How to Quit Your Job.
Have you been offered a new job and now have to make the difficult decision to leave your old one? Are you finding it hard to find the right way to let your boss down when you decide it’s time to leave? We’ve all been in this position once or twice in our lives, it’s a tough situation to be in, especially if you’ve been in your current job for a long time. Maybe you haven’t been offered a new job but just feel that it’s time for a change? Sometimes, a job just isn’t the right fit for you and that can cause an ongoing struggle between wanting...
read moreTop 5 Mistakes in Job Interviews and How to Avoid Them
Have you ever had a bad interview? Found yourself thinking ‘why did I do that?’ after you left? We’ve all been there. You finally got yourself an interview only to completely blow it at the last moment. Today, we’re going to talk about the top 3 biggest mistakes people make in interviews and how you can avoid them. 1.‘Why did you leave your previous job?’ One of the biggest mistakes people make in interviews is overreacting to this question. If someone asks you why you left your previous job remain calm and explain very simply the...
read more5 Ways to Avoid Stress at Work
Are you feeling stressed at work? In a constant state of feeling like you need a day off or some solution to your stress before you burn out? We all find ourselves feeling stressed sometimes. However, if stress is interfering with your productivity and working life, it’s important to identify the cause of the stress and find a solution. Today we’re going to talk about some top tips for reducing stress and making working life easier. Full and proper rest. It’s important that you rest during your time away from work. Sometimes when...
read moreHow to Attract Talent for a Role.
When you’re working in recruitment, it can be hard to find top quality talent for your roles. Many people think recruitment is as simple as putting together a job description and waiting for the applications to roll in. However, though you might receive some applications, you’re likely to find that many of them are not up to the standard of the role you are recruiting for. Maybe your client has a lot of very specific requirements for candidates such as a specific qualification or amount of experience and every application falls just shy of...
read moreWhy J.K Rowling Never Gave Up – and You Shouldn’t, Either.
We’ve all heard of the Harry Potter franchise, a series of books about a young wizard that goes to wizarding school that captured the imaginations of some 400 million children worldwide. The series were a huge hit and were created into films, games and merchandise that still sell in large numbers today. However, did you know that the brain behind the books, J.K Rowling, was actually rejected by numerous publishers before Potter finally hit the shelves in the early 90’s? In March, after receiving a request from a fan, Rowling decided to tweet...
read moreJobs That Will Still Exist in 2020
Sometimes we find ourselves asking ‘which jobs will still exist in the future?’ No one can predict the future, of course. However, the UKCES (the UK Commission for Employment and Skills) produced a ‘Working Futures report’ which predicts which industries will continue to expand, as well as which industries are expected to decline. This article will look at those industries expected to grow. Management It is predicted that around 2 million jobs could be created by 2020 for managers, professionals and associate professionals. These higher...
read moreHow to Improve your Time Management Skills
We’ve all found ourselves feeling strapped for time at one point or another and it can often happen when we’re at work. Got an essay deadline to meet next week that you haven’t started yet? Taken on one too many clients and now can’t find the time to get all your work done? Managing your time can be difficult, so how can you improve so that you can be better for next time? This article will discuss a few ways you can hone your time management skills and meet your deadlines. Take a moment to accept that you are one person and cannot do...
read moreTop 10 Degree Subjects for Employability.
If you’re a young person trying to decide which degree you should take at University, one question is likely to come up over and over again – which one will be best for your future career prospects? In 2015 the Telegraph released a list of the top 10 degree subjects for graduate prospects. Today we’re going to discuss these subjects and their successes in employability to help you decide which one is best for you. Alternatively, if you’re already a graduate, you might want to just see if your subject made the list. Social...
read more5 Easy Steps to Make Your CV More Impressive.
So your old C.V hasn’t been getting you as many interviews as you’d like lately and you’re wondering ‘why not?’. Or maybe, you’re just looking to spruce it up and improve it because it’s been a while. Either way, there’s plenty of ways you can improve your CV and get more interviews, more callbacks from agencies and more interest from employers in general. This article will explore 5 ways you can make your CV a bit more impressive. 1. Proofreading Of course, you would have proofread your CV when you wrote it but it never hurts to look...
read moreHow to be a ‘Morning Person’
If you’re working full time, chances are you have to wake up some or most mornings for work. Some people consider themselves to be ‘morning people’ – people who are able to wake up happy and ready for the day. These people are the envy of the office at 9 am, the kind of people you wish you could be. So how can you become a morning person? In this article, we’ll discuss a few ways you can make mornings more pleasant and put yourself in a better mood for the rest of the day. Breakfast is the most important...
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