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Talent Acquisition

How Successful People Spend Their Lunchtimes

Lunchtime. Some people see it as an hour of doing nothing… The most successful of people see it as an hour of opportunity. Whether you’re meeting a new client for lunch or using it as a time to reflect, lunchtime’s can be one of the most useful hours of the day. So don’t sit at…

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Employer Branding

Why Community Management is Essential for Recruitment Marketing

It’s essential for recruitment companies to have a voice and to really engage their followers. We spoke to Christie Fidura to discuss why brands need community management, some common mistakes made by businesses, and much more! Listen to the interview below, read the summary, and subscribe to the Employer Branding Podcast. Why businesses need community managers: Well,…

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Workplace

Everything You Need to Know About Working as a Freelancer

Are you a freelancer or thinking about getting into it? Here are a few statistics about the options available to you, as well as the pros and cons of freelancing, provided by Survey Bee. Freelancing: the facts More than half (57%) of freelancers find a new project online within 3 days. Self-employed workers tend to…

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Talent Acquisition

How to Ethically Screen Candidates on Facebook

With over a billion users, Facebook makes a great tool for sourcing and screening candidates. However, for a lot of people, it is a platform that they like to reserve purely for personal use and therefore may find it slightly intrusive for a recruiter to check them out on the platform. Someone’s Facebook profile can…

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Workplace

The 10 Worst Things to Post on Social Media as a Job Seeker

Social media can be both your best friend and your worst enemy in your job search. Although it can be an extremely valuable tool for learning about vacancies and creating a professional personal brand for yourself, all of your job hunting efforts could be crushed if you present yourself poorly online. Whereas sharing photos from a…