Resume Mistakes

(or, “Common Resume Mistakes and What Not to Include in a Resume”.) When applying for a job or career, your first impression is often your last impression. A well-prepared and polished resume is an excellent means of getting yourself noticed among the other applicants competing for the same opening. As with mistakes in professional etiquette, mistakes

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What Interviewers Want to Know

What do interviewers really want in job candidates? The answer may be different for every hiring manager. But first-time job hunters may be surprised by how simple their wish lists are. We asked hiring managers from a variety of industries to share what they look for in candidates. Work experience is usually the first item

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Top Interview Secrets for MBA Aspirants

MBA degree course or Master of Business Administration is a higher postgraduate degree program to provide expertise and new habits of business industry. The program helps to move forward to higher level of management skills for different business areas like finance, marketing human resource or some other such fields. This degree course is considered as one

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Headhunting for the Retail Industy

With any industry but especially in retail appointing the right people for board-level executives and mid/senior level management can impact hugely on your company business, so many more companies are choosing to use professional head hunting companies, such as ourselves, to hunt down the most talented candidates in this field.

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Your job search options

Trying to find a job can be an incredibly scary process, especially if you don’t know where to start… and there are so many places to find out about job vacancies. Our list of job search options should help you to find that perfect job.

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Contemplating a career change?

Jennie McLoughlin from Lifecoach Directory offers some tips on finding the all important reason to make a career shift. Lifecoach Directory has a wealth of information on making big life decisions and a network of qualified UK life coaches ready to help you achieve your career goals.

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Working in hospitality and catering

Hospitality is a widely used term that includes roles in hotels, cruise ships, airlines, restaurants, leisure centres and conference facilities. If you’re customer focused, the possibilities are endless if you can work well in a team, manage pressure and think on your feet.

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Top 10 CV Tips

Creating the perfect CV can be a challenge. Not only are you are relying on two pages to convey your personality, skills and experience but in today’s economy you’re up against more competition than ever.

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Acing your Job Interview

A successful interview, like a good CV is an opportunity to sell your skills. This is your chance to differentiate yourself from other candidates on the shortlist. Think about how your experience fits with the employer’s expectations and how you will demonstrate your responsibilities, accountabilities and successes. Prepare answers for likely interview questions, especially the

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How to make your job work for you

For many students, finance is a primary challenge of the university or college experience, and an increasing number are responding to shortfalls with part-time work during term time or holidays. Extra money is the main incentive, taming overdrafts and boosting daily living budgets, while in extreme cases it may even make the difference between being

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Your employment questions answered

Q. Since our company underwent a 16-month restructuring programme, the whole dynamic of our department has changed. There have been several redundancies and promotions and ­ as a result ­ trust among us is at an all-time low. We feel like the survivors of war. Everyone seems to be out for themselves alone.

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