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What are The Best Paid Careers on the Planet?

When getting a job, you want it to be the best paid it can be. What are the best paid careers on the planet? Takeaways: Medical, airline and legal all come in the highest paid jobs group. Coal mining is one of the most dangerous highly paid jobs. The average salary in Australia is £48,000.…

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How to Get Ahead In Your Next Interview

You’ve navigated countless job websites, you’ve filled out the ten page application form and you’ve been selected for an interview. The hard bit is over, right? In today’s economic climate, interviews are more competitive than ever. In some parts of the UK, as many as 30 people apply for every vacancy, which means you’ve got…

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What Do Grads Really Think?

Graduates: what do they really think? What do they expect? Thanks to TotalJobs.com, we have some understanding. Takeaways: 53% of graduates think unpaid internships are fair. 47% of grads think education is for education’s sake. 87% of graduates think they have the right skills for an entry level grad job. RELATED: Graduates: Top 4 Tips for…

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How to Conquer the Tipping Point in Employee Engagement [INFOGRAPHIC]

Employee engagement is tough to conquer. How do you get over the tipping point? Weekdone have the answers. Takeaways: There are 3 types of employee – engaged, not engaged and actively disengaged. 35% of employees are engaged. Disengagement costs businesses $500million a year. RELATED: 5 Myths of Employee Engagement…Debunked!

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Do Interns Secretly Rule the World?

Do interns secretly run the world’s largest tech companies? Who’s gone from intern to CEO? Find out below! Takeaways: Steve Jobs began at HP at the age of 12. Tom Hanks began as an intern at a theatre festival. Vmware pays their interns the best out of all the tech companies. RELATED: iDo Internships Really Lead…