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The interview has gone well. You’ve connected with the interviewer, you were smart and on your game. You’re already imagining that this is place you could be working, the coffee smells a little better and all is right in your career world.

Recruitment Agencies are increasingly popular. More and more companies are relying on the expertise of a recruitment agency for filling vacant positions and projects. But also more and more candidates are finding their way to these agencies!

I once worked with a guy who always complained. The plane “left without him” when he was running late. Or his colleague just “was in the right place at the right time” to get promoted. It was always someone else’s fault or someone else’s better luck.

Gender-neutral pronouns are the rage today in the language world. Hir, Mx, They are all in the mix of new pronouns to avoid gender discrimination. It’s enough to make a traditionalist start swearing. Wait. Swearing is a hot issue too, especially in the workplace.

You spent ages tailoring your resume, you put your full effort into writing a top-notch cover letter and you put your most charming self forward in your job interview. They’d be silly not to hire you on the spot, right? Unfortunately, even when you feel like you’ve done everything you possibly could have to land a job,...

Want to dip your toes in the entrepreneurial waters by freelancing while keeping your full-time job? You’re not alone–countless other people do too. But how? Here’s a guest post from Ryan Robinson, an entrepreneur and marketer who teaches people how to create meaningful self-employed careers.

Some jobs are just inherently fun. Skydiving instructors and wine critics don’t usually need a fancy-dress day or a cake buffet to inject a bit of joviality into their working week. A call centre, on the other hand, is a demanding and restrictive environment, one which does not get endorphins flowing of its own accord....

Last weekend, I decided that it was time to upgrade. And what I thought was a trip to Nordstrom’s, turned into a lesson not only on finding the right fit for my wardrobe, but also what it takes to find a job that’s the best fit for you. Lesson #1: Are You Victoria’s Secret or Nordstrom? Prior to my weekend shopping tri...

The most intelligent and successful people ask a lot of questions. Here’s how to use what you don’t know to your advantage. Asking the right questions can mean the difference between success and failure. Unfortunately, asking questions can also feel uncomfortable. “It can be embarrassing to admit that you didn’t unders...

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Today’s Tip To Energise Your Job Search If you have been applying for lots of advertised roles but keep getting screened out – or just not hearing anything back – you are not alone, this happens to the majority of job seekers. And it is probably because you are missing out on some key steps that could substantially inc...

Job searching is tough. It involves resume writing, hunting down job listings, networking, more resume writing, creating cover letters, dressing well for interviews, and, at the core of it, interviewing. It is often said that job hunting, at times, is essentially a job in itself. In order to keep your spirits up during...

We’ve all had those mornings where we’ve woken up thinking that work is the absolute last thing we’d want to do. For some of us, this happens every morning. Not every job is meant to be truly enjoyable. But that doesn’t mean you should be constantly miserable at work. If even one of the following applies to you, you do...

Did you know the cost of poor customer service is over $41 billion per year? Clearly, that number is too big to ignore. More than ever, businesses are competing to deliver superior customer service experiences. In fact, Zendesk reported that 82% of customers stopped doing business with a company because of bad customer...

“The number of Japanese people who work overtime, more than 60 hours, is higher than any other country,” says Yoshie Komuro, “but the contributing value of each individual is the lowest among the industrialized countries.” Komuro (TEDxTokyo Talk: Life Balance) is the CEO of Work Life Balance Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, a consul...

I often see people make the mistake of meeting many individuals at networking events and then not having a system in place to follow up with the new contacts afterward. Here’s a simple follow-up formula I recommend. It’s called the “24/7/30 System.” 24 When you meet someone at a networking event, drop them a note withi...

For most of my life the point of a job interview has been to get the job offer. That’s what we have all been taught — that you go on a job interview to get the job, no matter what! All this time we’ve thought we were auditioning for a job, and that the grand prize was to get the job offer by beating out the other candi...

For most people, finding a fulfilling career doesn’t happen overnight. Some know exactly what they want to do for a living, but for many, it’s a long process of trial and error with pitfalls along the way. Each new job holds a lesson about what is and isn’t wanted in a fulfilling career, and hopefully a fulfilling care...

Sometimes a home business grows to a point where more employees are needed, such as call center employees, but it is not ready to move into a bigger space. Freelancers and small business owners can easily set up a call center in their home offices, and there are software packages that make it affordable to do. Here are...

Do you sometimes feel lost in life? Like every time you’re turning a new corner, beginning a new chapter, you find out it’s still not what you were looking for? Are you afraid you might never be successful, because your life and career feel like a maze? Don’t be! Let this infographic from Funders and Founders show you...