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11/08/2014
Professional recruitment firms now have 20% more vacancies on their books than this time last year according to new survey data… http://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/recruitment/demand-for-professional-talent-up-20/52314
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04/08/2014
Articles about the death of social media appear frequently these days. They have a bit of catching up to do though as articles about the death of blogging have been being written for at least the thirteen years I’ve been involved. I guess pundits have to write about something and they are either on the…
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21/07/2014
Many organizations are suffering from an epidemic of co-operation. Their problem isn’t too little teamwork, it’s too much. Forget a lack of communication, the challenge now is how to separate the mass of trivia from the things that are really important. http://www.management-issues.com/opinion/3778/drowning-in-co-operation/
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14/07/2014
Sir Clive Woodward: Recruiting top talent is not enough When you have a world class team in the palm of your hands, you may be forgiven for thinking that the hard work is all but over. You’ve pulled together the very best in the business and now it’s time to reap the rewards of success….
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07/07/2014
Curveball questions reveal more about candidates If someone was to ask you to describe the sky without using colours what would you say? Should someone ask you a question like that the chances are that you are in a job interview – as new research has found that more than half of recruiters use ‘curveball’…
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23/06/2014
How To Impress In A Telephone Interview – James Caan In many ways the telephone interview can be even more mentally challenging than a face to face situation; requiring more focus and concentration. The key to getting the most from a phone interview, as in most situations, is plenty of preparation. The biggest advantage you…
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16/06/2014
Comment by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic who blogs about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. Let me be clear at the outset here: I am not trying to be controversial, or even original. To be sure, engaged employees do perform better on average and they are also less likely to quit or display counterproductive work behaviours…
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09/06/2014
Much of PR work is strategic and analytical. A great idea is only as good as its execution – it must be disseminated in the right way, make the most of digital media, and its effectiveness needs to be measured. Which is partly why James Crawford, managing director of PR Agency One, believes that geeks…
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02/06/2014
British workers could be lured away from their current employer with a pay rise of just 5.3% a new global study has found. This amounts to just £1,722 when compared to the average UK wage of £26,500. This is in stark contrast to growing economies where a much larger rise in pay would be required…
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27/05/2014
New research of 8,800 workers from across Europe shows the line between work and home life is becoming increasingly blurred, with two-thirds (67%) of employees saying work is keeping them busy out of hours. This is according to the ninth annual Edenred-Ipsos Barometer. New mobile communication platforms (laptops, Smartphones, tablets, etc) are making it easier…
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