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Issue 40 - What's the best way to work with recruiters? 28 Jul 2010 | 10:11 pm
Q. What's the best way to work with recruiters? I’m signed up to recruitment agencies but I find their attitude towards their candidates extremely frustrating and haven’t had much success so far. What...
Issue 39 - How can I make the most out of a networking meeting? 21 Jul 2010 | 05:45 pm
Q. How can I make the most out of a networking meeting? I’ve managed to secure a meeting with someone from a company I’d really like to work for. The thing is, I’m not a natural networker – can you ad...
Interview with George Garfoot – The next generation of work experience 21 Jul 2010 | 04:45 pm
Work experience can be as challenging to source as paid work. Recent findings from The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) suggest that over 80% of students and graduates are unaware of work p...
Issue 38 - I went for a job interview during work hours and got caught - help! 14 Jul 2010 | 04:03 pm
Q. I went for a job interview during work hours and got caught – help! I told my manager I had a doctor’s appointment so I could go to an interview. Not only did I not get the job, but my manager foun...
Issue 37 - I’m going to enjoy handing in my notice! 7 Jul 2010 | 11:07 pm
Q. I’m going to enjoy handing in my notice! TCI – I’ve had enough. My manager is a tyrant; my salary is a joke, and I’ve been offered a decent new job. I’m going to hand in my notice and really going ...
Issue 36 - How to spot duff career advice 30 Jun 2010 | 06:55 pm
I can tell from my mailbag that not everybody likes what I have to say, but I tell it like it is because it helps you better understand what is expected of you as a jobseeker. What really gets my goat...
Issue 35 - Why do people moan about recruitment consultants? 23 Jun 2010 | 06:25 pm
Q. Why do people moan about recruitment consultants? Why do some people persist in moaning about recruitment consultants when we are doing everything we can to match the right candidates with the righ...
Issue 34 - How to spot bogus job adverts 16 Jun 2010 | 04:50 pm
I get many emails each month concerning fake jobs adverts, scams or ‘bait and switch’ fishing schemes. They’re annoying at best, illegal at worst – but not hard to spot if you know what to look for. J...
Issue 33 - What's more valuable - the job you do or the people you work with? 9 Jun 2010 | 05:04 pm
Q. What’s more valuable – the job you do or the people you work with? I’ve been offered a really interesting job that’s a logical career step. I was surprised to get the offer as although I gelled rea...
Interview with Peter Jones CBE: Star of TV’s ‘Dragons’ Den’, NEA founder and self-made business tycoon 7 Jun 2010 | 04:25 pm
Entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist, Peter Jones CBE is as successful a businessman as they come. Shooting to the public eye following the huge success of business reality show ‘Dragons’ Den’, ...
