When recruiting for a new role, the likelihood is that you will sift through a pile of CVs with a set criteria of exactly what you want your ideal candidate to look like. And when seeking a perfect fit for a role, you may also place a heavy emphasis on candidates who have a history [...]
First impressions count, especially with a CV. When your CV is in front of a recruiter, it will typically get between 10 and 30 seconds of their time to impress the socks off them, so don’t let your CV become a rejected CV. To be in with a shot of getting an interview for that [...]
As a manager, one of the most challenging issues you will ever have to tackle is how to deal with an employee who you class as an underperformer. I don’t think I have ever worked anywhere where there isn’t an ‘underperformer’ somewhere in my midst. And before you ask; no it wasn’t me, well not [...]
Sweaty palms and a dry mouth; if this is the way you typically feel before going into an important job interview, don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s natural to feel nervous occasionally, and far from being a negative, sometimes nerves can help you focus and stay alert in pressurised situations. However, whilst it always natural [...]
In the first part of writing the perfect covering letter, I detailed the importance of personalising your covering letter and how to structure it to get the biggest impact. Part 2 and the final 5 tips are detailed below and at the foot of the article there is a link to an example covering letter. [...]
In the first 50 random questions there were examples of candidates getting asked such gems at an interview: whether a pirate or a ninja would win in a fight and If a jaffa cake is indeed a cake or a biscuit. Here are a further 50 mind-boggling real life examples from interviews gone by: 50 [...]
As a man of nearly 40, I’ve had quite a few interviews over the years with varying levels of success. And the interviews that always live long in the memory are those where I am asked those weird questions that come out of nowhere and the ones that I couldn’t have possibly prepared for. Although [...]
There are so many facets that go towards making a perfect CV and you may be wondering which aspect is causing your CV to struggle to make an impact? With barely 30 seconds to impress a recruiter, could your CV be failing because it’s so chock full of meaningless phrases and throwaway buzzwords that it simply doesn’t do your [...]
In the first part of 10 reasons why you probably hate your job I looked at the fact that working long hours, being bored in your job or working somewhere that doesn’t match your ethical values, could all be contributory factors as to why you may hate your job. Below are a further five reasons why you [...]
I’ve grown up programming computers; from a ZX81 and ZX Spectrum in the Eighties, a Commodore Amiga in the Nineties to myriad PCs of varying power over the last couple of decades. And in the early Nineties I did briefly consider putting this wasted youth to good use by becoming a professional computer programmer. But back then, [...]
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