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Keep hold of your staff

Keep hold of your staff - 17/06/2013

High turnover? Mass exodus of staff? If keeping hold of employees for the longer term is proving a problem for your company, it’s worth considering where your business might be going wrong.

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LinkedIn: Personal Branding

LinkedIn: Personal Branding - 16/06/2013

Use LinkedIn as an online marketing platform to brand yourself for the job you want using our great tips to help you sell yourself better online.

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Attracting millennial workers

Attracting millennial workers - 13/06/2013

Over the next decade, the workforce will be flooded with millennial workers, with 75 million of those born in the noughties expected to be hitting the jobs market by 2015.

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Interview etiquette no nos

Interview etiquette no nos - 12/06/2013

So you’ve got your foot in the door. You’ve been given an interview. Here’s our tongue-in-cheek guide how not make a complete lummox of yourself when you’re sat in the hot seat.

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Making the move from freelance - 11/06/2013

Choosing to return to the office after a period of freelancing can be daunting, and applying for a permanent position means you will need to convince a recruiter that you can handle a regular day job, and that your freelancing skills can be applied to a full time job.

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Turning redundancy into an opportunity

Turning redundancy into an opportunity - 07/06/2013

Being made redundant is a massive emotional and financial shock which can have major repercussions on almost every aspect of your life, from your self-esteem to your circumstances.

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Five questions to avoid asking at interview

Five questions to avoid asking at interview - 05/06/2013

You can let yourself down at interview as much by the questions that you ask as by the answers you give. Your first interview is more for the business to see if you will be right for the role..

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Top tips for new managers

Top tips for new managers - 04/06/2013

You’ve finally been given the reigns to your team. It’s your job to get the best out of them and to guide a project through to conclusion.

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frustrating work habits

Coping with your colleagues - 21/05/2013

It can be hard to keep your cool in the office, after all, you’re there most of the time, and you can’t choose your work colleagues.

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Inspirational career drivers

Inspirational career drivers - 19/05/2013

Some people seem to have all the luck in business, with people like Richard Branson having one or even several ventures that become extremely successful.

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Group interviews – how to handle them

Group interviews – how to handle them - 17/05/2013

Group interviews can be daunting, not least because you’re face to face with the competition. Making your mark in a group dynamic can be a delicate balancing act between being enthusiastic and seeming over the top.

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Is it time to move on

Is it time to move on? - 15/05/2013

It’s easy to get stuck in a rut at work but how do you know when it’s time to move to pastures new? We’ve put together a list of the warning signs that it might be time to dust off your CV and looking for new opportunities

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What type of leader are you

What type of leader are you? - 14/05/2013

There’s more than one way to get things done, and leading a team is no different. For every person who considers themselves a ‘born leader’, there is someone else organising people on a daily basis to get things done.

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Interview tips

Interview tips - 10/05/2013

Learn how to stand out from the crowd and impress in job interviews using these top tips.

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Bridging the age gap

Bridging the age gap - 08/05/2013

What happens when younger generations start to fill positions left by long term staff? With the abolition of a set retirement age, differing attitudes and diversity, balancing interests is an important issue to consider and plan for.

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The myth of multitasking

The myth of multitasking - 29/04/2013

When you are forging a new career, it can be tempting to try and show off your skillset by doing a diverse range of tasks, and never saying no to a request.

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10 essential leadership skills

10 essential leadership skills - 24/04/2013

Not everybody’s a born leader. However, in the workplace, we’re often called upon to lead and manage groups of people, teams, meetings or projects.

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Using LinkedIn: top tips

Using LinkedIn: top tips - 16/04/2013

Using LinkedIn is a great way to maximise your visibility to recruiters and cultivate your personal brand.

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Overcoming fear of failure

Overcoming fear of failure - 15/03/2013

Fear of failure can be paralysing and a vicious circle if you stop attempting things because you don’t have enough self-confidence that you will succeed.

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Rising stress in the workplace

Rising stress in the workplace - 14/03/2013

Are we more stressed as a nation, or are we just more aware of it these days? A staggering 41 per cent of workers claim to be suffering from high stress levels related to their job.

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Enabling a healthy workforce

Enabling a healthy workforce - 12/03/2013

With the UK economy losing a whopping £12.2 billion a year to employee sick leave, there is a watertight case for businesses to be more proactive about employees’ health.

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Managing information overload

Managing information overload - 10/03/2013

Our attention is constantly being pulled in different directions at once. Learning to filter out unnecessary information in a saturated information age is vital for being able to focus and get work done.

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Learn something new everyday

Learn something new everyday - 08/03/2013

With a job for life increasingly a thing of the past, and many workers trying several roles or even changing sectors entirely during the course their careers, the role of training and development in the workplace is changing

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Staff training benefits the business - 05/03/2013

Attracting and retaining the right talent is increasingly important in a jobs market where movement is the norm, and employees are on the lookout for better opportunities elsewhere.

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