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7 LinkedIn Profile Pictures You Must NOT Use

We’ve all seen terrible LinkedIn profile images. We know which are good, bad, and which are horribly flawed. We all know what to avoid…or do we? Profile photos on LinkedIn are crucial for your personal brand. It’s also helpful when you’ve built a strong LinkedIn profile. To help you, here is a list of seven…

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Talent Acquisition

A Recruitment Referendum: A Vote for Independence

Would you vote “yes” or “no” for independence? Allowing recruiters to run their own P+L desk? We are all glued to our screens at the moment as to whether Scotland will vote in favor of becoming an independent nation on Thursday 18th September (those reading this after the vote will realize I am writing this…

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9 Steps to Becoming a Great Speaker

Whether you work in recruiting, sales, HR, or anything else – you’ve probably been told that public speaking is one key to success. What’s, that is the mere thought of being a public speaker freaking you out? You’re not the only one. Having to go in front of an audience to deliver a speech is…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

Meet Aimee Bateman of CareerCake

Have you met Aimee Bateman? Aimee is the founder and host of CareerCake.com. As an ex-recruiter, Aimee has seen and experienced some of the funniest and most exciting stories, and in the first of our #MeetMonday series, she shares some of them with us. In the first of this #MeetMonday series, we ask Aimee about cover letters,…

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Do You Have What It Takes to Be a CEO?

What makes up a CEO? Do you have the right education, experience and personality traits to match the big bosses? Brighton SBM has put together an infographic for you to find out… Takeaways: Harvard has produced the most CEOs. Richard Branson – CEO of Virgin – was a dropout. Education isn’t always key! 97% of…