Monday, August 18th, 2008 - cv, job application, professionalism, resume

John asks: 1) is it illegal or merely unethical to lie on your resume? (2) Is it an absolute grounds for firing or is does the lie have to be related to the job (e.g. pretend you lied about which high school you attended) (3) Does an employer have to pay the person for the [...]

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Monday, June 30th, 2008 - candidate, employer, employment, job application, job hunting, job seeking, professionalism, recruiters, recruitment, tutorial

Recruitment Emrah asks: Do employers really think recruiters know better who is the best choice for them, or are they actually looking for someone to blame when choices go wrong? In Answer: Employers who use recruiters for every recruitment exercise are probably those you don’t want to work for – low wages, high turnover, poor [...]

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 - Google CV, Social Media, employment, legal, professionalism, social networking

Online social networking From the recruiters stand point, I have watched the debate on online social networks with some interest….. It’s the bain of corporate life – sucking precious hours from the day, and distracting employees to a 24hr water cooler conversation It’s an essential of modern life – as much part of life as [...]

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Professional CV, career change, curriculum vitae, cv help, how to make a cv, professionalism, tutorial

What is a CV, and what are the key issues to address inside the Professional CV? This article guides you to the answer for UK residents

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