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Graduates: Top Shortcuts to Landing Your First Job

You’ve got your degree, and now you need to find a job – but how? This infographic (by CollegeFeed) shows you the top shortcuts to finding your first position. Takeaways: First, you need to understand yourself and your career needs. On your resume, highlight who you are, what you can do and what you want…

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How to Avoid the Job Search Rut

I believe that everyone has their own “nightmare career” – a job that would turn their life into a living hell. Personally, I think mine would be a DJ at a classic rock radio station. Classic rock DJs have access to three or more decades of some of the best music ever made but what…

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5 Impactful Interviewing Tips for Introverts

Ten seconds: that might be all you have to make a solid first impression and secure the job you’re interviewing for. As an introvert, interviews might terrify you to start with, so all that emphasis on first impressions might make you want to feign sickness. But don’t fear! You probably already know that being introverted…

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I’ve CV-een It All Before!

If you watch the X Factor, you’ll be familiar with the following phrases: “It means everything to me” and “I want this more than anything” usually followed by a short sob story and some tragic music. We love a good ‘rags-to-riches’ tale after all. If, like me, you’re also an avid reader of thousands of…

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Talent Acquisition

Why Employers Use Social Media for Recruitment

Social recruitment is at an all-time high, but does it really work? This infographic (by Staff.com) explains more… Takeaways: LinkedIn is used by 93% of companies to recruit. 31% of employers saw an increase in employee referrals due to social recruitment. 29% of job seekers use social media as their primary tool for job searching.…