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How to Build Resilience in Midlife Much of the scientific research on resilience — our ability to bounce back from adversity — has focused on how to build resilience in children. But what about the grown-ups? While resilience is an essential skill for healthy childhood development, science shows that adults also can take steps to […]

AI and its use in Recruitment Interviews Recruiting staff used to be a question of reading through a pile and CVs and conducting interviews to find the best candidate. But, everything has changed, AI and its use in recruitment interviews has changed how large and small firms screen and hire staff. Many job applicants are […]

TOP 10 BAD EXCUSES FOR STAYING IN A BAD JOB If you’re unhappy at work, I’m sure that the thought “Man, I really should quit!”crosses your mind occasionally. So why don’t you? Even if you long desperately to quit, to get away from your horrible workplace, annoying co-workers or abusive managers, you may hesitate to actually […]

Why gender pay-gap truthers are on the rise The evidence that men earn more than women is clear – yet the alt-right insists this is a myth. Why has this argument become so pervasive and why is the gender pay gap not being narrowed. ‘The gender pay-gap truther”. It is such a distinctive phrase: that […]

How To Write A CV That Passes The Artificial Intelligence Test A question that frequently comes up has to do with the role of artificial intelligence in screening resumes, and how candidates can craft a winning a CV that will pass the bots and the system and get into human hands. Very similar to how […]

How To Get Promoted In Three Steps Critical steps to move up in your career and how to get promoted by being noticed. “Am I delivering results?” The best predictor of future performance is past results. If you apply for a loan at a bank, they will check your credit history. When others lent you money, […]

Think You’re Ready For A Change? The Right (And Wrong) Reasons To Leave A Job Americans are more optimistic about the employment landscape than ever before, with 65% saying that now is a prime time to find a job but is it the right time you leave a job. But a tight labor market isn’t necessarily […]

Is Self Employment for you- what do you want from work ? What do we want from work? Millions of people are now reinventing their working lives and becoming self employed. Ruth Barnes presents the first in a new series exploring the changing world of work and self employment. There are now five million self-employed […]

3 hurdles that stop people from applying for jobs (and how to jump over them) Applying for jobs can be difficult, we all know that. Generally, we apply for new jobs because we want to improve our situations, whether financially or emotionally, but often certain barriers get in the way. A study conducted by SEEK […]

Should you include a photograph on your CV? Should I include a photo of myself on my CV? I’m applying for a position in the UK. Is it professional to include my photo in my CV?  Answer: While it was once standard practice to include a CV picture, employers in the UK no longer expect […]