Five Ways To Pick Yourself Up After Redundancy
The UK jobs market is bouncing back and unemployment is now at its lowest level for more than six years. But just because the economic climate is more benign, don’t assume redundancy can’t still happen...
View ArticleWhy Your Smartphone is the Only Tool You Need on the Day of Your Interview
On interview day it’s easy to get overwhelmed by stress, especially as there is often a lot of waiting around on public transport or in interview waiting areas. Instead of wringing your hands and...
View ArticleAre You Making These Classic Covering Letter Mistakes?
The UK’s jobless rate may have hit its lowest level since 2008 but that still doesn’t mean you can afford to make basic mistakes when applying for a job. In fact, with more jobs out there and a buoyant...
View ArticleThe Customised CV: Why You Need It and How to Write One
Generic CVs should be banned. Sending out the same CV to every vacancy is one of the biggest mistakes a candidate can make. The only things that should be generic on your CV should be your name and...
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Glassdoor UK Employees’ Choice Award Winners Revealed: Google’s Larry Page #1...
We’re proud to announce the winners of the third annual Glassdoor 2015 Employees’ Choice Awards, honouring the UK’s Highest Rated CEOs. This year, Glassdoor has expanded its Highest Rated CEOs awards...
View ArticleFive Things Never To Do In a Job Interview
We’ve all been there – that moment in a job interview when the temperature in the room suddenly seems to drop and you think, “what did I just say?”. Job interviews can be a minefield: everything from...
View ArticleHow To Write Job-winning Email Pitches
Your first approach to an employer is usually by email, unless the employer is using application tracking software, so this initial written pitch had better be good. It is your ‘foot in the door’, and...
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Turn The Table On Recruiters & Take Control Of Your Job Hunt!
The hardest thing about being a job seeker is the waiting. You take all this time to polish your CV and submit your application and then you wait. And wait. And wait. Even when you go and find the...
View ArticleHow To Dress For A Summer Interview
Dressing for an interview is always tricky but in the summer heat it’s even more of a minefield. British workers in particular, unable to cope with unexpectedly high summer temperatures, tend to turn...
View ArticleFive Things Wimbledon Can Teach You About Finding A Job
Pimms, strawberries and cream, white flannels… it has to be Wimbledon fortnight, when the eyes of the tennis world turn to a small corner of south west London. But what can a tournament like Wimbledon...
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Women Lacking Confidence In Fair Pay – Employment Confidence survey (Q2 15)
Pay growth in the UK recently hit its highest level since 2007, but the latest Glassdoor UK Employment Confidence Survey reveals that only 27% of women are confident of getting a pay rise in the next...
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Glassdoor Highest Rated Companies For Work/life Balance (UK)
Today we announced the Highest Rated Companies for Work/life Balance based on feedback from UK employees. The top employer is Euromonitor International, followed by the Bank of England and then...
View ArticleHow To Succeed In An Interview Using The ‘Rule Of Three’
The rule of three is a technique used by speakers and writers to persuade and influence people. It works because we can only hold around three or four pieces of information in our short-term memory and...
View ArticleTop 10 UK High Street Restaurants And Eateries According To Employees
When it comes to where to eat, it appears that your friends, colleagues and others you trust for suggestions are not the only people to turn to – employees can also offer great insight on where’s best...
View ArticleStand Out From The Crowd With Personal Development
Checklist: Education? Check Experience? Check Travelled? Check. If you’ve got these checked, then you share a lot in common with many other young professionals – so here are some tips to help you level...
View ArticleWhat Unemployed People Really Think of Zero Hours Contracts
Zero hours contracts, an agreement whereby employers can hire staff with no guarantee of work1, have been hitting the headlines for some time now. We wanted to go beyond the news to uncover how...
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Facebook #1 Among Top 25 UK Companies For Pay & Benefits
The Glassdoor Q2 2015 UK Employment Confidence Survey revealed that two thirds of employees (66%) don’t believe or don’t know if they will receive a pay rise in the next year. But with pay and benefits...
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Top 10 Friendliest Workplaces – Retail Stores Dominate List
The average working week in Britain is over 43 hours long, so getting along with the people you work with is really important. To help job seekers identify where some of the friendliest places to work...
View ArticleThree Traits Top Employer Brand Recruiters Look For
Ever heard the phrase ‘hire for attitude, train for skill’? More and more employers are embracing this approach. Chances are, if you’ve reached the interview stage you meet at least some of the skill...
View Article13 UK Companies Offering Free Beer; Eat, Drink And…Work?
Oktoberfest parties may only come once a year, but beer has a special place in the hearts of most of the British nation. Grabbing a Friday beer with people at work is almost a cultural institution, but...
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