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The Surprising State Of Recruitment Right Now

According to a statistic published in an article on Management Today “nearly a third of young women don’t get feedback after a job interview, compared to less than a fifth of male applicants.”

This is not a statistic that will sit well with graduate recruiters.

These companies spend a lot of time and money ensuring that gender diversity is part of the entire recruitment process.

However they seem…

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Here's An Effective Presentation For Networking Packed Full Of Recommendations

Here’s An Effective Presentation For Networking Packed Full Of Recommendations

I discovered across an excellent resource today created by Jan Konig, co-founder of HashtagNow.de from a recent blog post written by Emma Brudner for Hubspot.

It highlights 26 actionable tips on networking that Jan has learnt from business books such as How To Win Friends And Influence People, The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People and The Charisma Myth.

If you do one thing today to improve…

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Why Smarter Businesses Spend Less Money On Employee Perks

Businesses in the UK are starting to rewrite the rules on employee incentives in light of changing customer demands.

John Lewis became the latest company to announce plans to shut down their staff canteen in favor of using self-serve facilities such as vending machines according to a briefing document seen by The Guardian.

Traditionally employee incentive programmes have enabled businesses to boo…

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On Taking A Break

When was the last time you took a week or two off from work? If you are someone who loves what they do and would likely be classed as a workaholic the idea of taking time off from your business is really hard to imagine.

I am admittedly someone who hates taking a break. I am by no means a full on literal 24/7 workaholic but I certainly love what I do.

I am travelling back to Leeds tomorrow after…

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Two Reasons Why It Is Great To Be A Business Geek

I am not a typical individual. I love to learn. There is nothing I like to do more then sit in the library doing all nighters, reading journals and books about business.

You may find that idea pretty odd. Why would someone want to learn so badly?

The picture at the top of this article shows you the book pile I have already started ahead of my second year at Leeds Met University. The pile has…

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On Taking A Break

When was the last time you took a week or two off from work? If you are someone who loves what they do and would likely be classed as a workaholic the idea of taking time off from your business is really hard to imagine.

I am admittedly someone who hates taking a break. I am by no means a full on literal 24/7 workaholic but I certainly love what I do.

I am travelling back to Leeds tomorrow after…

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How Helping Others Be Mindful Can Help You Succeed

Do you consider yourself to be a leader who is consciously aware of your own thoughts and feelings and to the world around you?

Most leaders would rate themselves as a highly effective and mindful individual.

However very few focus on how to empower others to be more mindful.

Let me let you into a little secret, helping others to adopt a more mindful attitude actually helps generate greater…

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Why I Don't Care About The Rent Generation Hype

Why I Don’t Care About The Rent Generation Hype

It has been six months since I took charge of my independence again and got my first flat after university.

And since then I have been reading plenty of articles (mostly London centric) about how young people today are stuck at home with mum and dad or struggling to afford to buy a property.

Frankly all I hear is people whining about how their affluent lifestyle in the south is granting them the…

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How To Harness The Power Of Experiences

You will never guess what I got for my 21st birthday. It wasn’t an expensive watch or a lavish birthday party.

It was an airplane lesson at the local airfield nearby my hometown.

This may sound extravagant to some, but there is a difference.

I didn’t want to have something such as a watch which I would physically possess as memory of my 21st birthday.

I wanted something I could experience,…

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Unfair Competition: The New Norm In The Modern Workplace

I am sure by now you have read the New York Times article (it has been shared 128,000 times on Facebook, so I am sure you have!) on the reported working practices at Amazon.

It has certainly opened up a broad discussion about how employers typically create an environment that ensures that cream rises to the top.

But it was two words in a follow up piece on NYTimes.comthat really caught my…

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Greece's Productivity Dilemma

Greece’s Productivity Dilemma

Greece has a dilemma when it comes to productivity. Bloomberg News reported today that Greek workers work for the longest on average in the whole of Europe.

Unfortunately for Greece the number of hours worked doesn’t equate to a fair reward for the Greek people.

Per gross domestic hour worked the productivity level in Greece ranks way below the European average.

And whilst Greece’s creditors are…

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The Forgotten Heroes Of Coffee Shops

Gunther Hawelka knows about the significance of excellent coffee. He owns and runs the family owned Cafe Sperl in Austria which is one of the original coffee houses built in 1939.

Cafe Sperl is somewhere steeped in historical value and remains one of the only coffeehouses in the world to remain untouched by modern design.

The view of what a coffee shop is today is a world away from the…

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The Tragic Reality Of Defining Success

Success. One of the most overrated words in life (personally and professionally)

It doesn’t take a genius to be successful and yet all we seem to do is judge success against a hypothetical measurement of what success means.

And it is that measurement which is creating a tragic reality in which we cannot be the best that we can be any more because we are always striving for the elusive goal of…

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The long-term trend toward reducing restrictions on trade reflects the preferences of the wealthy more than the poor or middle class.

#obama #barack

Why My Favourite Film Isn't Even In The IMDB Top 250

There’s a film I have now watched a total of thirteen times. A film which I know line by line, scene by scene and yet doesn’t even feature in the IMDB Top 250 Most Watched Movies.

This film is ‘The Terminal‘, a 2004 movie directed by Steven Spielberg which starred Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Zoe Saldana.

It’s a story of a man called Viktor Navorski who is trapped in JFK airport after his…

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The new flat is starting to take shape. pic.twitter.com/KCGUYa3nCW

— Josh Chandler (@joshchandler) May 10, 2015

It’s Official: @Google Says More Searches Now On #Mobile Than On Desktop by @gsterling http://t.co/AYvVcZk4wE

— Search Engine Land (@sengineland) May 6, 2015

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