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Workplace

How Can Sleep Affect Your Career?

A lot of us live extremely busy lives and for this reason our jam packed schedules often mean that we don’t get as many hours sleep as we could really do with. But did you know that by staying up late and sacrificing our precious Z’s, you could be hindering your work performance? So it’s…

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Workplace

The Worst Interview Responses on Record

Recruiters get to meet their fair share of job seekers throughout their career, from the ones who absolutely nail their job interviews and soar through the hiring process, to those who are just a disaster waiting to happen from the get go. There’s bad interviews, which I’m sure nearly all of us can relate to in…

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Workplace

College Life vs. Work Life

Jumping into the working world out of college is a wonderful and exciting time. It’s a chance for you to put the things you learned in your courses into practical use, make some money and see what you’re made of. Let’s face it – in high school and in college, you were basically told what…

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Employer Branding

What Companies Offer the Best Employee Perks?

From team lunches to ping pong tables, many companies offer a range of employee perks to attract talent to their organisation and keep their team motivated. Though smaller companies can offer perks, such as clocking off early on a Friday or free parking; it’s the big dogs that can offer the fancy perks that get…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

How to Get Hiring Managers Involved in the Recruitment Process

A topic of conversation at Sourcecon Fall 2015 (a national conference for recruiters and sourcers to learn about different recruitment tools and strategies) was: how to get hiring managers involved in the recruitment process. Here was my advice on how to do this… First the challenge. Many hiring managers say: “Why do I need to…