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April 4, 2012Youth Contract could be a great help or ...
Equality legislation means that you are no longer encouraged to put your age on an application form. Potential employers are just not supposed to cons... -
March 1, 2012Open University a good option
Younger students are continuing to see The Open University (OU) as an alternative to traditional university. Recent figures show course reservations f... -
May 16, 2011
Scottish industrial heartlands join inne...
An analysis from the TUC has revealed that the Scottish industrial heartlands of West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire have overtaken inner London ... -
April 21, 2011
Bleak jobs future for young black worker...
Black and asian workers are almost twice as likely to be out of work as white workers, and public sector spending cuts could see thousands more employ... -
April 20, 2011
8 out of 10 recruiters look at candidate...
A new report compiled by InterExec has revealed that 84% of top UK senior executive headhunters agree that having a social media profile is importan...
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Negotiating a Better J...
So the envelope has arrived and your offer has been confirmed in writing. Now what? A lot of people ... -
Do you do God at Work?...
While he was working as Tony Blair’s spin doctor Alastair Campbell, was famously quoted as s... -
What does your handsha...
We all have our prejudices when reading personality into other people’s handshake style –... -
Made to measure clothe...
How you dress matters to other people and it should matter to you. In a job interview situation or e... -
Real Reasons for Job I...
It is the day of the interview, you turned up in good time and you have a plan, you have put your se... -
Preparing for Intervie...
It used to be normal for interviews to consist of a series of questions in which the interviewer enq... -
Job Swapping for Caree...
The changing of the seasons is sometimes viewed as an opportunity for assessment, appraisal and refl...
Getting Work
Negotiating a Better Job O...
So the envelope has arrived and your offer has been confirmed in writing. Now what? A lot of people assume that job offers are take or leave it scenar...
Success at Work
Do you do God at Work?
While he was working as Tony Blair’s spin doctor Alastair Campbell, was famously quoted as saying that ‘we don’t do God’. Th...
Problems at Work
Scottish industrial heartl...
An analysis from the TUC has revealed that the Scottish industrial heartlands of West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire have overtaken inner London ...
Rewards from Work
Increase in National Minim...
The Trades Union Congress has welcomed the Governments announcement that it has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to incre...
Negotiating a Better Job Offer
So the envelope has arrived and your offer has been confirmed in writing. Now what? A lot of people assume that job offers are take or leave it scenarios, but…
Do you do God at Work?
While he was working as Tony Blair’s spin doctor Alastair Campbell, was famously quoted as saying that ‘we don’t do God’. This was taken to mean that the then British…
Youth Contract could be a great help or discrimination
Equality legislation means that you are no longer encouraged to put your age on an application form. Potential employers are just not supposed to consider the age of a candidate…
What does your handshake say about you?
We all have our prejudices when reading personality into other people’s handshake style – especially at the knuckle-crunching and limp extremes. In a new study reported by the British Psychological…
Made to measure clothes
How you dress matters to other people and it should matter to you. In a job interview situation or even meeting a new client, supplier or colleague how your interaction…
Open University a good option
Younger students are continuing to see The Open University (OU) as an alternative to traditional university. Recent figures show course reservations for 2011/12 made by new students aged 25 and…
Scottish industrial heartlands join inner London as worst place to find a job
An analysis from the TUC has revealed that the Scottish industrial heartlands of West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire have overtaken inner London boroughs to become Britain’s worst employment blackspots. The TUC…
Bleak jobs future for young black workers
Black and asian workers are almost twice as likely to be out of work as white workers, and public sector spending cuts could see thousands more employees from ethnic minority…
8 out of 10 recruiters look at candidates social media profiles
A new report compiled by InterExec has revealed that 84% of top UK senior executive headhunters agree that having a social media profile is important for senior executives seeking a…
Unemployment and wages falling
Trades Union Congress General Secretary Brendan Barber has described the latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics as good news for those people who are looking for work, but containing a gloomy…