Paris Brown, forced to resign from her employment as Britain’s first youth police commissioner, will be remembered for the added dubious distinction of making choice remarks on Twitter in what were still her formative years. Apparently. Although the word on the “street” is that quite a few choice remarks were made in the last 6 […]
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) today announces five new members of its Board. The new appointments are: Damon Clark to take office from 15 April 2013 for three years Erica Ingham to take office from 17 July 2013 for three years Ken Olisa to take office from 15 April 2013 for three years Chris Walton
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I have been musing about the Video CV for about a fortnight now. Having just watched Max Headroom on YouTube it struck me that we have been living in the world of Max for quite a while. Yet it seemed incomplete, a vision only partly rendered? I’m going to make a bold(ish) prediction that the
The Video Interview – dystopian reality? As technology evolves, how we (as people) operate from day to day is changing. In business, time is always of the essence. Therefore, technological developments that have saved time in the past have been welcomed with open arms. With this in mind, the interview process has remained almost untouched
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I have covered a diverse range of topics and tips regarding applying and managing the process of applying for a job but how do you manage your voicemail? Is your voicemail working correctly? I found out yesterday that my voicemail did not answer my calls and after a little targeted search on Google I discovered
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Your CV is going to come under increasing pressure over the next year as the economy pulls slowly from recession into a growth phase. The CBI predict that up to 35% of private sector employers are expecting to expand their workforce over the coming 12 months. In contrast 15% expect the workforce to be smaller.
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[blockquote align=”center” cite=”Paul Thomas, Partner, Grieves Pryce”]Is your career trying to kill you? I have included this article because of the pertinence of the subject matter. As a business we find that an ever increasing number of people that we talk to are suffering from stress. Sometimes recognised, sometimes ignored but always debilitating. Paul Huljich,
No and do not convince yourself that a CV will be a “shoe in” to your next position. It could actually ruin your chances and this is why: If you are tempted to believe that you can just send your CV, that employers will be beating a path to your door before rolling out the
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The Detail & Prejudice Avoidance Checklist Guess what? People are bigoted. I know that’s a sweeping generalisation and that you might rank yourself amongst those pure souls that make a Buddhist look like a fascist, but no matter how much you try and convince yourself otherwise it is a fact. We can be assured that
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Quickly following CV Tip #3 (which needed a post of its own) comes the other superfluous and sometimes erroneous detail on your CV. Begin with the phone number. Most people over 30 and under 60 tend to have 2, the good old landline and a mobile (or cell for the rest of the world; is
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