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Talent Acquisition

The 10 Strangest Things Candidates Have Done in Job Interviews

We’d all love to walk into a job interview cool as a cucumber and wow our interviewer with our natural air of confidence and charisma; however for a lot of us this vision is something of a dream, as the mere thought of an interview brings us out in a cold sweat. A lot hangs on the…

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Employer Branding

How to Keep Your Employees Happy and Healthy Through the Winter

Winter – The dreaded flu season. It’s cold outside, half your office have got the snuffles and you just know that most of them would much rather be snuggled underneath a duvet at home watching daytime TV. If the Winter blues have struck your workplace you may want to think about introducing an employee wellness program…

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Workplace

25 LinkedIn Skills That Can Get You Hired

LinkedIn skills. LinkedIn endorsements. Do they actually matter or are they just there to look pretty on your profile? One way they can come in handy is by looking at the data around what skills are most in demand around the globe with employers. LinkedIn identified the 25 hottest skills that got people hired, globally and in…

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Workplace

Why You Should be Preparing a Job Search Strategy Before It’s Needed

I have a confession to make. When I entered the recruiting field, I didn’t get my foot in the door by networking with key players in the industry. I didn’t establish myself as a subject matter expert by sharing my brand on social media – social media didn’t even exist then. Instead, I was one…

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Workplace

The LinkedIn Buzzwords You Must NOT Include on Your Profile

How does your LinkedIn profile read? Is it really buzzword rich, or have you stepped away from the cliches in order to stand out from the crowd? LinkedIn have analysed a selection of LinkedIn Recruiter users’ summaries to compile a list of the top buzzwords that recruitment professionals have used on their LinkedIn profiles over…