Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 - economics, employment

UK Unemployment statistics, July 2010 This morning, two things occurred which are of significance to the UK’s employment market: The Bank of England quarterly economic report The Office of National Statistics unemployment report for July 2010 First the good news: the recovery continues, and employment is up. But again, its due mainly due to workers [...]

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010 - Blog, Workplace bullying, disciplinary procedure, employment, recruitment

Workplace Bullying This weekends launch of a new version of a book by political journalist Andrew Rawnsley, and the relaunch of the Observer in a new format, all in the year of a UK general election have brought to the front pages of many newspapers the issues of Workplace Bullying. But, unfortunately the political tones [...]

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Friday, February 19th, 2010 - CV Advice, cv help, cv writing, employment, job application, job application rejection, recruitment, tutorial

Job application: rejection in your CV? When job seekers make a job application, and are rejected, many think that its probably in their Professional CV that the problem lies. But, on reflecting on a variety of statistics and personal experiences, I will happily tell you today that the problem is probably not in your CV. [...]

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Saturday, February 13th, 2010 - Article, Social Media, career coaching, career management, employment, job application rejection, professionalism, recruitment, tutorial

Social Media Checklist If you are a Job Seeker wondering why you got rejected, Or an Executive wondering why head hunters don’t call? Its probably because of your (or lack of…) Social Media footprint! Solve the problem TODAY with Social Media Checklist If you are a job seeker, a skilled worker, or an executive thinking [...]

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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 - Employment Reference, career transition, employment, interview, job application, job interview, references

Reference: when in a job application? John, a job seeker in sales, asks: I am in a good job at present, but looking to move soon. My question is, when should I seek to line up my references? Most of my old bosses/employers have moved on or gone out of business. Approaching some of my [...]

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