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Workplace

How to Get Hired on The Apprentice

I’ve gone through how not to get fired, which is a step in the right direction, but how about getting hired? Only one lucky contestant can land Alan Sugar as their business partner and win the final prize of a £250,000 investment in their business venture and he’s not prepared to dish it out to…

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Timebound

A Guide to Surviving the Office Christmas Party

Whether you love or loathe the annual office Christmas party, there are some definite do’s and don’t about how to behave while you’re there. After all, if you want to keep your job, it’s important that you don’t do anything that will offend anyone from work or show yourself up! Lucas Blake have come up…

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Talent Acquisition

Why You Need to Treat Candidates Like Gold Dust

All recruiters know that the most frustrating thing during the hiring process is giving out a great opportunity to an awful candidate – it can lead to low productivity and a high attrition rate. It can also cause massive damage to your personal brand as a recruiter. To ensure you don’t make the same mistake,…

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Timebound

10 Inevitable Moments at Every Office Christmas Party

The office Christmas party – finally an opportunity to let your hair down and put all the usual stresses of the workplace on hold for an evening. The annual event that just wouldn’t be the same without inappropriate antics and colleagues embarrassing themselves! Though it’s meant to be a time for you to have some fun with…

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Workplace

2015: A Year in Job Search

There are lots of factors that can prompt people to start looking for a new job and although a lot of the time it is for personal reasons, public events and political movements can also have an impact on job search trends. Over the last year, Indeed have observed peaks and troughs in the number of job…