The word “office” doesn’t usually inspire visions of a beautiful place and, as many know, working in one can get stagnant and boring. Being indoors under artificial lights for 8+ hours a day can be draining, and well, downright depressing. Research has even confirmed this, with studies showing that people subjected to artificial light for…
Google Glass is expected to launch in the UK in 2014, and it’s going to be really exciting to see what impact this first foray into wearable computer technology has on us and our daily lives. This time next year, will we be seeing businessmen walking around like futuristic cyborgs, barking “Glass, take a memo”…
We often go into an interview prepared to answer technical questions regarding ourselves and the job that we are applying for. Being prepared is a good thing, but there would always be a question or two that would catch us off guard. One of these questions would be “Why do you want this job?”. A lot of…
Employers are getting a little sloppy these days when informing job applicants they haven’t been chosen. Too many organizations neglect to send a rejection notice entirely, and others do it haphazardly or impersonally. What’s so bad about that? Well, as important as first impressions are for job applicants, final impressions are important for organizations. Imagine…
LinkedIn has begun rolling out Showcase Pages to everyone — a newish feature available as part of a Company Page. How are recruiters going to actually benefit from this feature? I cracked open a bottle of wine and put my thinking cap on (I can’t think when I’m sober!) How about: Creating a jobs page…
You’ve been to interview after interview and still have no job. When your inbox is empty and your phone’s not ringing, it’s easy to feel like the air has been let out of your tires…well, it’s time to get pumped up! As exhausting as the job hunt can be, it’s your job to stay upbeat…
So you’ve been applying for jobs for a few weeks (maybe months) and after a successful interview, you’ve finally been given the all-elusive job offer. It should all the plain sailing from there, right? Except that’s not quite the case for most! In fact, for most people, the job offer is only the start of…
There’s a plethora of social media management tools available to recruiters such as Buffer, Tweetdeck, IFTTT and Dlvr.it just to name a few. Everyone has their own favourite but for complete novices, here’s how you can get started with Hootsuite – probably the best free tool available today: Connect your accounts: On the free version,…
You’re trying to find the right candidates but you suck at attracting really good people…but, why? Here are three problems that need solving: 1) Your careers page: Too much corporate b*llocks, not enough visual content – we need simpler & more obvious information, please! The biggest problem with most company career pages is that there’s…