establish a rapport with a key group…headhunters. The ability to form on-going relationships with influential recruiters can prove more critical to your career success than…

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Employer Branding

5 Tips to Help You Build an Empowered & Open Office Culture from Scratch

This article is sponsored by Dropbox, see their open positions here. It’s been just over a year since I was handed the keys to Dropbox’s brand new UK Office in central London. I walked into our then tiny, empty space with the two main components of my mission at the front of my mind: Build a…

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Workplace

Does Bad Early Education Burn Career Bridges?

Education is the cornerstone of democracy. Its mission is to transmit the knowledge and skills needed for young people to become productive and contributing members of our society. Given the number of students who live in poverty and struggle to find the right pathway in life, education has proven over time to be one of…

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Workplace

Why Constant Learning is Critical to Your Career

The CIPD recently published a nice study about how the City of London Corporation is trying to encourage employees to catch the ‘learning bug’. The key objective of this policy is to improve cohesion and collaboration between different functions and specialisms, and to increase internal mobility. For staff at all levels, learning is important and the emphasis on collaboration…