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How to Ace the Interview and Secure Your Dream Job

You’ve got the interview, but you’re nervous. How can you ace it and secure that job? This infographic by Mint can help you further. Takeaways: Make sure you have the right attire, and do your research before you go to the interview. Don’t be late, be nice and have a good strong handshake. Ensure you…

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Workplace

How to Become a Morning Person

You’ve tried going home before the bar’s last call, setting your alarm to blare heavy metal, and downing a cup of coffee even before you pull back the sheets. Becoming a morning person is more than just forcing yourself to rise with the sun. What about you; are you a morning person or do you…

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Timebound Workplace

5 WORST Things to Wear in a Job Interview

When you are preparing for a job interview, everyone knows that you don’t just need to prepare yourself mentally; you also have to prepare yourself physically. You want to make a good impression, right from the first moment your interviewer lays his or her eyes on you. Naturally, you will want to look spiffy, smart…

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Employer Branding

Are You a Manager of Teams or a Leader of People?

So you employ a group of guys who you proudly call your ‘team’ which you are the manager and leader of, and you are confident that they respect you as their boss – but is ‘managing’ a team, the same as ‘leading’ a team? And will you get different outcomes from either approach? No doubt…

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Talent Acquisition

Recruiters, Here’s How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

The recruitment industry has a habit of reinventing itself every few years and those who fail to change with it are destined to be left behind. We must understand that change is a constant and those who specialize in just one small parsec of an industry, even if it is very profitable at the time, cannot…

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Workplace

Stuck in a Career Rut? 5 Steps to Get Out of It

Do you wake up every morning dreading the commute to work? Do you count the seconds until your lunch break? Are you jealous of friends who are happy with their jobs? Do you ever wonder what life would be like in a parallel universe? Yes? Then the chances are, you’re stuck in a career rut.…

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Workplace

What Are the Best and Worst Jobs in America?

Most Americans spend more time on the job than they do on anything else. FACTS: The average employee spends more than 2/3 of his or her day at work or on work-related activities. That’s more time than they spend sleeping or raising children. Americans work an average of nearly one month more per year now…

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Using Social Media to Improve Your Job Search

We all know that social media is the number 1 tool for job searching these days, but how can you use it to your advantage? This infographic by Gumtree explains more. How has social media helped your job search? Let us know in the comments! Takeaways: 50% of employers said that social media gives them…

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Workplace

How to Ace Your Job Hunt and Work with Recruiters: The Ultimate Guide

Over the years I have spoken with hundreds of people who need some general job hunting (and staying at a job!) advice. I started compiling some hints, tricks, tips, thoughts, aphorisms, maxims, adages, proverbs, truisms and the occasional soliloquies. After awhile, I stopped talking and started sending people a document. The document grew and grew.…