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Your guide to negotiating salaryWe all know that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. But when it comes to negotiating our salaries, too many of us lose our voices. Research shows that only about half of us try to persuade an employer to give us better pay when we’re finalising a new job offer. But failing to get […]READ MORE
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How to make the most of time offWe’re becoming increasingly bad at taking breaks in Britain. A recent study suggested that workers wasted a total of 163 million days of annual leave, gifting their employers labour worth £7bn. Most people blamed work being too busy. But that free labour isn’t a good thing in the long run for anyone. Tired workers are […]READ MORE
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How do you get work experience when you don’t have any experience?It’s a dilemma faced by jobseekers, particularly the younger ones, up and down the country: how do you get a job without previous experience and how do you get experience without a job? This is a challenge for jobseekers in almost every industry and is an incredibly frustrating catch-22 for those who are just starting out. So how do you beat it? It’s time to […]READ MORE
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Results day 2020 at Christ the King Sixth FormsStudents and staff were delighted with their results and university destinations, including Cambridge University. Students and staff celebrated another year of excellent examination success at all three sites. Students overcame adversity, taking part in distance learning during Covid19 and will be progressing to universities across the country or into apprenticeship or employment opportunities. Executive Principal Shireen Razey said “We are so proud of our students who have completed […]READ MORE
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Stuck in a rut at work? Try these ‘get noticed’ tipsWe all have our good days and bad days at work, whether you’re a butcher, baker or a business systems software analyst. But what if you find yourself having more bad days than good days? Anyone can fall into a bit of a rut at work, even if they generally enjoy their job. It could […]READ MORE
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Four ways AI is changing job huntingWe’ve all heard that artificial intelligence will be competing with us for our jobs in the future – but did you know it might already be helping companies recruit? In many ways, recruitment is an ideal fit for AI. It often involves processing huge amounts of information: it was reported that Tesco had to sift […]READ MORE
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De-stressing techniques you can do at your deskStress is the feeling of being under so much pressure from the demands of life, such as work, money or relationships, that you feel unable to cope. This feeling is actually hormones like cortisol flooding our systems, causing our heart rate to increase, our breath to quicken and our blood vessels to increase the oxygen […]READ MORE
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Your guide to bouncing back from negative feedbackIt’s that moment we all hate. Whether you get the call to step into the boss’s office or you receive a complaint from a client or customer, it’s painful to hear someone say they thought you did a bad job. But it’s also valuable information. Knowing where you need to improve your performance is vital […]READ MORE
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The dreaded interview question: Why did you leave your last job?It’s the question that’s rattled even the most confident of interviewees, whether they left their last job on good terms, or not. If you were made redundant or even fired, how do you put a positive spin on your situation to a potential employer? If you made the decision to leave, how do you convince […]READ MORE
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Starting your own business – where to begin?More people than ever before are ditching their 9-5 in favour of setting up their own business and working for themselves. Yet taking those first steps and branching out on your own are daunting to say the least, even if you just know your business is going to be a success. If you fancy yourself […]READ MORE
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How to approach speculative job applicationsAs a great way to tap into the hidden jobs market or find an opportunity that would have normally passed you by, speculative job applications can be the fast-track to your dream job. The least you’ll get out of a speculative application is that you’re forced to think carefully about your relevant skills and experience, […]READ MORE
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The dos and don’ts of speaking in meetingsWhen it comes to meetings, whether online or face-to-face, some of us need advice on how to speak more often – and some of us need advice on when to tone it down a bit. The best meetings have plenty of concise, pithy observations, with everyone contributing and everyone listening. If you have too many […]READ MORE