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Is it worth recruiters understanding career-cycle moments? Surely it is, although there’s nothing scientific about it. It’s simply the notion that candidates may well be motivated to move or just rethink their careers at key life-cycle stages. These stages are predictable, although the results ma...

Posted: 11/05/2012 15:18:32

Calling the shots when renewing a contract is an enviable position for IT contractors to be in, but it’s not without its risks if your tactics amount to ‘bullying’, writes Richard Nicholas, an IT lawyer for law firm Browne Jacobson LLP.

Posted: 26/03/2012 16:42:52

10 tips for leaving on good terms by Robert Kelsey

Most new jobs begin the same way – with leaving your previous job. Yet, while there’s plenty of advice about how to get in the new door, or what to do in those first weeks, there’s a deficit of advice regarding the equally-important requirements when leaving your old employer. Given the damaging and long-term mistakes that can be made at this vital juncture I’ve decided to fill this gap myself. Here, then, are my ’10 ways to leave your employer’  Read More >
Posted: 30/09/2011 17:06:00 by Owen Carter

Sleeping with colleagues tops deadly business sins list

Having an affair with a colleague has been ranked top of a list of seven deadly business sins by leadership consultancy First100.  Read More >
Posted: 23/09/2011 17:20:10 by Owen Carter

10 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired (Courtesy of Careerbuilder.co.uk)

You don't understand. You updated your CV, you're applying to jobs every day, you've cleaned up your digital dirt and you network. Yet here you still are on the unemployment list. What is wrong with employers?  Read More >
Posted: 16/09/2011 17:22:23 by Owen Carter

Job-hopefuls warned against the 2-page CV (Courtesy of Contractor UK)

The two-page Curriculum Vitae, traditionally seen as the staple length for job-seekers looking to impress, appears to have fallen out of favour with HR officers, line managers and recruiters.  Read More >
Posted: 12/09/2011 11:41:31 by Owen Carter

How to avoid distractions at work (Courtesy of Recruiter.co.uk)

Whether you’re responsible for your own work or you get a task list handed down from management, it’s impossible to know if you’re off track when you don’t have priorities.  Read More >
Posted: 02/09/2011 17:28:05 by Owen Carter
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