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Practical advice for graduates starting out, professionals on the move, and businesses looking to hire well. Written by the Bridgewater team.
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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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Sales Tips: 5 Ways to Seal the Deal
Some people are born salespeople, others learn the ropes on the job. Whether or not you were born with the gift, every sales professional has their own technique when it comes to going in for the sell. “How do you make sure you get that sale?” It’s the golden question for salespeople, and we’re certain…
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The Secret to Building Rapport with Your Interviewer
“Rapport is power.” – Tony Robbins Have you ever met someone and felt a certain connection or click right away? You quickly come to the decision that you like this person and you’re going to get on well with them. This is because you have built rapport. Rapport means total responsiveness between people – there’s…
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Building Client Relationships: 5 Ways to Keep Your Clients Happy
If your company depends on customers or clients, the key to being successful is making sure that you can grow and maintain your client base. This isn’t something that will happen on its own, it takes an investment of time and effort on your part. The best business comes from repeat customers; they trust you…
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Graduates: The Importance of Commercial Awareness
“Must be commercially aware” is a requirement that seems to be popping up on job adverts more and more often. You’re not entirely sure what it means but surely it can’t be that important, can it? Why being commercially aware is important In the competitive graduate job market, employers need to know that they’re going…
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Paving the Way to Leadership: Develop your Skills
Do you feel you have what it takes to be a manager? Have you found it difficult to make the move into leadership? You’re not alone, many ambitious professionals looking to progress to management roles find themselves held back by the fact that such jobs require candidates with a certain level of experience. However, there…
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Connecting on LinkedIn: The Unwritten Rules
We all know that LinkedIn is the go-to site for managing and growing our professional networks. With more than 390 million members, there’s plenty of professionals to be found, but what’s important is that you connect with these people in the right way. You could be growing your network to find new prospects, opportunities, potential…
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Graduate Schemes vs. Graduate Jobs – Which is right for you?
It’s that time of year – when thousands of students across the country are nearing the end of their degrees and asking themselves “what next?”. For many, the working world is an unfamiliar and daunting place and, with very little professional experience, it’s hard to know what’s what when you take the first steps into…
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Managing Your Time to Get the Best Results
How often do you find yourself worrying because you don’t think you have enough time to get everything done? Have you ever used lack of time as an excuse? If you haven’t said it, you’ve definitely thought it! In a recent global survey (Accenture), 80% of respondents stated that they often felt there weren’t enough…
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How to Assess Your Job Offer
Well done! All your hard work job hunting has paid off and you now have an offer, but are you going to accept straight away? The excitement of being successful in obtaining a new role can often lead people to rush into saying yes. However, just because an employer thinks you’re right for the job…