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Mastering Behavioural Interviews: Techniques for Assessing Cultural Fit
Recruiting the right talent has always been crucial to the success of any business. While technical skills and experience are essential, they are not always the best predictors of whether a candidate will thrive within…
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How to Keep Your Sales Team Motivated While Working from Home
Since the initial lockdown back in March, many sales teams have continued to work from home and are planning to do so for the foreseeable future. If this is the case for your sales team, you may be concerned about how to keep them motivated whilst they are working remotely. Salespeople tend to be great…
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6 Crucial Skills for Working Remotely
New guidance released by the government this week is encouraging those that can to work from home in the coming months. Working remotely undoubtedly has its benefits. Workers have more flexibility, save time on their commute and can achieve a better work-life balance. With remote working being here to stay, there’s a specific skill set…
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Tips for Employers: How to Navigate Flexible Working
Thanks to the lasting impact of the pandemic, more people than ever are now working from home or more flexibly than before. For many businesses and employees, this has been a new way of operating and it’s here to stay. While working from home isn’t for everyone, flexible working is something that employers are going…
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How to Improve Your CV When You Can’t Get Work Experience
Finding work experience or a graduate job after university has always been a challenge, but it’s even harder in the middle of a pandemic. Unfortunately, many employers are having to cancel work experience opportunities and are assessing their graduate recruitment strategy as a result of Covid-19. While there are fewer opportunities for new graduates at…
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Facing Redundancy? These 9 Tips Will Help
If you have been made redundant recently, don’t despair. There’s plenty you can do to overcome the challenges facing you and to position yourself to find new employment. Here’s what we recommend: 1. Don’t panic When you have commitments and bills to pay, it’s common to enter into panic mode when you’re made redundant. For…
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6 Personal Details That Have No Place on Your CV
When applying for roles, it’s important to have an effective CV that stands out from the crowd. You’ll want to create a CV that shows off your personality, skills and experience. However, when not put together in the correct way, CVs can slip into oversharing territory which will get employers’ attention for all the wrong…
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6 Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Presentations
If you’re keen to build a successful career in a business and sales-driven environment, you’ll need to be able to deliver strong presentations. Presentation skills are crucial for influencing others and closing deals and it’s down to you to develop your own style and ensure you are effective. While it’s impossible to pinpoint a presentation…
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New Year, New Marketing Ideas for Electrical Wholesalers
For electrical wholesalers looking to boost their sales this year, implementing some high impact marketing strategies will help you to reach your goals. Here are some activities that you may wish to focus on. 1. Social media The electrical industry is becoming increasingly better connected as it gets on board with digital media. You can…
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What Makes Candidates Decline Job Offers?
It can be extremely disheartening to lose your first-choice candidate at the job offer stage, especially if you’ve dedicated a lot of time to the recruitment process. However, the good news is that you have the power to reduce the chances of this happening. Discover why candidates are turning down job offers below. No progression…