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Top 10 CV Mistakes to Avoid
When it comes to your CV you have very limited space and time to convey your absolute fabulousness. That’s why it’s so important to avoid these common errors and ensure a busy recruiter keeps reading – and isn’t tempted to roll your precious application into a paper basketball. 1. Get the basics right There’s […]
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The Top 10 Hospitality Roles
The world of hospitality is as huge as it is exciting – and it includes more roles than a Game of Thrones plotline. Here are our top ten to get you in the mood for a career in helping others enjoy life to the max! 1. Bartender Bartending isn’t just about pouring pints and […]
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Why you should always ask for feedback after an interview
Getting a rejection text after just one date. Being the only one turned away from the club because of your trainers. No one likes getting a knock-back. And often there seems little point in asking ‘why?’ Only Häagen-Dazs can take away the pain. When it comes to finding your dream job, however, it’s important to […]
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What does your social media profile say about you?
You may think uploading that ridiculous photograph of yourself on social media is just a bit of fun, however today most employers check social media before inviting candidates to interview, so it’s probably best to think twice before you do, as it may risk your chances of landing that dream job. Here’s our top […]
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How to write a cover letter
How to Write a Cover Letter When it comes to writing a cover letter there’s no one way that will work every time – but there is a template which is likely to see you make sure you aren’t missing out anything critically important. If you follow these three basic steps, you should be able […]
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What is a cover letter and why is it important?
You’ve more than likely applied to tens – maybe even hundreds of jobs in the past, and will have probably been asked to include a cover letter along with your CV for potential future employers to read. It would also be a fair assumption that upon seeing a company that wants you to fill out […]
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What You’re Worth
If you don’t ask, you don’t get. It sounds simple enough but when times are hard, many of us won’t ask for a pay rise for fear of how our boss may react. Once you’ve received an offer for a job however, you are in a strong bargaining position. The employer obviously thinks you are […]
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Five steps to increase productivity
We’ve all been there. It’s the end of a busy week and we look back only to find that our ‘to do’ list is not quite done; in fact, a lot of the boxes are unticked. When you’ve worked so hard, how can it be that you’ve missed goals? Well, it could be you’ve been […]
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More space for women in engineering
A Careers on the Box report shows almost one in five of us make one of our biggest life decisions – a choice of job – based on TV role models. Pity then anyone looking in vein on [site_name] for a role as a Guardian of the Galaxy or Walking Dead zombie slayer. Thankfully, the […]
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Ten reasons care workers should feel proud
Campaigns and causes, don’t we just love them? Whether it’s National Eat More Fruit Week or Wear a Hat Day, our calendars are crammed full of them, big and small, serious or wacky. There are simply not enough days in the year to acknowledge everyone and everything, but this Carers Week we celebrate the countries […]