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Careers Advice

5 Video Resume Tips To Help You Land The Job

Simply put, a video resume is the easiest way to get in touch with your potential employer and express yourself in the best way possible. It is not only a strong move from your side to show your interest in the position, but it also helps you outperform the other applications. After all, when an employer gets to know your personality deeper, they can connect with you instantly. In this blog, we will sift you through the best video resume tips and how they can help you get the job that you want. What is a Video Resume? As the…

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January 27, 2022
Careers Advice

How to Switch to the Career of Your Dreams if Your Current One Isn’t for You

Being a career changer will bring more benefits to your life than staying in a career you hate. You will be able to choose to do something that you love, or that brings you more flexibility to your life. You are not alone in this either; 49 percent of people said they’d made dramatic career changes in their life. So, here is how you can have the career of your dreams. Identify Your Dream Career Identifying your dream career is the first step after realizing you don’t like your current one and want to make a change. You may already…

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November 25, 2021
General

Try These Innovative Benefits To Keep Employees Happy

Employee benefits can have a major impact on your workforce. A study from Willis Towers Watson showed 78% of employees would stay at a company based on the benefits program. Going beyond the typical paid time off and health insurance to add innovative perks can set your company apart and convince employees to stay longer. Try some of these creative benefit options. On-Site Workouts Busy work schedules can make it difficult to get the recommended 150 minutes of exercise weekly. Having on-site exercise options and encouraging employees to stay active help. Try these options: On-site gymWalking meetingsWalking, running, or other…

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October 24, 2021
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
Careers Advice / General

How Can HR Help In a Post-COVID World?

No one saw COVID-19 coming! Neither did they anticipate that it would change the way people work and do business. It is undeniable that the pandemic that hit us a year ago has changed how HR supports employees and recruits new talent! As the vaccine is on its move, and businesses will start to reopen providing some sense of normality, how can HR help job seekers and employees in a post-COVID world?How can HR help jobseekers in seeking employment post-COVID?The Human Resource department is responsible for managing the full employee life cycle from; recruitment, onboarding, pay and compensation, learning &…

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April 15, 2021
Applying for a Job / Careers Advice / General / Interview Tips

What To Expect in 2021 – Job Seeking In The New Normal.

It goes without saying that 2021 is already tracking to be a year of real long term change in the employment market. A lot of the changes brought in last year to deal with the pandemic were considered short term, necessary and in many cases, legally obligatory - however, many of the changes brought in by companies seeking to mitigate the damage done by COVID-19 are panning out to be good for business, good for opportunity and good for employee health and wellbeing. The pandemic is generationally defining for employee expectations, and HR teams know this - job seekers have…

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January 25, 2021
Careers Advice / General

3 Better Ways to Make Ends Meet if You’re Out of Work During COVID-19

If you’ve lost your job or had your hours reduced during the coronavirus crisis, you may be looking for some ways to make ends meet until you’re able to return to full-time employment. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to put your career skills to use in the meantime — and many of these jobs can be completed at home and on your own schedule. To explore three different ways you could use your skills and passions to make ends meet during the coronavirus crisis, read on! 1. Look for Remote Work Opportunities Since the coronavirus outbreak has forced many…

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October 27, 2020
Careers Advice

Are Video CVs Better For Your Job Prospects

Thanks to today's obsession with social media culture, it's no surprise that job candidates are looking to vamp up the application process by boosting their paper CV with a video one. You can compose a video CV pretty easily and professionally, and the results can be truly unique. But is a video CV going to land you a job, or will it actually decrease your chances? There are contradictory elements to this argument. Let's examine some:  Make Employers Notice You If you apply for a job with lots of candidates, a video CV is sure to make you stand out…

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September 10, 2020
Careers Advice / General

Three Interview Tips You Don’t Hear Everyday

This is the second blog in the series I'm doing on interview tips. As an experienced job seeker, there's nothing I dislike more than ready cheesy interview tips which tell you exactly how to behave. My last post on the importance of body language in an interview  offered some useful tips on the non-verbal signals you give out during the interview process. This post focuses on tips which you don't hear everyday. It's common knowledge that you shouldn't chew gum during an interview, but unless you have your head in the clouds you could deduce this using common sense and…

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June 27, 2020
General

The Signs of Alcoholism In the Workplace

Alcoholism is defined as an alcohol use disorder where an affected person is dependent on the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol affects the body by inhibiting coordination and judgement due to messages from the brain to the body being slowed. An alcoholic is dependent on alcohol both physically and psychologically. It is a disease which involves uncontrolled consumption of alcohol. A worker who has consumed alcohol will have poor health and wellbeing and will have a reduced work output. They may experience poor memory, low concentration and poor physical health which will affect their work. If the worker operates machinery, they…

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April 3, 2020