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3 Mistakes To Avoid When Visiting Careers Fairs

3 Mistakes To Avoid When Visiting Careers Fairs

Careers Fairs are a great way to research your dream employers and in some cases you are able to meet them in person for the first time. First impressions count, we all know that, so it’s startling to me when I see candidates making these mistakes when they are out and about networking at these events.

Don’t look back!

If you read this and recognise that you have made these mistakes in the past,…

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How To Get The Most From Online Groups

How To Get The Most From Online Groups

How many online groups do you belong to? 10, 15, 100? They are so popular these days (thanks to Facebook and LinkedIn) and there’s definitely a group for everyone but how on earth can you get the most from them?

Online Groups on Facebook and LinkedIn

I’ll hold my hands up. I belong to too many. I cannot possibly keep up with what’s going on in them all and really, I might as well not be in about…

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Most common mistakes we make when we go self-employed.

Most common mistakes we make when we go self-employed.

Before we look at the most common mistakes we make when we go self-employed, let’s rewind and remember why we made that decision in the first place.

We probably had a light-bulb moment somewhere along the line when we were still employed. We thought (or heard someone else say) “There has to be more to life than this?” or “If you’re not working to achieve your own dreams, you’re working to achieve…

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How to write a compelling CV that your dream employer will actually want to read!

How to write a compelling CV that your dream employer will actually want to read!

Most CVs are dull, dull, DULL.

They are basically the rehashed job descriptions of every job you ever held and at no point do they convey anything about the human-being they are supposed to be selling – YOU!

With unemployment in the UK being extremely low at the moment, recruiters are complaining that it’s hard to hire the right people. This is GREAT NEWS for you if you’re looking to make a…

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The Age of Anxiety

The Age of Anxiety

The Age of Anxiety.

Stress and anxiety can compromise our immune systems.

We live in a stressful world, and modern, rushed lifestyles have allowed stress to filter into almost every aspect of our lives. Stress can best be described as a state of mental and emotional strain resulting adverse or demanding events in our lives.

It is impossible to avoid all the stresses that come your way, but the…

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What to wear to dress for success in your new career

What to wear to dress for success in your new career

What to wear to dress for success

(Guest Blog by Hazel Robinson of Nuts About Style)

You’ve made the decision to move on from your old job and a new career awaits you….it’s an exciting and nerve wracking time! Perhaps you are setting up your own business or starting a new role in a different place?  It can feel overwhelming and then you start to worry about what to wear for this new adventure.

Wh…

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Making the most of LinkedIn

Making the most of LinkedIn

Making the Most of LinkedIn

Maybe you’re frustrated in your current job; maybe you feel like you’re hitting against the glass ceiling or maybe you just want to slow down a bit. If you’re serious about getting ahead or making a career change, one thing’s certain – you’re doing it the hard way if you aren’t making the most of LinkedIn.

With over 500 million users, LinkedIn is easily the largest,…

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3 Ways To Change Career

3 Ways To Change Career

I want to change my career!

It’s Sunday evening and you’re dreaming of not having to go to work tomorrow. Wishing you could magically change career and have something really exciting and fulfilling to do. Something with a purpose, where you’re not micro-managed, where you’re appreciated and valued. Where you also have time for a life with those who mean the most to you.

I really want to change my…

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2 Ways To Get Clarity About Your Dream Job

Clarity or the lack of it

Twice in my life I have suffered from a distinct lack of clarity about the direction of my career. The first time was when I left school with (eventually) 3 “A” Levels and no clue about what I wanted to do with my life. Then again, aged 40-something when I’d resigned after 17 years with the same company.

So, given that I did spend 17 years in my dream job, clearly at…

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Pioneers

Pioneers

Pioneers like Amelia Earhart, Margaret Thatcher and Oprah Winfrey… have always inspired me. Strong, determined women who achieved more in their lifetimes than most of us can even dream of give us hope for the future.

I don’t profess to being in their league but I’ve been known to do a little pioneering in my time too.

Glass Ceilings

I would have loved to become an Area Manager but it…

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7 Simple Tips To Declutter Your Mind and Organise Your Life

7 Simple Tips To Declutter Your Mind and Organise Your Life

7 Simple Tips To Declutter Your Mind and Organise Your Life Guest Blog Post by Karen Wood of Pepper Potts PA.

I saw a meme the other day: “My brain has too many tabs open.”

We can all relate. We live such busy lives, spinning multiple plates and juggling just to get through the day. Is it any wonder we end up overwhelmed, tired and stressed? Here are seven simple tips to help…

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How Stress At Work Can Have An Alarming Impact On Your Relationship! - Guest Blog by Rachael Blackmore

How Stress At Work Can Have An Alarming Impact On Your Relationship! – Guest Blog by Rachael Blackmore

I’m stressed enough as it is – this is the last thing I need! (how stress can have an alarming impact on your relationship and why…)

This is a guest blog post by Rachael Blackmore from “Finding Mr Darcy.

You might be surprised to hear that although there are some obvious ways in which stress at work can negatively affect your relationship, there are also some less obvious and more alarming ways…

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How To Love Your Job - Even When You Hate it!

How To Love Your Job – Even When You Hate it!

Why would you want to find ways to love your job when actually you hate it?

How To Love Your Job, Even When You Hate It!

Well, firstly, it will make the days more bearable, for you, if you find something positive to focus on about your work. But secondly, it’s because it will be one of the best strategies for helping you move on to pastures new.

People hire people they like, know and trust.…

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How to get hired in 3 simple steps

How to get hired in 3 simple steps

Why is it that some people seem to get hired easily and glide effortlessly up the career-ladder while others struggle to even get on the first rung? Is it luck or knowing the right people? Maybe. Could it be that they are willing to do what others are not? Possibly.

How to get hired

When I was working as the manager of a very successful retail store, looking for the right people to take on and…

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It's Your Money! Guest Blog by Richard Cook

It’s Your Money! Guest Blog by Richard Cook

New Year’s Resolutions

Note from Louise: This is the first in a series of guest blogs that I will be featuring this year. I’m really excited to showcase the talent of some amazing clients and colleagues and I hope you’ll enjoy their contributions. This one, about your money, from Richard Cook, The Investment and Retirement Coach and it’s valid whatever your age. Take it away, Richard!

Wish you…

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Career Change: 5 Ways To Your Dream Job

Career Change: 5 Ways To Your Dream Job

Career Change – Do What You Love

Career Change

You’re facing an opportunity for a career change but what on earth does your dream job look like?

Maybe you’ve been made redundant or lost your job for a different reason

Perhaps you’re stuck on the treadmill of your day job thinking there must be more to life than this

You might be fuming quietly to yourself because you’ve been overlooked for…

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4 Steps to using Social Media to build your Personal Brand

4 Steps to using Social Media to build your Personal Brand

4 Steps to using Social Media to build your Personal Brand by guest blogger, Georgina Thorne (sheisdigital.co)

Whether you’re looking to change job roles or you run your own business, developing a Personal Brand on social media is one of the best ways to become recognised as a thought leader in your industry and get attention.

I’m delighted to present this guest blog post by Georgina Thorne,f…

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