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Having attended university myself I very aware of the pressures placed upon young people when they are approaching the end of their university degree. I can imagine it has never been more difficult to find work, and the competition has possibly never been stronger. As a result I would certainly encourage graduates to make the [...]

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Recent plans unveiled by the government suggest that they are considering extending the right to flexible working to all staff from day one of their employment.  The Work and Pensions secretary has advised that the government was considering extending the right for employees to request flexible working hours from the start of a new job. [...]

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In recent months employment has been in the news consistently particularly due to the impact the recession has had on the work force. Apparently a new wave of employment legislation and taxes looks to cost businesses approximately twenty five billion pounds over the next four years and as a result could hold back the recovery [...]

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Look the part – it is very important to set a good example and dress smartly and to speak clearly and in a confident manner. Remember that amazingly, only 7% of the interviewer’s opinion of you is formed by what you say – the rest is formed by how you appear and behave.
Be prepared and [...]

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Redundancy is a fact of life that unfortunately nobody ever wants to experience. There are many reasons why you may be made redundant including a company losing money or cutting back, takeovers, technology advances, poor management or even increased competition.
It is likely that most of us will have to deal with losing a job at [...]

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Job or Career?
Are you looking for a stop-gap job to pay off any bills you have or do you have a master plan for a career? Would a new environment help you adapt for your career and have you done all you can in the current job you are in? Maybe you want a new [...]

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The important thing to remember when you have had time off work is to be positive about your time off. Employers will understand why you’ve been off if you’re honest about the nature of your illness or injury. But it will help them to build up a positive image of you if you mention any [...]

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There is a misconception about Job Centres these days. Many people think it reflects badly on them as a person to “sign on”. This shouldn’t be the case. It may have been the case years ago that job centres had a huge amount of certain types of jobs, but more niche, professional or unique job [...]

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Today is Equal Pay Day, where the Fawcett Society will renew their call to the government to bridge the gender pay gap. The gap that currently exist between male and female full-time staff is in the region of 17%, which is equivalent to a woman receiving her last pay cheque of the year in October, [...]

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With the recession having slowed the jobs market down considerably it’s becoming more common for professionals to accept stop-gap jobs. If this is the case for you it’s important that try to stay ahead of the curve in readiness for when the recruiters start calling again. One thing you can do is to accept voluntary [...]

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