In the UK it is unlawful to discriminate against someone applying for work due to their age. There are a few exceptions, however, there has to be a good enough reason to do so and this would have to be proven in Court. According to Natalie O’Hare from BeyondHR, asking for an applicants age is a big NO and there …
Mind the Gap! Mind the Gap! Mind the gap between the train and the platform edge! How many times have you heard this? A very good friend of mine has kindly allowed me to share her journey of returning to the workplace after taking a nine year career break to bring up her three children. Here is her story: Shortly …
There has been a very welcomed increase in the number of returnships available by companies and organisations. These are designed to act as a bridge back into work for experienced professionals who have taken an extended career break. However, many returners are still apprehensive of how to document their career gap in their CV. Whether you have taken time out to have …
There has been an increasing debate over if you should use your LinkedIn profile to apply for jobs and whether CVs are now becoming outdated and no longer relevant. For the avoidance of doubt, we provide both CVs and LinkedIn profiles, and therefore I have sought to be unbiased in my opinion. Firstly, I think both CVs and LinkedIn profiles …
If you want to be recognised within your industry, then networking is a very successful way in doing so. However, it takes commitment and rarely does something happen overnight. It is a slow but successful process. You need to build your network by demonstrating your creditability and reliability. When people like and trust you that is when they will get …
With remote working, flexible working, international hubs and bases, conducting interviews over video is becoming increasing popular. Therefore, it is important to prepare yourself for this possibility and this can be something that many people find dreadfully uncomfortable. We are used to telephone interviews, but video interviews are relatively new. Why are they being used? It helps accelerate recruitment processes …
More and more companies are adapting and embracing new technology meaning that working from different offices, at different times and even from home more regularly are sought after. However, with working from home, the main objective is, how can you be more or at least as productive as you are in an office environment? If you have a job where …
LinkedIn is a continually growing platform and if you are looking to build your professional network to enhance business results this is regarded as one of the most effective ways to do so. To give you a deeper understanding as to how influential LinkedIn is it now has 590 million members worldwide (LinkedIn 2018) and 260 million users are logging in …
Job searching is an intense process where you can experience a wide range of feelings. There c an be feelings of frustration, excitement, disappointment, hope and rejection. However, while you are job searching it is important to remember that it is NOT personal. Many people feel like they are never going to find a job and feel like there is not much out …
Following on from our last blog article regarding How to work effectively with recruitment agencies, we arranged to discuss this with James Peters, the Founder and Director of recruitment agency JustRecruit. James kindly provided us an insight into recruitment agencies and how you should approach them when looking for your next career move. See our interview with him below. Can …