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The Art Of Negotiation: How To Get The Perfect Job Offer

The Great Resignation has been groundbreaking for one key reason: It’s opened up a world of possibilities for workers all over the world. Many have discovered for the first time that it’s possible to work in a job they love that compensates them fairly and allows them to live a fulfilling life outside the office.However, it’s also become clear that old habits die-hard. Though many companies are now adjusting to the “new normal,” others have been slow on the uptake –– particularly as relates to supporting employees. In fact, The Guardian found recently that wages in the UK aren’t keeping up with the current…

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April 20, 2022

Applying for a Job / Careers Advice / General

What Makes for a More Productive Employee?

Everyone wants a workforce of happy and productive individuals, but this can be more difficult to achieve than you might first realise. If you want to have a workplace that is the very definition of productive, you need to be doing your part to facilitate it as an employer. Here are some of the best ways to do so. Flexible Working Days Keeping people tied to the standard 9 to 5 working day is not always the best. Everyone works in a slightly different way, and this means that what works for one employee could be awful for another. By…

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March 3, 2022

Applying for a Job / Careers Advice / Interview Tips

Finding The Perfect Career Match: A Practical Guide

Whether you are a recent university graduate or you have plenty of experience on your resume, it can be tempting to choose jobs that do not completely match your interests and ambitions. This often happens due to the initial excitement of finding a job opportunity or the need to achieve financial stability. However, taking the time to consider your options and identify the ideal job for you is essential. Today we will review eleven best practices to help you find a fulfilling career that aligns with your talents and goals. Determine Your Values It is important to ask yourself what…

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February 1, 2022

Applying for a Job

How To Approach Good Employers Directly

Hi again, readers. I have to say, writing this has been an eye-opening experience for me. I have been in the position before of being unemployed and camping out on the internet trawling through hundreds of job advertisements trying to find work. There is a tip in this post that I guarantee will change the way you see the job-hunting process and will result in a much more productive job-hunting experience. The writing that follows examines why approaching an employer directly in search of a job can be extremely beneficial. Below are some useful points to consider: Benefits to Approaching an Employer Directly: 1. Speculative…

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October 8, 2021

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Practical Advice For Finding A Job

There is a wealth of job-finding advice on the internet, but much of it is highly impractical: suggestions like 'networking' and 'putting yourself out there' are incredibly vague, and sometimes reading such advice will actually discourage you. Networking is for people who read magazines that tell us about things like LBDs (little black dresses), it isn't for those of us who just want a quiet life with a normal job that pays enough to do the things we have to do and maybe even some of the things we want to do. Luckily I'm here to help. Because I find…

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May 1, 2018

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Name-Blind Recruitment

As soon as I read the definition of name-blind recruitment, or blind recruitment as I'll call it from here on out, I knew I'd be a bit of a skeptic. Nonetheless, this form of recruitment is gaining momentum, so it's worthy of discussion. Blind recruitment is the practice of removing information that personally identifies you from your job application. Things that are often removed from a blind application include your name, gender, age, and education. Immediately I'm wondering why on earth education would be removed from an application, considering the fact that you need B.Sc's, B.A's, PhD's, A.B.C's and the…

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February 1, 2018

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How To Create A Good Computer-Readable Resume

I've previously written about what information should appear in a Resume, and how to divide information between a Resume and a cover letter (here if you didn't read it yet). The points in my previous writing were concerned with general Resume writing. This post, however, focuses specifically on how to write a good Resume for online applications. The title above, 'How To Create a Good Computer-Readable Resume', is illuminating. Many job-seekers aren't aware of the fact that the actual layout of their Resume can impact their chances of getting the job they're applying for. This is because many companies use…

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December 1, 2017

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Top 3 Reasons You’re Not Getting The Job

1. You’re over/under-qualified. This is the number one factor that determines whether you get to interview stage or not. It’s no surprise that if you’re under-qualified you don’t have a chance. If the job listing asks for five years experience in an office and you have three, don’t bother applying. It’s tempting to say ‘but I have three years experience, surely this is enough’. Granted, asking for this much experience for a relatively low-skilled office job is a bit much. I see ads like this all the time where the requirements are truly out of reach for the average job-seeker. I find it…

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February 28, 2017

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The Benefits Of Using Recruitment Agencies

Last month’s post listed the benefits of approaching employers directly when applying for a job. The findings were clear: the second point in the post asserted that targeting employers is quite simply the best way to find a job. This is true if we consider the high percentage of unadvertised jobs. Recruitment agencies can generally only access jobs which are advertised on the open market. Therefore, using their services means that the job applicant is only applying for at most 40% of the actual jobs available. This seems to be a dreary forecast for this post. However, it must be…

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October 30, 2016