Are You a Guest or a Host?

Mar 23, 2012 by

Are You a Guest or a Host?

Why isn’t networking working for you? Been told that 80% of jobs are filled through networking but it’s just not working for...

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Why NOT to Put a Job-Hunt on I...

Dec 9, 2011 by

Why NOT to Put a Job-Hunt on Ice in December

It’s a myth that companies stop all hiring in December Well, Christmas is fast approaching, the goose is getting scared, and...

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Is Your Explanatory Style Hind...

Nov 18, 2011 by

Is Your Explanatory Style Hindering or Helping Your Job Search? Part 2

How do you raise the odds of interview success?  In my last blog we explored the effects of an optimistic or pessimistic explanatory...

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Is Your Explanatory Style Hind...

Nov 11, 2011 by

Is Your Explanatory Style Hindering or Helping Your Job Search? Part 1

Introducing Shawn Achor… Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he...

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See Greener Grass Elsewhere? D...

Sep 9, 2011 by

See Greener Grass Elsewhere? Don’t Vault the Fence Yet!

Better the devil you know? Just a few weeks ago I heard how one job-hunter had moved across the country - and at considerable...

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How One Job-Hunter Shared Her ...

Sep 7, 2011 by

How One Job-Hunter Shared Her Story to Get Help: Part 2

This blog follows on from ‘How One Job-Hunter Shared Her Story to Get Help’.   Beating yourself up destroys confidence...

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Are You the Challenger or the ...

Aug 24, 2011 by

Are You the Challenger or the Title-Holder?

Anyone remember David Haye? Haye was a world-class champ boxer and the WBA world title-holder until July this year when he flopped to...

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Is Your Gender Stopping You Ge...

Aug 17, 2011 by

Is Your Gender Stopping You Getting a Job?

Have we really moved away from the Dark Ages? I’m a gal in my late 20’s. Just a few years ago I visited the offices of a leading...

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How One Job-Hunter Shared Her ...

Aug 10, 2011 by

How One Job-Hunter Shared Her Story to Get Help

Hear Julie share her story on BBC Nottingham… Feel like redundancy made you a member of an exclusive club? You’re not, but...

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Boost Your Job-Hunt With Posit...

Aug 3, 2011 by

Boost Your Job-Hunt With Positive Commitments

The persuasion of Professor R Cialdini. My journey to work, though a relatively short one, is often spent with the most interesting...

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