Whether you’re managing a team and it’s proving tricky, or, you’re in a team and feel your Manager isn’t working for/listening to you, there are ways to make work-life more harmonious! We aren’t getting on our soap-box here, but too often problems arise in the office through MISS-COMMUNICATION or the complete lack thereof… TALK TO
April is Stress Awareness Month. Sponsored by The Health Resource Network (HRN), a non-profit health education organisation, Stress Awareness Month is a national, cooperative effort to inform people about the dangers of stress, successful coping strategies, and harmful misconceptions about stress that are prevalent in our society; and especially at work, where we spend the
Are things just not happening for you and your job search or career progression? Your CV is as good as it can be, but something is up and you just don’t know why you aren’t getting those interviews or call-backs? Check your social media… Offensive posts, social rants, alcohol educed selfies and videos, over-sharing…what you
You’ve heard all the sayings… “hard work beats talent when talent won’t work hard” and “attitude is everything”. Well, they’re true; all of them. You’ve seen very examples of it this year: Leicester City winning the Premier League. Smaller teams like Iceland (still too soon?) and Wales progressing in the Euros… There was a common
Congrats! You’ve managed to secure an interview so you have stood out from other candidates; that’s round 1 to you. The time in the job interview alone won’t determine your success, there’s more to it than that; like preparation and follow up. Many people think that the interview process is just about the time you’re
Sunday afternoons don’t feel like the weekend anymore; you’re already thinking about Monday at work. Every morning you wish for longer in bed and dread the alarm, because that means work, and every morning miserable because you can’t stand the thought of going to the office to do a job you hate. It’s written all
Self sabotage… We’ve seen it so often. People getting so close to their goals then putting self imposed barriers in the way as to why it can’t be completed or reached. Lots of what ifs and buts…. People spend their lives trying to be accepted by their peers and society. The job, the car, the
If you feel under appreciated, underpaid, disengaged or disenchanted with your work then you need to change. As corny as it sounds, life is too short to be unhappy and feel that way, day in, day out. Everyone loves a good quitting story, and we have heard a few from candidates who ask us to
You’ve got the best grades; great! So why are Graduates and generation Y finding it so difficult to impress employers? Because today, you need something far more intangible to get ahead… soft skills! What Are Soft Skills? “Soft skills”: the talents that businesses have pinpointed as the modern workplace’s most sought-after qualities. These include intangible
So you’ve recently graduated?! Firstly congratulations. Secondly…so what now? You’ll probably hear a mixed bag from talking to people about your next step. Such as about the lack of available jobs, and that recent graduates are taking jobs that do not require a degree. Or you might hear the other side – the contrasting statistics
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