Apologies to Harold Macmillan for using his quote slightly out of context: I have not written about employment figures for 3 years but as the latest numbers from the ONS show some of the biggest changes in employment numbers in nearly 50 years then it would seem that today would be a good day to …
Wednesday afternoon, twiddling my thumbs, playing with google advertising, doing some business “housekeeping”. Exciting is not going to find its way anywhere near that sentence. To break up the monotony I decided to head over to Linkedin for some inspiration, after all I had not been on my profile page for quite a while, and I …
Google’s chief of HR, Laszlo Bock, says he has personally viewed more than 20,000 CVs in his career, so it’s fairly safe to assume he knows a thing or two about what makes a good, or bad, CV. Bock, who heads People Operations at Google, recently shared with LinkedIn followers the most common mistakes he …
Christmas is coming and, regardless of religion it affects everyone directly and indirectly. You could procrastinate and bury your head in the Turkey by tackling your CV or job hunt on January 2nd with everyone else but where will this leave you? Off the pace by two weeks to a month? Ease back Recruiters recruit …
Quite a few years ago, when I worked for Shanks Waste Management, during this tenure I was lucky enough to meet a gentleman called Huw. He was a trainer from an external resource called STC, probably one of the best external agencies that I have had access to. One training seminar always stands out for …
Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season, Manchester United announced today. The most successful manager in English football history will bow out after the West Bromwich Albion game on 19 May and join the football club board. Announcing his decision to retire, Sir Alex Ferguson said: “The decision to retire is …
Paris Brown, forced to resign from her employment as Britain’s first youth police commissioner, will be remembered for the added dubious distinction of making choice remarks on Twitter in what were still her formative years. Apparently. Although the word on the “street” is that quite a few choice remarks were made in the last 6 …
Not everybody is able to cope with the pressures of being a top executive. Original article from the BBC and was written by James Melik The post-2008 economy has put considerable stress on the role of the chief executive officer (CEO) or the managing director of large organisations. Paul Huljich was chairman of multi-million dollar …
Christmas 2011, ’tis the time to be merry and full of goodwill, now 11 days in the past. Well hold onto those thoughts as the worst day of the year is bearing down on us but this year it has a partner in mood destruction as some sources are saying. Yes, this year you can take your …
Why you should not lie on your CV. For a start, lying on your CV IS illegal; Lee McQueen, ex Apprentice winner/liar raised his head early to be on the BBC breakfast show. Lee infamously lied on the CV he had provided to the programme makers and was found out. His lie had been to …