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6 Things You Need to Do Every Morning and Night

Do you find it hard to operate in the morning and night? Make it easier for yourself by following the steps in this infographic by OPEN Forum. Takeaways: Make a Night Before list. Set out your clothes – what are you going to wear tomorrow? Forgive yourself Do something for yourself – exercise, for example.…

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Employer Branding

What Do Employees Actually Think About Performance Reviews?

Employees think performance reviews at work are irrelevant and a waste of time – what are your thoughts? Find out more in this infographic from Globoforce. Takeaways: 53% of employees said performance reviews don’t motivate them to work harder. Employees prefer to get feedback asap. 63% of employees felt their review wasn’t a true indicator…

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Workplace

Making Women Happy in the Workplace

Women’s wants in a job have changed. New Accenture research for International Women’s Day finds shifting definitions for “what it means to have it all” for the majority of today’s professional women. This infographic by Accenture explains all. Takeaways: Women are more interested in flexibility than money. A better work-life balance is preferred by women…

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Workplace

35 Things You Absolutely Must Decide on Before Being Hired

One of my favourite sites, Happy Place, posted 35 (other) things you absolutely MUST agree upon before getting married based on a Hufftington Post article. I decided this was a great list but it needed another scenario. Therefore, I came up with 35 things you must decide on before being hired – imagine this being asked…

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Talent Acquisition

How to Recruit Pink Unicorns

In an effort to build the best company possible, recruiters are constantly looking for that perfect candidate — known as a Pink Unicorn. But as you might imagine, this rare breed can be tricky to catch. Here, we look at how to entice — and hang on to— this sought-after prize. What exactly is a…

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Workplace

How to Answer Illegal Interview Questions

There may be a number of times within an interview where you feel that the potential employer or interviewer is getting a little too personal with their questions. Never assume that an interviewer is asking a question simply because it benefits them, sometimes they’re just feeling chatty and would like to get to know the…

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Talent Acquisition

Recruiters: Setting Up on Your Own, Can You Do Better?

I get asked a lot about what made me set up on my own – a number of different factors led me to this decision back in 2005 which I will come on to in a moment. But I often wonder, would I encourage recruiters to do the same now, knowing what I know? Let’s…

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Workplace

5 Steps to Owning a Solid Online Reputation

We live in a world where your online reputation can literally make or break your career. Success and opportunity is no longer based on “who you know” but much more on “whom knows you.” Googling someone is standard practice. We all do it, and what shows up strongly influences the decisions we make about others:…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

4 Steps to the Perfect Job Spec

If you work in recruitment, you’ve probably seen thousands of job specs, in all different shapes and sizes. I’ve seen job specs ranging from five sentences, to five pages long. I’ve seen job specs that range in tone from funny and clever, to dry and dull. Furthermore, just as is the case with the CV,…